Sa'ar 6

The Israeli Navy's newest corvette class, built in Germany and fitted out with Israeli sensors and weapons including Barak air-defense missiles and the C-Dome naval variant of Iron Dome. It is tasked primarily with protecting offshore gas platforms and the exclusive economic zone.

In service since 2020 · 1 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

1,900

2,500

nmi

VLS

crew

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Israeli export-licensed

Israeli MoD (DECA/SIBAT) licensing; active export programme.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Limited · 1 operator

In service since 2020. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

Mk 41 VLS-class

Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Main armament Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.: 76 mm Oto Melara naval gun
VLS cells Vertical-launch missile cells on a warship — a proxy for magazine depth. Higher means more missiles before rearming.: 32

Stronger than 50% of warships
Torpedo tubes Number of torpedo tubes (submarines and some surface ships).: 6

Stronger than 69% of warships

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 90 m

Naval

Displacement, speed, endurance and diving depth.

Displacement Standard displacement in tonnes — the ship’s size class. Larger hulls carry more but cost more and are less agile.: 1,900 t
Full-load displacement Displacement fully loaded with fuel, stores and munitions.: 2,000 t
Max speed Top speed in knots (surfaced, for submarines). Higher aids positioning and screening.: 26 kn

Stronger than 24% of warships
Range Cruising range in nautical miles. Nuclear vessels are effectively unlimited (fuel-wise). Higher means more reach without replenishment.: 2,500 nmi

Bottom 5% of warships
Complement Crew size. Fewer eases manning cost; more may indicate a larger, more capable platform.: 70
Propulsion plant Machinery type — nuclear reactor, gas turbine (COGAG), CODAG, diesel-electric, AIP.: CODAD (diesel-diesel)

Sensors & avionics

Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.

Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.: ELM-2248 MF-STAR AESA radar
Sensors IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.: EL/M-2248 MF-STAR, C-Dome fire control

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.: 1

Stronger than 45% of warships

Specifications compiled from public Israel Shipyards and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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