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Bahrain approved for $150M refurbishment of U.S. Navy frigate
The U.S. State Department has approved the refurbishment of the former Robert G. Bradley, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, which Bahrain previously bought for $80 million.
Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale for refurbishment of a frigate sold to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The Bahraini government requested refurbishment of the former USS Robert G.
The estimated cost is $150 million. The ship was
The ship is an
The last vessel in the class was decommissioned in 2015, and eight are still in use after sale or grant to other countries, including Poland, Pakistan and Egypt. The Robert G. Bradley is Bahrain's second ship in the class, after receiving the USS
The deal awaits the approval of the U.S. Congress, which is expected. The principal contractor for the refurbishment announced has not been announced.
The U.S. State Department has approved the refurbishment of the former Robert G. Bradley, an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, which Bahrain previously bought for $80 million.
Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The State Department approved a Foreign Military Sale for refurbishment of a frigate sold to Bahrain, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced.
The Bahraini government requested refurbishment of the former USS Robert G.
ليس لديك تصريح لمشاهدة الرابط، فضلا قم ب تسجيل الدخول او تسجيل
with, spares, support, training, publications, and other related elements of logistics and program support, DSCA said on Wednesday.The estimated cost is $150 million. The ship was
ليس لديك تصريح لمشاهدة الرابط، فضلا قم ب تسجيل الدخول او تسجيل
earlier this year for $80 million.The ship is an
ليس لديك تصريح لمشاهدة الرابط، فضلا قم ب تسجيل الدخول او تسجيل
-class guided missile frigate, part of a class of ships from the mid-1970s used as general-purpose escort vessels. Fifty-one were built for the U.S. Navy to replace World War II-era destroyers.The last vessel in the class was decommissioned in 2015, and eight are still in use after sale or grant to other countries, including Poland, Pakistan and Egypt. The Robert G. Bradley is Bahrain's second ship in the class, after receiving the USS
ليس لديك تصريح لمشاهدة الرابط، فضلا قم ب تسجيل الدخول او تسجيل
in 1995.The deal awaits the approval of the U.S. Congress, which is expected. The principal contractor for the refurbishment announced has not been announced.
