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The Sa'ar 72 (Hebrew: סער 72) is a class of Israeli Navy corvettes designed by Israel Shipyards Ltd. as an improved and stretched Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat. [1] The first Sa'ar 72 was expected to become operational in 2015 but the process to begin construction was not approved until 2024.
Sa'ar 2-class missile boats (German-Israeli design, built in France) INS Mivtach (311) Reliance: Converted from Sa'ar 1-class patrol boat in 1974. Set in the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum. Retired INS Miznak (312) Spring: Converted from Sa'ar 1-class patrol boat in 1974. Retired INS Misgav (313) Stronghold
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israeli Navy חיל הים הישראלי Emblem of the Israeli Navy Founded 1948 ; 77 years ago (1948) Country Israel Type Navy Size 7 corvettes (Sa'ar 5 class, Sa'ar 6 class) 8 missile boats (Sa'ar 4.5 class) 5 submarines (Dolphin class) 45 patrol boats 4 support ships 9,500 active 10,000 ...
Israel received the first of four Sa'ar 6-class corvettes, INS Magen, on 11 December 2020; [15] Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems officially handed over the second corvette, INS Oz, on 4 May 2021. [16] On July 27, 2021, the final two ships, INS Atzmaut and INS Nitzachon , were also delivered to the Israeli Navy by the builder.
In May 2013 Israel Shipyard unveiled a new ‘Mini Corvette’ design, the Sa'ar S-72 class; to offer the Israeli Navy a new class, which fits between the Navy's existing Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats, and Sa'ar 5-class corvettes. Through the years Israel Shipyards have built 40 Sa'ar-class missile boats; 20 were delivered to the Israeli Navy ...
The Sa'ar 6-class corvettes' design will be loosely based on the German Braunschweig-class corvette, but with engineering changes to accommodate Israeli-built sensors and missiles such as the Barak 8 [4] and the naval Iron Dome system. Elbit Systems has been awarded the contract to design and build the electronic warfare (EW) suites for the ships.
The Sa'ar 6-class vessels have a displacement of almost 1,900 tons at full load and is 90 m (295 ft 3 in) long. They are armed with an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, two Typhoon Weapon Stations , 32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles , 40 cells for the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles Gabriel V .
INS Hanit (503) (Hebrew: חנית, Spear) is a Sa'ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli Navy's 3rd Flotilla, built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems in 1994. During the 2006 Lebanon War INS Hanit served as the flagship of the Israeli navy. [1] On 14 July 2006, it was damaged after being struck by a Hezbollah C-701 anti-ship missile.