Kership, a joint subsidiary of Piriou and DCNS, has been awarded a contract by the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) on 18 January for the construction of the fourth Batiment Multi-Missions (B2M) vessel. French government ordered the first three vessels in 30 December, 2013, first of which was delivered in March 2016 and the second in September, 2016. The third vessel is scheduled to be handed over in the first months of 2017. B2M vessels are intended to carry out sovereignty, law enforcement and logistics missions. The 65 meter-long ship has a full displacement of 2 thousand 300 tonnes.