TKMS Hands Over SA’AR 6 Corvette ‘INS Magen’ to the Israeli Navy
On November 11, 2020 the world’s most modern corvette “INS Magen” was officially handed over by thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to the Israeli Navy.
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First Sa’ar 6-class Corvette Expected in Israel for December
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.
CONTROP to Supply EO/IR Systems for Vietnamese Border Guard Patrol Vessels
The contracts are for the supply of the iSea-25HD system - a lightweight, high-performance EO / IR payload for maritime surveillance and observation missions, suitable for use on medium sizeboats.
Greek and Israeli Shipyards Teaming Up to Propose Themistocles Corvette to Hellenic Navy
ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards based in Syros Island, Greece, and Israel Shipyards based in Haifa entered a teaming agreement to jointly propose a next generation corvette design for the Hellenic Navy: The Themistocles.
Watch IAI Testing LORA Ballistic Missile at Sea
IAI has successfully completed an operational dual firing trial with the LORA Weapon System. The trial was held in the open sea to demonstrate LORA’s capabilities to an IAI customer
Israel Navy’s New SA’AR 6 Corvette Begins Initial Sea Trials
An Israeli Navy (Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli) new SA'AR-6 class corvette, likely first ship in class INS Magen, started her initial sea trials on March 10, 2020. Several ship spotters images from the Kiel area in Germany show the vessel underway under her own power.
Israel Shipyards to design New Reshef-class Corvette for Israeli Navy
Israel Shipyards based in Haifa will design and build the Reshef-class vessels to replace the Israeli Navy (Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli) in service SA'AR 4.5 missile craft.
Israel Navy’s first SA’AR 6 corvette named INS Magen
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.
Israeli Navy orders ELTA MF-STAR radars for future Sa’ar 6 corvettes
ELTA Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was awarded a contract by the Systems Missiles and Space Group of IAI to supply to the Israeli Navy four ELM-2248 MF-STARs Multi-Function Digital Radars, based on the latest Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology.