Saudi Arabia, Egypt, DCNS and Gowindnote

The Saudi Defence Ministry is said to have decided to provide Egypt with a financial support to go ahead with a project to buy four corvettes for the Egyptian Navy. The following 364-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi financial support and what about DCNS and its offer for the Gowind-class corvette. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/11 – March 14, 2014)]