Bulgarian shipyard unveils new vessel designs
Two new projects were showcased by MTG Delfin for the first time at HEMUS 2018 defence exhibition held Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The first of these is the FAC-60 fast attack craft and the second is the OPV-35 (pictured). By unveiling the new designs, the Varna-based shipyard is aspiring to demonstrate its expanded capabilities and widened defence portfolio, now covering vessels from 35m to 90m in length.
The FAC-60 is 60m long and its displacement is about 550t, the company has termed this as a mini-corvette. The subscale model shown at HEMUS 2018 was armed with a 40-mm gun and four anti-ship
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