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BPS-500 missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 2
Sa'ar 6-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 6-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 6 class[source] |
| Operators | Vietnam People's Navy[source] | Israeli Navy[source] |
| Built | 1998–2001, 2025–present[source] | 2018–2023[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
90 m (295 ft 3 in)[source]
at full load
Single source1,900 long tons (1,900 t) at full load[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission |
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2001–present[source] |
2023–present[source] |
| Planned | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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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] | EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar[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] | 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm main gun 2 × Typhoon Weapon Stations 16 vertical launch cells for Barak MX LR surface-to-air missiles 40 launch cells for C-Dome point defense system 8 Gabriel V anti-ship missile Harpoon (missile) Block II sea-to-sea missiles 2 × 324 mm (12.76 in) torpedo launchers 1 MH-60 Seahawk multi-mission helicopter[source] |
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| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
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| Alternative designation | BPS-500[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Sa'ar 5 class[source] |
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| Cost | — | NI₪ 1.8 billion ( US$ 557 million) for 4 ships (2015 est.)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | C-GEM RF Active Decoy[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Israel[source] Israel[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Israel Shipyards Industries Ltd, TKMS[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | דיזל במבנה של CODAD[source]Diesel propulsion arrangement ארבעה מנועי דיזל מדגם MTU 16V 4000 M93L בעלי הספק של 3,440 קילוואט כל אחד[source]Engines and source-stated power per engine |
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