Sa'ar 6-class corvette

The Sa'ar 6-class corvette is a class of four warships ordered for the Israeli Navy in May 2015. The ships' design will be a variant of the German Braunschweig-class corvette, and all four vessels will be constructed in Germany. The first of the class is scheduled to enter service in 2019.[1] Construction cost estimated at NIS 1.8 billion Israeli new shekel (NIS) or roughly 430-million Euro ($480-million).[2] The German Government will pay for a third of the corvettes' construction costs.[3] One of their roles will be to protect natural gas platforms in the Mediterranean sea against possible sea-borne or rocket threats.[2]

The Sa'ar 6 has a displacement of 2,000 tons and is 90 m (300 ft) long. It is armed with an Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, two Typhoon Weapon Stations, 32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, the C-Dome point defense system, 16 anti-ship missiles, the EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar, and two 324 mm torpedo launchers. It has hangar space and a platform able to accommodate a medium class SH-60-type helicopter.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Azulai, Yuval (11 May 2015). "Israel signs €430m deal for German patrol vessels". Globes. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 i24news (13 December 2015). "Israel to arm warships with Iron Dome system to protect gas reserves at sea". i24news. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Zitun, Yoav (11 May 2015). "Major deal: Israel to purchase four patrol ships from Germany to defend gas rigs". ynet. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Design of Future TKMS Built Saar 6 MEKO A100 Corvettes for Israeli Navy Unveiled - Navyrecognition.com, 23 August 2015


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