According to German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, the German government is negotiating with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia the delivery of more than 100 patrol boats for the Ministry of Interior. The conctract is estimated at 1.4 billion euros.
German shipbuilding company Lürssen will be in charge of assembling and delivering the patrol boats. It is reported that two types of vessels will be order should the contract be signed. No much information is available on the ship: The two types of vessels would be custom built to answer Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior specific needs and requirements.
The first rumors about the possibility of a mega-deal for the supply of patrol boats to Saudi Arabia was published by German newspaper Bild am Sonntag in February 2013.http://www.navyrecognition.com/
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