Algerian Ministry of Defence Orders Naval Ship from Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (Source: Fincantieri; issued July 27, 2011)
(Issued in Italian only; unofficial translation by defense-aerospace.com)
GENOA, Italy --- Orizzonte Sistemi Navali, a company controlled by Fincantieri and in which Selex Sistemi Integrati holds a minority stake, was awarded a contract by the Ministry of Defence of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria for the construction of
a landing and logistic support ship for its navy.
The ship will be built in an Italian shipyard of the Fincantieri group.
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