# ADSB Launches Second BR71 Mk II Corvette for Angola, First Built in the UAE

> ADSB launched the second BR71 Mk II corvette for Angola's navy in late October 2026, part of a EUR1 billion programme, with delivery scheduled for 2027.

- Published: 2026-11-04T14:41:16+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-04/adsb-second-br71-corvette-angola
- Source: [Janes.com](https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/sea/adsb-launches-second-br71-mk-ii-corvette-for-angola)

## Key takeaways

- ADSB launched the NRA Nimi Ya Lukeni (F301), the second BR71 Mk II corvette for the Angolan Navy, in late October 2026.
- The second corvette is scheduled for delivery in 2027, the first at the end of 2026 and the third in February 2027.
- The three corvettes form part of a EUR1 billion naval programme contracted in February 2023, with ADSB as prime contractor.

Abu Dhabi Ship Building launched the second BR71 Mk II corvette for the Angolan Navy, the NRA Nimi Ya Lukeni (F301), in late October 2026, the first vessel of the class built in the UAE. [Janes](https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/sea/adsb-launches-second-br71-mk-ii-corvette-for-angola) reported that parent company Edge Group announced the milestone on November 4, 2026.

## ADSB's Second Angola Corvette and Its Delivery Schedule

The corvette was constructed by [ADSB](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003ac2a/adsb), an Edge subsidiary, at its yard in Abu Dhabi. Edge described the milestone as a launch, though the accompanying imagery did not show the corvette afloat; a vessel seen in the water alongside the ship lift was a Falaj 3 patrol vessel.

An Edge representative told Janes that the second BR71 Mk II was launched in the last week of October 2026. The vessel will undergo fitting out and testing and is scheduled for delivery in 2027, the representative said at the Euronaval 2026 exhibition, held in Paris from November 3 to 6.

The first BR71 Mk II, launched in France in March, is also undergoing fitting out and testing and is due for delivery at the end of 2026, according to the same representative. A representative of [Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000rj3l/constructions-mecaniques-de-normandie) told Janes that the third corvette is due for delivery to the Angolan Navy in February 2027.

The three corvettes form part of a EUR1 billion naval programme contracted in February 2023. ADSB is the prime contractor, while CMN is building the first and third corvettes in Cherbourg. Construction of the second vessel in Abu Dhabi is supported by technology transfer from CMN.

## ADSB's Naval Order Book Behind the Corvette

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), the EUR1 billion contract to deliver three BR71 Mk II corvettes to the Angolan Navy is one of several naval orders held by ADSB. The company also holds an AED 9 billion ($2.45 billion) contract with the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for FALAJ 3 missile boats, described as the largest naval shipbuilding export in the region, and an AED 3.5 billion contract with the UAE Ministry of Defence for FALAJ 3-class offshore patrol vessels.

In April 2026, ST Engineering secured a S$600 million six-year subcontract from ADSB to design and supply platform systems for eight missile gunboats for the Kuwait Naval Force, with three vessels to be built in Singapore. In September 2025, ADSB and the Technology Innovation Institute launched a Naval Technology Innovation Hub for co-development of autonomous underwater systems, quantum magnetic sensing, propulsion and advanced materials.

## Third Corvette Delivery Set for February 2027

The third BR71 Mk II is due for delivery to the Angolan Navy in February 2027, according to CMN's representative. The first corvette is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2026.

## Companies in this story

- [ADSB company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003ac2a/adsb) · website: https://adsb.ae
- [Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000rj3l/constructions-mecaniques-de-normandie) · website: https://www.cmn-group.com
- [EDGE Group company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002soq/edge-group) · website: https://edgegroup.ae

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