''Sa'ar 72'' ( he, סער 72) is a new class of
Israeli Navy
The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily i ...
corvettes designed by
Israel Shipyards Ltd. as an improved and stretched . The first Sa'ar 72 was expected to become operational in 2015. Subsequent vessels were planned to enter service at the rate of one every eight months.
History
The design was first unveiled at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
in May 2013.
See also
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Sa'ar 62 class offshore patrol vessel
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Sa'ar 4-class missile boat
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Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat
The Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boats ( he, סער 4.5) is a class of Israeli Sea Corps missile boats designed and built by Israel Shipyards Ltd. as an improved and stretched . There are two different subclasses that are both named Sa'ar 4.5. The fir ...
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Sa'ar 5-class corvette
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Israeli Navy
The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily i ...
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Corvette classes
Proposed ships
Proposed weapons of Israel