Rafael’s C- Dome Achieves FOC on Sa’ar 6-class Corvettes
The naval version of the Iron Dome system, known as "C-Dome" achieved full operational capability last week aboard a Sa'ar 6 corvette.
05 Jun 2023
The naval version of the Iron Dome system, known as "C-Dome" achieved full operational capability last week aboard a Sa'ar 6 corvette.
30 May 2023
On May 29, 2023, the IDF conducted a series of live firings of the C-Dome naval point defense system from its new Sa'ar 6 corvette.
05 Dec 2022
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on November 30, 2022, that it has successfully test-launched BARAK LRAD surface-to-air missile from Sa'ar 6-class corvette INS Oz.
22 Sep 2022
The Israeli Navy's Sa'ar 6-class corvette, INS Oz, successfully fired the Gabriel V anti-ship missile in August 2022. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the test firing with a video on Twitter on September 21, 2022.
22 Feb 2022
Rafael have completed a successful series of live-fire tests of the 'C-Dome' system - an advanced naval configuration of the Iron Dome defense system.
28 Jul 2021
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has handed over the last two ships, "INS Atzmaut" and "INS Nitzachon", to the Israeli Navy on July 27. The SA`AR 6-class corvettes had been christened earlier. This means that all four ships ordered have now been delivered to the Israeli Navy.
04 May 2021
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems today officially handed over the second of four corvettes to the Israeli Navy.
11 Nov 2020
On November 11, 2020 the world’s most modern corvette “INS Magen” was officially handed over by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to the Israeli Navy.
06 Nov 2020
The Israeli Navy first Sa’ar 6-class corvette, INS Magen, will arrive in Israel in December, the country's MoD said on . Within the coming year, three more Sa’ar 6 ships will be transferred to Israel from thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) Kiel shipyard, Germany.
23 May 2019
On May 23, 2019, the first SA'AR-6 class corvette was named INS Magen at a ceremony in Kiel. This marks another important milestone in the ongoing program of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) as General Contractor to build four next-generation missile corvettes for the Israeli Navy.