Article: United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi yard heads UAE defense sector.

Byline: kusumv03

Abu Dhabi Ship Building, arguably the most advanced defense contractor in the Arab states of the Gulf, recently began construction of the first of two 126-foot landing craft for the Royal Bahrain Navy.

The 420-ton steel-hulled vessel being built at the company's $30 million headquarters in the Mussafah industrial zone will be able to carry 136 soldiers and will have a range of 1,200 nautical miles. It is scheduled for delivery in July 2010, with the second in February 2011.

The ADSB yard is also slated to deliver two 55-foot Sea Keeper fast landing craft, built from composite materials and with a maximum payload of 8.5 tons, to ...

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