BPS-500 missile boat vs Defender-class boat

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AWarships

BPS-500 missile boat

Guided-missile corvette

BWarships

Defender-class boat

Credit

Captain-tucker · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BPS-500 missile boatLength

62 m

Length source ↗

Defender-class boatB class

9 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 2 of 2

Beam+323%
Draught+155%

Defender-class boatlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 49 rows sourced on both sides

62m

9mB class

Length

All recorded figures & sources

62 m

Length

Single source

62 metres (203.4 ft )^[source]

8.9 m

A class

Single source

Configuration

Details

BPS-500 missile boat and Defender-class boat configuration
Specification	BPS-500 missile boat	Defender-class boat
Power	2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets^[source]	2 × Honda 4-stroke outboard engines, 225 hp (168 kW) each^[source]
Name	BPS-500 class^[source]	Defender class^[source]
Operators	Vietnam People's Navy^[source]	See Operators^[source]
Built	1998–2001, 2025–present^[source]	—

In commission	2001–present^[source]	—

Planned	4^[source]	—

On order	3^[source]	—

Building	3^[source]	—

Completed	1^[source]	800^[source]

Active	1^[source]	800^[source]

Laid up	2^[source]	—

Retired	0^[source]	—

Type	Guided-missile corvette^[source]	—

Tonnage	850 tons (full load)^[source]	—

Sensors & processing systems	MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar^[source]	—

Armament	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]	1–2 × M240B (A and B classes) 1 × M2HB, 2 × M240B (C class) M60 machine gun^[source]

National origin	Russia^[source]	—

Alternative designation	BPS-500^[source]	—

Builders	—	SAFE Boats International^[source]

Subclasses	—	Defender "A" Class Defender "B" Class Defender "C" Class^[source]

In service	—	2002–present^[source]

Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard Reported operator · Bangladesh Navy Reported operator · Bangladesh Coast Guard Reported operator · Belize Coast Guard Reported operator · Royal Canadian Navy Reported operator · Chilean Navy Reported operator · Colombian National Navy Reported operator · Djiboutian Navy Reported operator · Iraqi Navy Reported operator · Israeli Navy Reported operator · Kenya Navy Reported operator · Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta Reported operator · Mexican Navy Reported operator · Nigerian Navy Reported operator · Philippines Coast Guard Reported operator · Somaliland Coast Guard Reported operator · United States Navy Reported operator · United States Coast Guard Reported operator · U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reported operator · U.S. NOAA Division of Law Enforcement Reported operator · Ohio Naval Militia