United Arab Emirates Navy
 | This article's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (May 2013) |
| United Arab Emirates Navy | |
|---|---|
| دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة | |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
| Branch | Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare |
| Size | 10,000 personnel[1] |
| Part of | Union Defence Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Abu Dhabi |
| Equipment | 9 corvette 2(u/c) 29 patrol craft 2(u/c) 8 fast attack craft 2 Minehunter 31 Landing craft |
| Insignia | |
| Ensign |  |
The United Arab Emirates Navy is small force of about 2,500 personnel.[contradictory] It maintains 12 well-equipped coastal patrol boats and eight missile boats. Although primarily concerned with coastal defense, the Navy is constructing a six-unit class of blue water corvettes in conjunction with French shipbuilder CMN.[2] The UAE maintains a small battalion-sized marine force called the UAE Marines equipped with BMP-3 armoured personnel carriers.
Swedish shipbuilder Swede Ship Marine have built four 24 m Amphibious Troop Transport Vessel and one 25 m Fast Supply Vessel for the UAE Navy (delivered between 2003 and 2005).[3] Three additional vessels are being built by Swede Ship Marine for the UAE Navy (see Future Navy).
Equipment
Vessels
| Class | Type | Photo | Number of Ships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowind-class corvette | corvette | File:Egyptian Navy Gowind corvette El Fateh (971).jpg | (2) ordered | 2 ships ordered and another 2 ships planned on 25 March 2019 from Naval Group 2,700 tonnes, 102 m (335 ft) Propulsion: CODAD Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm main gun 2 × Nexter Narwhal 20mm cannon 8 × Exocet anti ship missile |
| Abu-Dhabi class | corvette | 1 | 1,650 tons,88m length 1 × Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun 2 × remote controlled 30 mm guns 4 × MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 helicopter carried.[5][6][7][8] | |
| Baynunah class corvettes | corvettes | 
|
6 | 930 tons, 71m length 1 × Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun 2 × Rheinmetall MLG 27 27 mm guns |
| Muray-Jib | corvettes | 2 | 630 tons, 63m length 1 × 76 mm 1 × 30 mm gun 1X8 Crotale SAM 8 MM-40 SSM 1 - SA 316 Helicopter [10] | |
| Falaj 2 class patrol vessel | Offshore Patrol vessel | 2(2) | 550 tons, 55.7m length 1x Otobreda 76 mm 2x VLS for VL MICA 2 twin launcher for MM40 Exocet block iii 2x 12.7 machine gun in hitrole RWS 2 more in built. | |
| Arialah-class | offshore patrol vessel | 
|
1 | 67m length 1 x 57mm 2 x 30mm guns RAM missile system[11] |
| Ban-Yas (Lürssen TNC-45) | fast attack craft | 6 | TNC 45 fast attack craft - 260 tons full load / 44.9 metres length - 4 MM-40 Block III SSM - 1 × 76 mm and 2 × 40 mm guns — commissioned 1980-1 - will be upgraded to Mubarraz class | |
| Mubarraz class | fast attack craft | -130521-N-GZ984-250-crop.jpg)
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2 | 260 tons full load / 44.9 metres length - 4 MM-40 SSM - 1 × 6 Mistral SAM - 1 × 76 mm and 2 × 40 mm guns — commissioned 1990 |
| Ardhana class | patrol craft | 6 | 175 tons full load — commissioned 1975-6 | |
| Unknown | patrol boats, fast | 20 | 4 tons | |
| Frankenthal | minehunter | 
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2 | 1 damaged by Houthi attack[12] |
| Al-Quwaisat[13] | landing ship tank | 2 | ||
| Unknown | landing craft tank | 7 | ||
| Unknown | Landing Craft Utility | 5 | ||
| Unknown | LCP | 4 | ||
| Ghannatha | fast attack landing crafts | 12 | will be upgraded to Gnannatha Phase II class [14] |
- 4 other ships
Leased
- HSV-2 Swift - Sub-leased or transferred from the UAE's National Marine Dredging Company sometime early in 2015. Used for logistics and related activities as part of the ongoing Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, including reportedly in support of amphibious operations. This ship was directly hit by a Houthi attack and severely damaged during operations in October 2016. [15]
Future Navy
Till 2014 will be commissioned 12 Ghannatha Phase II class fast missile landing crafts. First unit was be launched in July 2012.[14] Other 12 will be upgraded from Ghannatha Phase I class [10]
4 Falaj 2 class patrol vessel (based on the Italian Diciotti class) on order, 2 being fitted out - 550 tons - 4 MM-40 Exocets - 6 Mica VL SAM (2 more to be produced with 2 more in the future, grand total 8)
One 26 m Offshore Patrol Vessel, one 24 m Amphibious Troop Transport Vessel and one 24 m Patrol Vessel is under construction for the UAE Navy.[3]
See also
References
- ^ IISS 2009 The Military Balance 2010
- ^ "United Arab Emirates". state.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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- ^ "Fincantieri to build U.A.E. corvette". United Press International. 19 August 2009.
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- ^ "Marina Militare: cooperazione Italia - Emirati Arabi Uniti". www.difesa.it.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi class ASW Corvette - UAE Navy(navy recognition)". February 13, 2013.
- ^ Navyrecognition (12 February 2014). "World Defence News: Abu Dhabi Ship Building delivers Al Hili, sixth and last Baynunah class Corvette to the UAE Navy". worlddefencenews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b "United Arab Emirates" (PDF). http://www.inss.org.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "New UAE patrol ship presents a striking profile". Defense News. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Trevithick, Joseph. "Houthi Rebels In Yemen Attacked Another UAE Ship and That's All We Know For Certain". The Drive.
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- ^ a b "В ОАЭ спущен на воду первый ракетный катер национальной постройки". flotprom.ru. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: HSV Swift hit by missile attack - Marine Log". marinelog.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
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