BAYNUNAH

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BAYNUNAH MISSILE CORVETTE DESIGN The design of the corvette is being be carried out jointly by CMN and ADSB and will be a derivative of CMN's BR70 70m corvette design with a deep Vee hard chine hull. A low draught allows the corvette to operate in shallow waters. Emphasis is directed to good seakeeping characteristics and manoeuvrability. The light corvettes will be substantially larger than the New Generation Combattante I, the Um Almaradim Class patrol vessels supplied to Kuwait from 1998 to 2000. The Baynunah corvettes will incorporate a stealthy superstructure, a helicopter landing deck and a hangar.