Store clerk of four billions of euro to Fincantieri from the Defense Ministry of Qatar



Yesterday to Rome the Defense Ministry of Qatar and the navalmeccanico group Italian Fincantieri has signed a contract for the realization of seven inserted units of new generation in the program of naval acquisition of the Middle Eastern emirate. The signature has happened between the commander of the Naval Forces of the Emirate of Qatar, staff major general Mohammed Nasser Al Mohannadi, and the managing director of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, to the presence of the ministers of the Defense of the two Countries, Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah and Roberta Pinotti.

the contract, than for Fincantieri is worth almost four billions of euro, previews the supply of seven ships of surface, of which four corvettes of the length of beyond 100 meters, a amphibious ship (LPD - Landing Platform Dock) and two pattugliatori (OPV - Offshore Patrol Vessel) and of the ulterior services of support in Qatar for 15 years after the delivery of the units.

Tutte the units will come entirely constructed in the Italian yards of the Fincantieri group beginning from 2018, assuring six years of job and - it has emphasized the company - important falling back on the main Italian societies of the defense.

"For Fincantieri - Giuseppe Bono has declared - this is a day to remember, because to win the world-wide competition for a program of such capacity he was anything but simple. We have realized an exceptional enterprise, that it allows with the society to acquire also in the military sector, so like in that of the cruises and the offshore one, a world-wide leadership. With this contracted Fincantieri it realizes a true one partnership with the Naval Forces of the Emirate of Qatar, than they so set technologically the vanguard. The increment of the backlog will assure job in order at least a ten of years, guaranteeing continuity of the activities in the yards and so creating the conditions in order to concur to the increase of the Country and to increase the value for the shareholders".

"we have reached this goal - it has concluded Bono - with the competition of a "Italy system" finally to the height of the ambitions of the great national companies and thanks to the carried out fundamental role in this operation from our government and our Marina Militare, than they have supported to us actively until the attainment of the definitive agreement".