Saudi Navy, Prince Khaled and the FREMM-class frigatenote

The Saudi Navy frigate programme is expected to witness a major development soon. The following 300-word newswire focuses on the subject and tells what this major development is about. Note that the competition for the programme is still mainly limited to the FREMM-class frigate and the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1). The FREMM-class frigate is jointly designed and built by DCNS of France and Fincantieri and Finmeccanica of Italy, while the LCS-1 is designed and built by Lockheed Martin.