Al Riyadh-class frigate

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The Al Riyadh-class frigate is a French-designed, Saudi Arabian Navy warship class based on the La Fayette design, optimized for air defense and multi-role operations in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.

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instanceOf frigate class
warship class
antiShipMissile Exocet MM40 NERFINISHED
basedOn La Fayette-class frigate NERFINISHED
builder DCNS NERFINISHED
Direction des Constructions Navales NERFINISHED
canEmbark AS565 Panther helicopter
similar medium naval helicopter
closeInWeaponSystem 30 mm guns
countryOfOrigin France
crewComplement approximately 150
designedBy French naval architects
designedForOperationIn Persian Gulf NERFINISHED
Red Sea NERFINISHED
displacement approximately 4650 tons full load
hasStealthFeatures yes
helicopterFacility flight deck
hangar
hullDesign stealthy La Fayette-type hull
intendedMission air defense of naval task groups
anti-submarine warfare
maritime security operations
surface warfare
length approximately 133 meters
mainGun 100 mm naval gun
maximumSpeed approximately 25 knots
navy Royal Saudi Navy NERFINISHED
numberOfShips 3
operator Royal Saudi Navy NERFINISHED
primaryRole air defense
primarySurfaceToAirMissile Aster 15 NERFINISHED
primaryTheater Middle East maritime region NERFINISHED
propulsionDetail 4 SEMT Pielstick diesel engines
propulsionType CODAD
range approximately 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots
secondaryRole multi-role operations
sensorSuite 3D air search radar
electronic warfare systems
fire control radar
sonar
surface search radar
serviceEntryDecade 2000s
shipInClass Al Dammam NERFINISHED
Al Riyadh NERFINISHED
Makkah NERFINISHED
torpedoArmament lightweight torpedo launchers
VLSSystem Sylver vertical launch system NERFINISHED

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Sylver A50 VLS mountedOnClass Al Riyadh-class frigate