Israel Shipyards has started sea trials of a third Shaldag MK II patrol craft to be sent to the Senegalese Navy midway through this year. Dakar is making headway in its ambitious program to strengthen its maritime surveillance capacities.
As it turned out, back in November 2019 it was published that the Israeli Shipyards company concluded an agreement with Senegal to supply the latter with 4 patrol boats – three Shaldag Mk.2 and one Shaldag Mk.5. The agreement also includes training for personnel, boat maintenance and technical support.
Three Shaldag Mk.2 boats have already been built. The first two were delivered to Senegal at the end of 2019 (which means that the agreement was concluded much earlier), their names are Anambe and Soungrougrou. The third boat is being tested and should be handed over to Senegal in the middle of this year.