She was armed with an OTO Melara 76-millimetre (3.0 in)/62 compact gun on her forecastle, as it was designed.[1][2] The planned armament included two 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns, one on the helo deck and the other on the forecastle pedestal, that were never installed.[4] She was equipped with four USSR 23 mm (0.91 in)/80 anti-aircraft autocannons arranged in two twin mounts, as well as two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) heavy machine guns.[5]