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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Sa'ar 5-class corvettelarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source62 metres (203.4 ft )[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BPS-500 missile boat | Sa'ar 5-class corvette |
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| Power | 2 × MTU diesel engine for 19,600 bhp (14,600 kW); 2 x Kamewa pump-jets[source] | — |
| Name | BPS-500 class[source] | Sa'ar 5 class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Israeli Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | — |
| In commission | 2001–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
85.64 m (280.97 ft)[source]
full load
Single sourcestandard
Single source1,275 tonnes (full load) 1,065 tonnes (standard)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Guided-missile corvette[source] | Corvette[source] |
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| Tonnage | 850 tons (full load)[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MR-352 ("Cross Dome") search radar MR-123 ("Bass Tilt") fire control radar[source] | AAW & SuW: EL/M-2258 ALPHA rotating AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Eilat & Hanit) EL/M 2248 MF-STAR fixed 4-faced AESA S-band multifunction radar (upgrade version for Lahav) Elta EL/M-2221 fire-control radar Elta EL/M-2218S air search radar (removed) ASW: EDO Type-796 hull-mounted sonar Rafael towed sonar array[source] |
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| 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] | Missiles: 2 x quad launchers for Harpoon anti-ship missiles 1 x 32-cell vertical launching system for Barak surface-to-air missiles Guns: 1 x 20mm (0.8 in) Phalanx CIWS 2 x 25mm (0.98 in) Typhoon Weapon Station [formerly occupied by 2 x 20mm (0.8 in) autocannons] Torpedoes: 2 x 324mm (12.75 in) Mark 32 torpedoes Aircraft: 1 helicopter - Eurocopter AS565 Panther[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Builders | — | Northrop Grumman by Ingalls Shipbuilding[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 4.5 class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Sa'ar 6 class[source] |
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| Cost | — | $260 million each[source] |
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| In service | — | From 1 February 1993[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | Combined Diesel or Gas 2 MTU V12 1163 TB82 diesel engines General Electric LM2500 gas turbine[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Argon ST AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoys Elbit Deseaver rocket decoy launchers Rafael RF corner reflector Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Israel[source] |
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