The Algerian Ministry of Defence has ordered three large corvettes from China and two MEKO A-200 frigates - with an option for two more - from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). TKMS beat rivals including France's DCNS, which was offering its FREMM design, to secure the contract reportedly worth between EUR2.176 billion and EUR2.5 billion (USD2.9 billion and USD3.3 billion).
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