Bulgarian patrol vessels to include Saab combat system
Two ships are scheduled to be launched in 2021-2022
Saab is to provide and integrate the combat system on two new multi-functional modular patrol vessels for the Bulgarian Navy, under a subcontract from Germany-based prime contractor Lürssen Werft.
The value of the deal was undisclosed. Saab will carry out the work at its premises in Sweden, Denmark, Australia and South Africa, the Swedish company announced on 8 December.
Lürssen will build the two new patrol vessels at Bulgarian shipyard MTG Dolphin. They will replace three obsolescent Soviet-era ships.
The Bulgarian government has set aside a budget of BGN984 million ($551 million) for the project, Shephard Defence Insight notes.
The first hull is to be launched in 2021 and the second in 2022, with deliveries planned for 2025-2026.
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