Egypt has reportedly placed an order for two Italian FREMM Bergamini-class frigates for $1.2 billion.
The contract was signed in late August. The Egyptian Navy will receive its first frigate by the end of this year. It will get the second ship in 2021, Italian magazine L’Espresso reported September 30.
The FREMM program is a joint Italian-French Defense industrial co-operation project for a new generation of frigates, having a common baseline, but differing from one country to the other as a function of different operational requirements. The frigates for the Italian Navy are built at the Fincantieri’s integrated naval shipyard of Riva Trigoso-Muggiano.
Egypt; Navy orders 2 Italian FREMM Frigates for €1.2B; report