The new Al Zubarah-class corvettes have a CODAD-configured propulsion system based on four diesel engines connected through reduction gears to two shaft lines with variable pitch propellers and conventional rudders. The CODAD provides a maximum continuous and cruising speed of 28 and 15 knots, respectively.
The new platform presents a combat system with a full range
of weapons for anti-air warfare (AAW, with Aster 30 Block 1 and RAM missiles)
and anti-surface warfare (ASuW) operations. In contrast, anti-submarine warfare
(ASW) capabilities are limited to self-defence. However, the ship can
accommodate and operate an NH90 NFH maritime helicopter equipped with an ASW
suite, including lightweight torpedoes.
