United Arab Emirates Navy

United Arab Emirates Navy
دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة
Founded	1971
Country	UAE
Branch	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	2,500 personnel[1]
Part of	Union Defence Force
Garrison/HQ	Abu Dhabi
Insignia
Ensign

Mubarraz (P141) takes part in the international IMCMEX 13 exercise

The United Arab Emirates Navy is small force of about 2,500 personnel. It maintains 12 well-equipped coastal patrol boats and eight missile boats. Although primarily concerned with coastal defense, the Navy is constructing a six-unit class of blue water corvettes in conjunction with French shipbuilder CMN.^[2] The UAE maintains a small battalion-sized marine force called the UAE Marines equipped with BMP-3 armoured personnel carriers.

Swedish shipbuilder Swede Ship Marine have built four 24 m Amphibious Troop Transport Vessel and one 25 m Fast Supply Vessel for the UAE Navy (delivered between 2003 and 2005).^[3] Three additional vessels are being built by Swede Ship Marine for the UAE Navy (see Future Navy).

Equipment

Vessels

• 3 Abu-Dhabi class corvettes: Abu Dhabi, Ghantut and Salalah - 1,650 tons, 88.40 metres length - 4 × MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missiles, 1 × Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun, 2 × remote controlled 30 mm guns, 1 helicopter carrier.^[4][5][6][7]
• 6 Baynunah class corvettes (based on the CMN Group's Combattante BR70 design) - 930 tons - 8 × MM40 Block 3 Exocet anti-ship missiles, 21x RIM-116 RAM SAM, 1 × Otobreda 76 mm Super Rapid gun, 1 AS-565 helo^[8]
• 2 Muray-Jib (Lürssen 62) corvettes - 630 tons full load / 63 metres length - 8 MM-40 SSM, 1X8 Crotale SAM - 1 × 76 mm and 1 × 30 mm gun — commissioned 1990-1 - SA 316 Helicopter ^[9]
• 1 Arialah-class offshore patrol vessel - 67m metres length - 1 x 57mm and 2 x 30mm guns - 11 cell RAM missile system^[10]
• 6 Ban-Yas (Lürssen TNC-45)TNC 45 fast attack craft - 260 tons full load / 44.9 metres length - 4 MM-40 Block III SSM - 1 × 76 mm and 2 × 40 mm guns — commissioned 1980-1 - will be upgraded to Mubarraz class
• 2 Mubarraz class fast attack craft - 260 tons full load / 44.9 metres length - 4 MM-40 SSM - 1 × 6 Mistral SAM - 1 × 76 mm and 2 × 40 mm guns — commissioned 1990
• 6 Ardhana class patrol craft - 175 tons full load — commissioned 1975-6
• 20 patrol boats fast 4 tons
• 2 Type-332 Frankenthal class minehunter MHC
• 7 LCT landing craft tank
• 5 LCU Landing Craft Utility
• 4 LCP
• 12 Ghannatha Phase I class fast attack landing crafts — will be upgraded to Gnannatha Phase II class ^[11]
• 4 other ships

Leased

• HSV-2 Swift - Sub-leased or transferred from the UAE's National Marine Dredging Company sometime early in 2015. Used for logistics and related activities as part of the ongoing Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, including reportedly in support of amphibious operations. This ship was directly hit by a Houthi attack and severely damaged during operations in October 2016. ^[12]

Future Navy

Till 2014 will be commissioned 12 Ghannatha Phase II class fast missile landing crafts. First unit was be launched in July 2012.^[11] Other 12 will be upgraded from Ghannatha Phase I class ^[9]

4 Falaj 2 class patrol vessel (based on the Italian Diciotti class) on order, 2 being fitted out - 550 tons - 4 MM-40 Exocets - 6 Mica VL SAM (2 more to be produced with 2 more in the future, grand total 8)

One 26 m Offshore Patrol Vessel, one 24 m Amphibious Troop Transport Vessel and one 24 m Patrol Vessel is under construction for the UAE Navy.^[3]

See also

• Union Defence Force (UAE)

References

1. ↑ IISS 2009 The Military Balance 2010
2. ↑ "United Arab Emirates". state.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2017. 
3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2011. 
4. ↑ "Fincantieri to build U.A.E. corvette". United Press International. 19 August 2009. 
5. ↑ Fincantieri
6. ↑ Italian Ministry of Defense
7. ↑ "Abu Dhabi class ASW Corvette - UAE Navy(navy recognition)". February 13, 2013. 
8. ↑ Navyrecognition (12 February 2014). "World Defence News: Abu Dhabi Ship Building delivers Al Hili, sixth and last Baynunah class Corvette to the UAE Navy". worlddefencenews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017. 
9. 1 2 "United Arab Emirates" (PDF). www.inss.org.il. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2017. 
10. ↑ "New UAE patrol ship presents a striking profile". Defense News. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017. 
11. 1 2 "В ОАЭ спущен на воду первый ракетный катер национальной постройки". flotprom.ru. Retrieved 16 January 2017. 
12. ↑ "VIDEO: HSV Swift hit by missile attack - Marine Log". marinelog.com. Retrieved 16 January 2017.