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According to the excerpts of a decree issued by President Eduardo dos Santos in late December and published this week by Portuguese news agency Lusa, the main contract covers the acquisition of several coastal radar and repeater communication systems from Finmeccanica subsidiary Selex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The equipment will be used to equip the National Maritime Security Coordination Center planned for the capital Luanda and three regional maritime surveillance base stations to be set up along the coast by 2017. The contract involves the system&#8217;s installation <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">of the system as well as<\/span> and the provision of training, spare\u00a0parts and equipment at a total cost of \u20ac115 million<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> euros<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A second contract<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">, signed<\/span> with Finmeccanica subsidiary Whitehead Sistemi Subacquei<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">,<\/span> covers the supply of two fast-attack naval vessels and the provision of limited maintenance and training services for Angolan Navy mechanics and sailors who will operate the boats.The new patrol boats are due for delivery by the end of 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Angolan Navy has pending orders of seven 55.6-meter <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">long,<\/span> Macae-class patrol boats from Brazilian company Empregon, contracted in 2013. 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