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Turkish-Ukrainian Corvette Deal to be Signed in April Our Bureau 2427
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The main contract between Turkey and Ukraine on joint production of corvettes will be signed this April.
“Work has begun on the construction of the corvettes,” Mykola Gapeev, head of the Marketing Department at Ukraine s Okean (Ocean) Shipyard, was quoted as saying by Defense Express on Wednesday.
Under the agreements signed in October and on Dec. 14, first of the corvettes would be built in Turkey while the rest are to be produced in Okean Shipyard.
The information regarding the expected contract by April was shared during the strategic session titled Priority projects for the development of the maritime industry 2021-23 of the Maritime Cluster of Ukraine (MCU), which took place on Feb. 3, the report added.
Turkey Picks Okean Shipyard to Build Ukrainian Corvettes Our Bureau 3075 MILGEM Ada-class corvette
Turkey will construct corvettes for the Ukrainian Navy at Okean Shipyard in the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.
In a statement, the shipyard said the warships will be built under agreements signed between the two countries in October and on December 15.
The shipyard was chosen by the presidency after taking into consideration its specifications and qualified personnel, it added.
Ukraine’s Okean Shipyard which is located in Mykolaiv province is the third major ship construction yard in the area. It operates modern production facilities supplied by world-known companies, and it has a medium and heavy tonnage production line.