A FREMM frigate built by DCNS for the French Navy has been transferred to the Egyptian Navy as part of the company's strategic relationship with the country.
The transfer of ownership of the vessel by DCNS took place earlier this week at a ceremony attended by Gen. Sedki Sobhy of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, Jean-Yves Le Drian of the French Ministry of Defense, Admiral Osama Rabie, Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Navy, Admiral Bernard Rogel, the French Chief of Navy and Hervé Guillou, DCNS' chairman and chief executive officer.
"A year ago, DCNS wrote the first lines of a strategic partnership bringing together the Group and the Egyptian Navy, Guillou said. "Today, this privileged tie has taken on a new dimension.
"The supply of this latest-generation frigate comes on top of the contract for four GOWIND 2500 corvettes signed in 2014. We are very proud to supply the Egyptian Navy with high-tech ships, which will contribute towards the renewal of their surface-ship fleet,"
DCNS agreed in February to supply Egypt with the frigate and has since conducted outfitting work required for the Egyptian Navy. Since then it has been training the Egyptian crew for the vessel, named Tahya Misr.
Under its agreement with Egypt, DCNS is providing five years of support and through life support services.
The Tahya Misr is the second FREMM frigate DCNS has supplied to a foreign customer. Morocco also deploys a FREMM.
The DCNS frigates are 466 feet long, 66 feet in the beam and have a maximum speed of more than 27 knots. They are equipped with high-tech sensors and weapons, integrated with the company's SETIS combat system.
