UAE ORDERS RADARS FOR NAVAL CORVETTES

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- The United Arab Emirates has ordered advanced navalsurveillance radar systems for its corvette program. The UAE Navy has ordered four radars as part of Al Baynunah project. Theprogram called for the procurement of four naval corvettes from France'sConstructions Mecaniques de Normandie. Three of the 70-meter-long corvetteswere scheduled to be built in the UAE.