The Ambassador MK III Missile Boat is originally an American-designed patrol boat. It was chosen by the Egyptian Navy first as a patrol boat for their Coast Guard Fleet, which already have several units and later as a platform for a large modern missile boat with a small radar signature. The new boats would contain an update in design meant to make the vessels more resistant to radar detection. Its design was conducted with the assistance of Lockheed Martin.
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