Algeria and Italy are exploring potential cooperation on a joint shipbuilding program pulling together Fincantieri and Établissement de Construction et de Reparation Navale (ECRN) based at Mers El Kébir.
Collaboration between Italy and Algeria would help the latter acquire technical know-how from Fincantieri as part of a joint shipbuilding programme.
This could allow Italy to sell light frigate or corvette-sized platforms to the country.
Algeria; Negotiations with Italy on joint surface combatants manufacturing program