The Israelis also built, or assisted in building, nine vessels for South Africa, at the time under embargo for its Apartheid policy.
In 1974 the Hellenic Navy ordered four vessels to be built by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN), referred to as the Greek La Combattante IIIa class, and in 1978 a further six vessels to be built under licence in Greece (the La Combattante IIIb class); These were to the same design, but were armed with the Norwegian Penguin Surface-to-surface missile (SSM) instead of the French Exocet.
[2][3] In November 1977 the Nigerian Navy ordered three vessels from CMN to the modified La Combattante IIIB design.
[4][5] In October 1980 the Qatari Emiri Navy ordered three vessels form CMN to the modified La Combattante IIIM design.
This was slightly smaller than the standard La Combattante III design, with a reduced armament, but superior performance and electronics.