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Navantia Launches the Sixth Corvette for Saudi Arabia in San Fernando

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The Navantia shipyard in San Fernando launched this afternoon the sixth corvette built for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named HMS ALMADINAH. This vessel, the first of the second contract signed between the Ministry of Defence of Saudi Arabia and Navantia, touched the water at 6:50 pm. Navantia press release The ceremony was attended by a broad institutional and business representation, who were welcomed by Navantia’s Chairman, Ricardo Do…

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The president of Navantia recognizes the work done by the staff of the company and the collaborating industry Navantia Academy will train 650 professionals per year to respond to the demand for talent in the naval sector

According to him, all the ships have been delivered "on time and within the budget", while highlighting the collaboration established with the Saudi industry and, especially, with the General Authority of Saudi Military Industries (GAMI).Domínguez also valued the work developed by Navantia's staff and by the auxiliary industry participating in the program, one of the most relevant international contracts of the Spanish company in recent years.

The shipyard of San Fernando has dressed in gala this Thursday for the launching ceremony of a new military ship. It is the sixth corvette built in the island factory for the Saudi Arabian Navy. It is the first of the three ships that make up the new Saudi order. It is worth recalling that Navantia San Fernando already built five corvettes for Arabia and, subsequently, extended the contract to three more. The ship is named ' Almadinah' , Ala sec…

Navantia today celebrated at its San Fernando facilities the launch of the HMS Al-Madinah, a new corvette destined for the Royal Navy of Saudi Arabia and corresponding to the second batch of ships Avante 2200 contracted by the kingdom. The ceremony marked a new milestone for one of the main naval export programs of [...] The Navantia entrance celebrated in San Fernando the launch of the HMS Al-Madinah, seventh of the new corvettes built for the …

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zona-militar.com broke the news on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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