San Fernando (Cádiz). Navantia has launched as we speak the fourth of the 5 corvettes being constructed for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF), named JAZAN as a tribute to this metropolis within the Southwest of Saudi Arabia.
The occasion has been attended by the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, Vice-Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily; the Admiral Chief of Employees of Spanish Navy, Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave; the Chairwoman of Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), Belén Gualda; the Chairman of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez; SAMI Vicepresident for Company Communications, Wael Alsarhan, on behalf of SAMI CEO, Eng. Walid Abukhaled, who has attended the ceremony remotely, and the Mayor of San Fernando, Patricia Cavada. The ceremony has taken place with strict sanitary protocols because of the pandemic.
The occasion has begun with a studying from the Holy Quran, adopted by movies concerning the metropolis of Jazan, concerning the Avante 2200 program and concerning the constructing of this corvette. Each the nationwide anthems of Saudi Arabia and Spain have been performed. The occasion has additionally included welcoming remarks from the supervisor of the shipyard and head of the Defence Packages in Navantia Bahía de Cádiz, José Antonio Rodríguez Poch.
His Excellency the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces has highlighted the significance of ALSARAWAT (Avante 2200) challenge as one of many main and key acquisition packages that clearly point out the Royal Saudi Naval Forces’ dedication to reaching its formidable purpose of growing a brand new period of revolutionary and state-of-the-art capabilities aligned with Kingdom’s strategic Imaginative and prescient 2030.
On this special day, His Excellency Vice Admiral Fahad Al-Ghofaily has expressed his honest appreciation and gratitude to the sensible management of kingdom of Saudi Arabia for offering limitless help to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, with out which these profitable accomplishments wouldn’t have been achieved.
His Excellency has underlined that the launching of HMS JAZAN, the fourth corvette to be launched in only one yr, is a major accomplishment that amply demonstrates Navantia dedication for sustaining this system supply and striving it success. On that notice, Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces has emphasised that the success of ALSARAWAT tasks will set up a stable basis for strategic partnership with Navantia.
His Excellency Vice Admiral Fahad Al-Ghofaily has additionally expressed his gratitude and appreciation to, Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave, Chief of Employees of the Spanish Navy for the numerous help and noteworthy cooperation that the Spanish Navy has supplied to Al SARAWAT challenge.
The Admiral Chief of Employees of Spanish Navy, Antonio Martorell Lacave, has underlined that “this corvette is an unequivocal demonstration of Spain’s industrial functionality within the area of naval shipbuilding and of its sturdy dedication to technological innovation”. He has additionally valued the good effort made by Navantia for minimizing the affect of the Covid-19 pandemic within the execution of this program.
Admiral Martorell Lacave has thanked Admiral Al-Ghofaily and the Royal Saudi Navy as a whole “for the boldness positioned within the Spanish Navy to oversee the execution of this formidable and pioneering naval program”, highlighting that “this the primary time that the Spanish Navy has launched into such a far-reaching naval program”.
“A transparent proof of this dedication, and of the regular progress of this system, is the hassle made within the coaching of the crew of the primary corvette. A living proof have been the specialization programs in Fight, Operations, Communications, Navigation and Deck, Propulsion and Electrical energy, in addition to the coaching on tactical procedures which is at the moment underway on the Fleet’s Tactical Simulator”, he has mentioned.
Navantia’s Chairman Ricardo Dominguez has harassed the corporate’s dedication with Avante 2200 program, which he has described as “strategic”, and with Saudi Arabia: “You possibly can depend on Navantia as a dependable and reliable accomplice for the sustainment of those vessels over their lifetime and for future alternatives to come back”.
Ricardo Domínguez has introduced Navantia’s investments with a purpose to introduce digitalization and new applied sciences within the shipyard and thus improve its effectivity, “enabling the constructing of ships in much less time and with greater high quality”. He has taken the possibility to welcome the Saudi crews which have began its coaching on the not too long ago opened Navantia Coaching Centre, which is supplied with state-of-the-art technological capabilities.
