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Home» Event News» IMDEX 2019»IMDEX 2019: New OPV-45 launched by Israel Shipyards
Israel Shipyards Ltd. unveils its new multi-purpose Offshore Patrol Vessel, OPV-45, at IMDEX ASIA 2019. The OPV-45 is designed for a wide range of Naval, para-military and HLS missions, and can carry a variety of payloads according to mission requirements.
OPV-45 scale model at IMDEX 2019

IMDEX 2019: New OPV-45 launched by Israel Shipyards

Israel Shipyards Ltd. unveils its new multi-purpose Offshore Patrol Vessel, OPV-45, at IMDEX ASIA 2019. The OPV-45 is designed for a wide range of Naval, para-military and HLS missions, and can carry a variety of payloads according to mission requirements.

Nathan Gain 16 May 2019

Israel Shipyards Ltd. unveils its new multi-purpose Offshore Patrol Vessel, OPV-45, at IMDEX ASIA 2019. The OPV-45 is designed for a wide range of Naval, para-military and HLS missions, and can carry a variety of payloads according to mission requirements.

OPV-45 provides open sea patrol and surveillance as well as a wide verity of off-shore missions such as protecting facilities and EEZ, anti-terror/smuggling/illegal activities’ interdiction, intervention forces’ boarding/landing, and close-range Naval combat operations, including anti-piracy missions and enhanced search and rescue operations. The OPV-45 can also be equipped for minimizing illegal immigration transits, fishing protection & control and anti-pollution activities.

Installed with advanced weapon stations, electro-optics, radar and communication systems suitable for various missions, the OPV-45 has an overall length of 45.7m, a sustained speed of above 24 knots, and a command bridge enabling 360° observation. For missions requiring high speed interception, the OPV-45 can carry a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) of 7.20m.

OPV-45 scale model at IMDEX 2019

The RHIB can quickly, easily and crane-free be launched or retrieved into and out of water, while the vessel is on the move.  The OPV-45’s work deck is large enough to carry up to two 20ft containers equipped for various missions, which enables diversified and flexible operational options. The OPV-45 accommodates a crew of 16-24, plus an additional space for up to 24 people for missions involving Special Forces, search and rescue survivors, castaways, etc.

“The OPV-45 is an important addition to Israel Shipyards’ portfolio, offering the most cost-effective solution of its kind in the market today”, says Mr.  Eitan Zucker, the company’s CEO. “The OPV-45 is another example of our ability to foresee and comply the market’s needs”. 

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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