The Super Dvora Mark II-class patrol boats is a high-speed
class
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patrol boats meant for a variety of naval missions from typical off-shore coastal patrol mission profiles to high-speed, high-maneuver
littoral
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warfare. Built by
Israel Aerospace Industries for the
Israeli Sea Corps, the Super Dvora Mark II is the successor to the s. The Super Dvora Mark IIs have been employed by the
Sri Lanka Navy to counter
LTTE
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operations at sea.
Design and construction
in length, the Super Dvora II has a marine aluminum alloy planing hull in order to maintaining high standards of sea-keeping, maneuverability and static/dynamic intact/damaged stability in adverse environments.
Armament
Originally the main armament of the Super Dvora Mark II design was the
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon which were manually operated. At present all Super Dvora Mark II types have been modified to allow for the installation of
Typhoon 25-30 mm stabilized cannon which can be slaved to state-of the art mast-mounted, day/night, long-range electro-optic systems. In addition to its main armament, Super Dvora Mark IIs carry heavy or light machine guns, depending on the operational requirements.
Sri Lankan Navy Super Dvora Mark IIs carry additional weapon systems such as
Automatic Grenade Launchers,
GPMGs &
HMGs
Operators
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Eritrean Navy (6)
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Indian Navy (6 with 1 Retired)
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Israeli Navy (2 with 2 retired)
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Slovenian Navy
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History
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Sri Lanka Navy (4 with 1 sunk)
References
External links
www.israeli-weapons.com
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Patrol boat classes
Naval ships of Israel
Ships of the Sri Lanka Navy
Naval ships of India