Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft is a patrol boat developed by the French
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shipyard (CMN) as a development of the
La Combattante III type fast attack craft
The ''La Combattante III t''ype patrol boat was a type of fast attack craft built in France for export during the late 1970s and 1980s. The design was a modification of the successful ''La Combattante II'' type fast attack craft. Nineteen ships of ...
.
Three boats have been ordered for the
Lebanese Navy
The Lebanese Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية اللبنانية ''Al-qūwātu al-Baḥriyya al-Lubnāniyya'', literally "the Lebanese Sea Forces") is the Navy of the Lebanese Armed Forces. It was formed in 1950 and based in Beirut Naval Bas ...
, being paid for by
Saudi Arabia
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. The vessels are to be armed with the
Simbad air-defence systems and 20 mm Narwhal guns.
In January 2018, it was reported that Saudi Arabia could claim the vessels for its own navy after relations with Lebanon cooled the year before.
See also
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La Combattante-class fast attack craft
The ''La Combattante'' patrol boat was a type of fast attack craft built in France for export during the 1970s and '80s. It went through several modifications and was sold to, and operated by, numerous navies around the world.
Development
The ''La ...
References
External links
Combattante FS56{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226163623/http://cmn-group.com/products-and-services/military-vessels/combattante/combattante-fs56/ , date=2015-02-26 , page on CMN Group website.
''Army Recognition''
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rendering of the boat and its weapon systems, ''YouTube''
Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft Missilespecifications and technical data at ''Navy Recognition''.
Missile boat classes