Saar 5 Missile Boat
The naval theater of the future
presents many challenges including surface combat,
underwater warfare, defense against sophisticated
missiles and attacks from aircraft. The Lahav class Saar
5 is a multi-purpose missile corvette designed and
planned by the Israel Navy as an effective response to
future challenges. The Saar5, which has a high
level of survivability is equipped with a helicopter and
surface-to-surface, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine
capabilities. Designed to remain at sea for relatively
long periods of time, its primary use is as a command
ship for task forces. As such, it is equipped with the
most advanced combat, navigation and propulsion systems
existing in the world today. The Israel Navy currently
has three Saar 5 missile boats.
Technical Data - Lahav Class Saar 5
- Length 85.6 meters
- Beam 10.3 meters
- Displacement full load 1062 tons
- Maximum Speed 33 knots (approximate)
- Propulsion 1 diesel engine and 2 gas turbine
engines
- Weapon systems 8 improved Gabriel sea-to-sea
missiles
- 8 Harpoon sea-to-sea missiles
- 64 Barak missiles
- 76 and 25 mm guns
- Torpedo
- Uniform command, control and automation systems
- Crew 62 (including air crew)
Sources: Israel Defense Forces |
