Naval News
Greek and Israeli Shipyards Teaming Up to Propose Themistocles Corvette to Hellenic Navy
???? ?eorion Shipyards based in Syros Island, Greece, and Israel Shipyards based in Haifa entered a teaming agreement to jointly propose a next generation corvette design for the Hellenic Navy: The Themistocles.
Xavier Vavasseur 24 Jun 2020
Both shipyards will be cooperating closely in the international development and promotion of the new corvette with production which would take place both in Greece and Israel. According the companies who launched a dedicated website, the Themistocles combines the knowhow of the Greek, Israeli and US shipbuilding industries and brings next-generation operational capabilities to future naval warfare.
The new design of the Themistocles Corvette brings next generation operational capabilities to future naval warfare. It is a multipurpose vessel at the length of 72 meter and full displacement of about 800 tons. This new corvette will also reach the speed of above 30kn with an extended endurance. It can operate a medium size marine helicopter, but also supports unique possibilities of deploying Special Forces units. Themistocles includes state-of-the-art weapons and electronic systems, than can be tailor-made to customer specific requirements.
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