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Sa'ar 6-class corvettelarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 054A frigatelarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source90 m (295 ft 3 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Sa'ar 6-class corvette | Type 054A frigate |
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| Power | — | CODAD , 4 × SEMT Pielstick 16 PA 6V 280 STC diesels, 20.7 MW (28,200 hp) total, 2 shafts[source] |
| Name | Sa'ar 6 class[source] | — |
| Operators | Israeli Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy China Coast Guard Pakistan Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Sa'ar 5 class[source] | Type 054 frigate[source] |
| Cost | NI₪ 1.8 billion ( US$ 557 million) for 4 ships (2015 est.) |
134 m (440 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
US$348 million (est. 2015)[source] |
| Built | 2018–2023[source] | 2005–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2023–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | 46[source] |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | EL/M-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar[source] | Type 382 Radar Type 344 Radar (Mineral-ME Band Stand ) target acquisition and SSM fire control radar 4 × MR-90 Front Dome SAM fire control radars MR-36A surface search radar, I-band Type 347G 76 mm gun fire control radar 2 × Racal RM-1290 navigation radars, I-band MGK-335 medium frequency active/passive sonar system H/SJG-206 towed array sonar ZKJ-4B/6 (developed from Thomson-CSF TAVITAC) combat data system HN-900 Data link (Chinese equivalent of Link 11 A/B, to be upgraded) SNTI-240 SATCOM AKD5000S Ku band SATCOM[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | C-GEM RF Active Decoy[source] | 2 × Type 726-4 18-tube decoy rocket launchers Type 922-1 radar warning receiver HZ-100 ECM & ELINT system Kashtan-3 missile jamming system[source] |
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| Armament | 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] | 1 × 32-cell H/AKJ-16 VLS HHQ-16 SAM Yu-8 anti-submarine missile 2 × 4 YJ-83 anti-ship missiles 1 × H/PJ-26 76 mm naval gun (Type 054A and Type 054A+) or 1 x H/PJ-87 100 mm naval gun (Type 054AG) 2 × 30 mm Type 730 7-barrel gun-based CIWS or Type 1130 11-barrel gun-based CIWS 2 × 3 324 mm Yu-7 torpedo launchers 2 × 6 Type 87 240mm anti-submarine rocket launcher[source] |
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| Country of origin | Israel[source] Israel[source] | People's Republic of China[source] People's Republic of China[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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| Builders | — | Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard Huangpu Shipyard[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Type 054B frigate[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Tughril class (Pakistan) Type 818 Cutter (China Coast Guard)[source] |
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| Planned | — | 50[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Type 054A: Harbin Z-9 C or Kamov Ka-28 'Helix' Type 054AG: Harbin Z-20 family helicopter including Z-20F anti-submarine version and the Z-20J naval utility version[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | hangar[source] |
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