Saudi frigate Al Riyadh

"Al Riyadh" (812) is an of the Royal Saudi Navy.
Development and design.
The frigate "Al Riyadh", is an expanded anti-air version of the French , displacing about and extended to in length.
The ships' combat system, produced by Armaris (a Direction des Constructions Navales/Thales Group joint venture), is armed with Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) launched from SYLVER vertical launchers (SYLVER - "SYstème de Lancement VERtical"). As with the "La Fayette" class, the primary offensive weapon is the anti-surface Exocet missile. The ships' main gun is the OTO Melara 76 mm super-rapid firing gun replacing the modèle 100 TR automatic gun of the "La Fayette" class. There are also four aft-mounted torpedo tubes, firing DTCN F17 heavyweight anti-submarine torpedoes. "Al Riyadh" is capable of a maximum speed of ~ with a maximum range of .
Construction and career.
"Al Riyadh" was launched on 1 August 2000 at the DCNS dockyard in Lorient and commissioned on 26 July 2002.
"Al Riyadh"-class frigates.
Three "Al Riyadh" class frigates have been built: