(The Sal 6 frigate is the latest light frigate ordered by the Israeli Navy. The Sal 6 displacement is only 2,000 tons)
As a world-renowned military power, Israel has very strong military capabilities. In the Middle East, Israel has basically no opponents. Among them, the strength of the Israeli Air Force is more prominent. Due to the adoption of a full set of advanced American air combat equipment and American air force training and logistics system, the combat capabilities of the Israeli Air Force and the technical and tactical level of Israeli pilots are not much inferior to some world powers. The strength of the Israeli Army is also very impressive. The performance of the Israeli Army female tiger heavy tracked infantry fighting vehicle and mekawa 4 main battle tank is the world's leading position. Moreover, Israel's military and technological strength is also very famous all over the world. The information electronic information system developed and manufactured by Israel is also very popular in the international market. Turkish once chose Israeli companies to upgrade and transform the old F4 series fighter jets. India's latest Kolkata-class destroyer also uses Israeli phased array radar and Barak 8 air defense missile system.
However, due to geographical location and Israel's national strategy, the overall strength of the Israeli Navy is not very outstanding. In the past, the Israeli Navy focused more on coastal defense, such as preventing the connection between major powers outside the zone and Palestinian , preventing international organizations from transporting materials to Palestine from sea, etc. However, in recent years, after the discovery of huge amounts of oil and gas resources in the offshore Levant basin, Israel's naval development has begun to receive more care. In order to better protect Israel's maritime interests and maritime defense, Israel has recently developed the Saar 6 frigate, and the configuration of this frigate is legendary.
(The hull and power of the Sar 6 frigate are handled by Germany, and the ship's weapons and information subsystems are handled by Israel itself)
The Sar 6 frigate is a light frigate developed by Israel with the basic platform of the German Mekko series frigate and its own ship-based electronic information and weapon systems. The Sar 6 frigate has a full load displacement of only more than 2,000 tons, which is a typical light frigate, but the configuration of this type of ship has caught up with the world's large destroyer . It is said that the Sar 6 frigate uses the phased array radar system like the Kolkata-class destroyer in India, as well as the Balac 8 medium-sized and long-range air defense missile system configured in the Kolkata-class destroyer in India. The Sar 6 is equipped with 32 vertical launch units for launching the Balac 8 medium-range air defense missile. In addition, the Sar6 frigate is equipped with 16 anti-ship missiles and two sets of Iron Dome air defense missile systems with a total of 40 units, and other weapons include torpedoes. With these weapon configurations, the equipment of the Sar6 frigate has reached or even exceeded that of the Kolkata-class destroyer in India, while the Kolkata-class destroyer in India is a large ship with a full load displacement of more than 7,000 tons.
hull
First of all, the hull and power system of the Sar 6 frigate are in charge of Germany. Similar to the previous generation of the Sar 5 frigate of the Israeli Navy, it also adopts a stealth design. The Sar 6 frigate uses the famous German Meko series frigate platform.
(The Israeli Navy is not outstanding in its strength. It used to be mainly responsible for maritime security defense. After the discovery of huge amounts of oil and gas resources in the Levant Basin, the Israeli Navy
Meike series frigates are currently one of the best-selling multi-purpose frigates in the world. Meike's original intention is a multi-purpose combination. The design concept of Meike frigates was proposed by a famous German designer in the 1970s. The core technical characteristics of this type of ship are standards. , modular and universal. The Meco frigate has multiple models, and the most popular one is the Meco 200 type. The Meco frigate has been exported to many countries, including Australia, New Zealand , Greek and Turkey. The total export number has reached about 20 ships. The South African Navy also imported the Meco 200 frigate. The Meco 200 frigate has a full load displacement of 3,600 tons, and the 18-knot economic speed can sail 5,214 nautical miles.
Sar6 frigate chose the Meco A80 (also said to be A90) platform, with a full load displacement of only about 2,000 tons, a maximum speed of 26 knots (also said to be 35 knots), and a crew of 65 people were established. Germany is responsible for the hull and power construction, while Israel is responsible for the system and weapon configuration. In 2015, Israel and Germany signed a construction contract for the hulls of four Sar6 frigates. In March 2018, Israeli media reported that the first ship of the Sar6 frigate started.
weapon configuration
Sar6 frigate is its powerful military equipment. As mentioned earlier, the weapon configuration of the Sar6 frigate can even be comparable to that of the Indian 7,000-ton Kolkata-class destroyer. In fact, many Israeli weapon configurations on the Indian Kolkata-class destroyer appear on the Sar6 frigate.
(The Israeli Sar 6 frigate uses the famous German Mek frigate platform. The picture shows the very popular Mek A200 frigate, which belongs to the South African Navy)
Sar 6 frigate's main radar uses Israel's domestic ELM-2248MF-STAR four-sided fixed array active phased array radar . This radar is also the main radar system of the Kolkata-class destroyer in India. The overall performance and reliability are very outstanding. The detection distance of this radar is also very long. The detection distance of aircraft targets exceeds 250 kilometers. It can also automatically track anti-ship missiles flying within 25 kilometers. The overall performance is very good. The ELM-2248MF-STAR four-sided fixed array active phased array radar can cover 360 degrees in all directions, and the detection angle is -20 degrees -+85 degrees. Since electronic information systems are originally one of Israel's strengths, the performance of this radar's fire control system software is also very good. The improved fire control system software can help detect and identify various types of incoming targets. The number of detection and tracking targets is said to be as many as hundreds. Moreover, magically, this improved fire control system software can actually help detect rockets with a distance of more than 100 kilometers.
The Sar 6 frigate is equipped with 16 anti-ship missiles , and it is likely to use the Western standard Harpoon series. In air defense operations, the number of missiles of the Sar 6 frigate was half lower than that of the previous generation of Sar 5 frigate. Sar 5 was equipped with 64 Balac 1 air defense missile vertical launch units, and Sar 6 was equipped with 32 Balac 8 medium- and long-range air defense missile vertical launch units. Although the number is much lower than that of Sar 5, the performance of the Barak 8 air defense missile is significantly higher than that of the Barak 1. The Sar 6 frigate has stronger air defense capabilities and a larger air defense range.
(The previous generation of the Israeli Navy's Sar 5 frigate also has outstanding firepower. Sar 5 is equipped with 64 Barak 1 air defense missiles, with a full load displacement of only 1200
It is worth mentioning that the Barak 8 medium- and long-range air defense missile is also the standard air defense configuration of India's Kolkata-class destroyer. India is very satisfied and proud of the performance of this medium- and long-range air defense missile. However, the range of this air defense missile system is not very outstanding. The range of the Barak 8 air defense missile system is only 70-100 kilometers, which is far lower than the range of the medium- and long-range air defense missiles and the range of the ship-based medium- and long-range air defense missiles of the world's major powers. India also participated in the development of the Barak 8 air defense missile system. The initial R&D cost of this missile was US$330 million, India and Israel. The ranks each undertake half of each, but 70% of the development of the Balac 8 medium and long-range air defense missiles is completed in Israel. The second-hand Russian aircraft carrier purchased by India is also equipped with the Israeli Balac 8 air defense missile system and the supporting Israel-made ELM-2248MF-STAR four-sided fixed array active phased array radar.
Iron Dome Defense System has good actual combat performance
In addition to air defense missiles and anti-ship missiles, the Israeli Sar 6 frigate is also equipped with two sets of Iron Dome Defense System missiles with a total of 40 launch units. Many people are familiar with the Iron Dome Defense System. This is the world's first missile system specialized in defending rockets and artillery shells. It has been tested and deployed in actual combat. The Iron Dome Defense System has performed quite well.
(Sar6 frigate also uses the naval ship-based type of the Iron Dome air defense missile system. The Iron Dome air defense missile system is mainly used to defend against rockets with a range of 5-70 kilometers
Iron Dome defense system is a mobile rocket interception system specially developed by Raphael National Defense Systems, a world-renowned Israeli state-owned military enterprise. The Iron Dome defense system is mainly used to intercept rockets, artillery, mortars, cannons, howitzers, short-range missiles and other weapons and ammunition with a range of 5-70 kilometers fired in the Palestinian region. The Iron Dome defense system is also one of the most important components of Israel's air defense combat equipment. This system is composed of the "arrow" anti-missile system that mainly defends against long-range missile threats and the "David Slingshot" system that defends medium-range missiles. Israel's multi-layer missile defense system. The Sar6 frigate is designed with 40 vertical launch units of the Iron Dome Defense System missile, and it is expected to use the Iron Dome Defense System naval shipboard version.
. From the above, we can see that as a light frigate with a full load displacement of only more than 2,000 tons, the weapon configuration of the Sar6 frigate is still very powerful. Compared with the anti-ship configuration of 8 anti-ship missiles of surface combat ships in most countries in the world, the anti-ship capability of the Sar6 frigate is twice as high. In terms of air defense weapon configuration, the Sar6 air defense configuration can be comparable to the dedicated air defense frigates of some major European countries. With these weapon configurations of the Sar6 frigate, the Israeli Navy's ability to deal with the navy of neighboring countries will be significantly enhanced. In terms of maritime interests, the Israeli Navy is expected to be more active.
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