Abu Dhabi-class corvette vs BPS-500 missile boat

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Abu Dhabi-class corvette

Corvette

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BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Abu Dhabi-class corvetteLength

88.4 m

Length source ↗

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Abu Dhabi-class corvettelarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+43%
Beam+11%
Draught+84%

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+28%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

88.4m

62m

Length+43%

All recorded figures & sources

88.4 m

Length

Single source

88.4 m (290 ft 0 in)^[source]

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

12.2m

11m

Beam+11%

All recorded figures & sources

12.2 m

Beam

Single source

12.2 m (40 ft 0 in)^[source]

11 m

Beam

Single source

11 metres (36.1 ft )^[source]

4.6m

2.5m

Draught+84%

All recorded figures & sources

4.6 m

Draught

Single source

4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)^[source]

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 metres (8.2 ft )^[source]

1,650t

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Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

1,650 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

1,650 t (1,620 long tons )^[source]

70officers and crew

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

70 people

officers and crew

Single source

70 officers and crew^[source]

28 people

Complement

Single source

28^[source]

46km/hMaximum; Speed

59km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+28%

All recorded figures & sources

46 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)^[source]

59 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

32 knots (59 km/h )^[source]

5,600kmat 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

4,100kmat 14 knots (26 km/h )

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,600 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Single source

3,000 nmi (5,600 km ; 3,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)^[source]

4,100 km

at 14 knots (26 km/h )

Single source

2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km ; 2,500 mi ) at 14 knots (26 km/h )^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Abu Dhabi-class corvette and BPS-500 missile boat configuration
Specification	Abu Dhabi-class corvette	BPS-500 missile boat
Power	2 × MTU diesels 20V 1163 TB93 (7,000 kW each)^[source]	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]
Builders	Fincantieri^[source]	—
Operators	United Arab Emirates Navy^[source]	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]
Planned	1^[source]	4^[source]
Completed	1^[source]	1^[source]
Active	1^[source]	1^[source]
Type	Corvette^[source]	Guided-missile corvette^[source]
Endurance	20 days^[source]	—
Sensors & processing systems	command and control system IPN-S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) combined radar/electro-optical FCS NA-30S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) 3D multifunction radar KRONOS 3D NV ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) secondary radar SIR-M ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) electro-optical director Medusa MK4B Thales' Captas Nano lightweight low-frequency active sonar^[source]	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × self-defence decoy system MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft-kill System) ( Rheinmetall ) 1 × Seal-H electronic warfare system ( Elettronica )^[source]	—
Armament	1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 super rapido stealth mount 2 × twin launcher MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles 2 × Mk.32 launcher for EuroTorp - A244-S or Mk.46 - Torpedoes RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each (planned) 2 × launchers for C310 torpedo countermeasures system 2 × ATK Mk.44 30 mm Oto Melara „MARLIN“^[source]	1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS^[source]
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and retractable hangar for Panther and Super Puma^[source]	—
Country of origin	United Arab Emirates^[source]	—
Name	—	BPS-500 class^[source]
Built	—	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]
In commission	—	2001–present^[source]
On order	—	3^[source]
Building	—	3^[source]
Laid up	—	2^[source]
Retired	—	0^[source]
Tonnage	—	850 tons (full load)^[source]
National origin	—	Russia^[source]
Alternative designation	—	BPS-500^[source]

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Abu Dhabi-class corvette

BPS-500 missile boat

Power

2 × MTU diesels 20V 1163 TB93 (7,000 kW each)^[source]

2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]

Builders

Fincantieri^[source]

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Operators

United Arab Emirates Navy^[source]

Vietnam People's Navy^[source]

Planned

Completed

Active

Type

Corvette^[source]

Guided-missile corvette^[source]

Endurance

20 days^[source]

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Sensors & processing systems

command and control system IPN-S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) combined radar/electro-optical FCS NA-30S ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) 3D multifunction radar KRONOS 3D NV ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) secondary radar SIR-M ( SELEX Sistemi Integrati ) electro-optical director Medusa MK4B Thales' Captas Nano lightweight low-frequency active sonar^[source]

MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

2 × self-defence decoy system MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft-kill System) ( Rheinmetall ) 1 × Seal-H electronic warfare system ( Elettronica )^[source]

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Armament

1 × OTO Melara 76 mm/62 super rapido stealth mount 2 × twin launcher MBDA MM40 block 3 Exocet missiles 2 × Mk.32 launcher for EuroTorp - A244-S or Mk.46 - Torpedoes RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each (planned) 2 × launchers for C310 torpedo countermeasures system 2 × ATK Mk.44 30 mm Oto Melara „MARLIN“^[source]

1 x AK-176 76 mm gun 1 x AK-630 30 mm CIWS 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns Anti-ship missiles 8 x Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missiles ( Ship 381 ) 8 x VCM-01 anti-ship missiles (from A2 onward) 1 x 9K38 Igla MANPADS^[source]

Aviation facilities

Flight deck and retractable hangar for Panther and Super Puma^[source]

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Country of origin

United Arab Emirates^[source]

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Name

—

BPS-500 class^[source]

Built

—

1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]