Libya Navy, Fincantieri, DCNS and corvettesnote

The Libyan government is said to have got US support to go ahead with a project to buy corvettes and naval equipment for the Libyan Navy. The following 394-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the US support. It also tells what about cooperation with Fincantieri of Italy and DCNS of France on the project. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/08 – February 21, 2014)]