Naval Group delivers first Gowind to Egypt

Less than 29 months after cutting the first steel for the first Gowind 2500 corvette at its Lorient shipyard, Naval Group (ex-DCNS) delivered the Elfateh to the Egyptian Navy on 22 September. The Elfateh is the first of four Gowind 2500s on order for Egypt. Whereas the first of class was built in France the other three will be built in Alexandria under a technology transfer agreement with French technical assistance.