He has additionally thanked the Spanish and Saudi Navies and the Ministries of Defence of each nations for his or her “invaluable collaboration and work with a purpose to make this program successful”. Ricardo Domínguez has counseled this system groups and the employees that participate in it: “The standard of the ships and the fulfilment of this milestone in line with the schedule is a proof of their laborious work, experience and teamwork spirit on this challenge”, he has mentioned.
Eng. Walid Abukhaled, CEO of Saudi Arabian Army Industries (SAMI), has mentioned that “SAMI is happy with its strategic partnership with each RSNF and Navantia”. In remarks despatched to the members, he has harassed that “the launching of HMS JAZAN, the fourth out of 5 Avante 2200 corvettes, will reinforce the capabilities of the RSNF fleet, which highlights the good curiosity within the naval industries sector and the dedication to growing its new techniques and necessities.”
Eng. Abukhaled has mentioned: “SAMI is devoted to growing Saudi Arabia’s navy industries and empowering the indigenous naval expertise capabilities, in addition to contributing to supporting the Kingdom’s protection ecosystem. This goals to attain self-sufficiency within the sector by enhancing the RSNF’s technical capabilities. This achievement is in step with the Public Funding Fund’s efforts via SAMI to localize cutting-edge expertise and protection techniques and construct strategic financial partnerships. SAMI performs a pivotal function in supporting the localization of fifty% of the Kingdom’s navy spending and enhancing the native capabilities in keeping with the targets of Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030.”
Eng. Abukhaled has additionally expressed SAMI’s profound gratitude for His Majesty the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, for his or her steady steering and limitless help. He additionally prolonged his appreciation for His Excellency Vice Admiral Fahad Al-Ghofaily, Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, for the boldness in SAMI.
On the finish of the ceremony, the Commander of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, Vice-Admiral Fahad Bin Abdullah Al-Ghofaily, has reduce the ribbon and the corvette, after receiving the affect of the bottle with water from the Holy Metropolis of Mecca, has begun to slip down till she has touched water for the primary time. The development will proceed till the supply to the Royal Saudi Naval Forces within the month of April 2023.
Throughout his go to to San Fernando, Commander Al-Ghofaily has visited the shipyard and the Navantia Coaching Centre (NTC), the place the crew and the mantainers of the corvettes are being educated.
The Saudi delegation has additionally visited the Land Based mostly Coaching Website (LBTS) and simulators and has acquired a presentation on the Know-how Switch (ToT) program that’s a part of this complete contract.
THE AVANTE 2200 PROGRAM
Corvette JAZAN is the fourth of 5 corvettes being constructed by Navantia within the Avante 2200 program. It has a size of 104 meters, a beam of 14 and she is going to be capable to transport a complete of 102 folks together with crew and passengers.
The design of the corvettes is of the newest era, maximizing the participation of Navantia by incorporating its personal merchandise, such because the CATIZ Fight System, the HERMESYS Built-in Communications System, the DORNA Firing Path, the Built-in Platform Management System and the MINERVA Built-in Bridge, along with different tools developed by Navantia below license, such because the MTU Engines or the RENK Discount Gearboxes.
This contract, which got here into drive in November 2018, strengthens the quick way forward for Navantia and advantages all of the shipyards of the corporate and its auxiliary business, particularly the entire Bay of Cadiz.
Particularly, it means a worldwide workload of round seven million hours, that’s, 6,000 jobs throughout 5 years. Of those, greater than 1,100 might be Navantia workers; greater than 1,800, workers it the collaborators enterptrises of Navantia and greater than 3,000, oblique workers generated by different suppliers. There might be greater than 100 corporations that may collaborate on this challenge.
This program, whose final vessel should be delivered in 2024, contains, along with building, Life Cycle Help for 5 years, from the supply of the primary vessel, with an choice for one more 5 years.
Then again, the contract additionally contains the availability of a number of companies reminiscent of, Built-in Logistic Help, Operational and Upkeep Coaching, Provide of Coaching and Schooling Facilities for the Fight System and Platform Management System of the ships, the Life Cycle Help beforehand talked about, and the techniques for the upkeep of the ships within the Jeddah Naval Base.