Amphibious ships israel

[Adir-M]

Israel navy announce that is using Amphibious ships.
Israel use Amphibious ships in the past but in 1993 israel cols up the Amphibious ships units
It seems that the israeli navy getting stronG due to gas fields in israel.
7 corvettes -3 upgrade sa'ar 5 and 4 new sa'ar 6 (germany k-130) both with barak 8 anti missiles and new redars.
saar5:

kc-130

3 missile ships -sa'ar 72 from israel shipyard

8 missile ship saar 4.5- israel announced that they will upgrade.

6 dolphin submarine

45 PATROL BOATS

 

[Adir-M]

 

[DavidSling]

Israel navy announce that is using Amphibious ships.
Israel use Amphibious ships in the past but in 1993 israel cols up the Amphibious ships units
It seems that the israeli navy getting stronG due to gas fields in israel.
7 corvettes -3 upgrade sa'ar 5 and 4 new sa'ar 6 (germany k-130) both with barak 8 anti missiles and new redars.
saar5:

kc-130

3 missile ships -sa'ar 72 from israel shipyard

8 missile ship saar 4.5- israel announced that they will upgrade.

6 dolphin submarine

45 PATROL BOATS

Wait, are we gettin Saar 72???? NICE
Anyway, it has been confirmed that Saar 6 and several others will have combination of Iron Dome and Barak 8 for lower operational costs and higher chance of interception

 

[Penguin]

"Israel navy announce that is using Amphibious ships. Israel use Amphibious ships in the past but in 1993 israel cols up the Amphibious ships units. It seems that the israeli navy getting stronG due to gas fields in israel."
Best I know there no longer are amphibious/landing craft or ships in IDF service. So, what are you saying? Will there be acquisition of new landing ships?

Wait, are we gettin Saar 72???? NICE
Anyway, it has been confirmed that Saar 6 and several others will have combination of Iron Dome and Barak 8 for lower operational costs and higher chance of interception

Probably to replace the oldest 3 Saar 4.5

• INS Kidon (Javelin, 1995) (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1974 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1994) – Active
• INS Tarshish (1995) – (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1975 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998) – Active
• INS Yaffo (Jaffa, 1998) (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1975 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998) – Active

 

[DavidSling]

"Israel navy announce that is using Amphibious ships. Israel use Amphibious ships in the past but in 1993 israel cols up the Amphibious ships units. It seems that the israeli navy getting stronG due to gas fields in israel."
Best I know there no longer are amphibious/landing craft or ships in IDF service. So, what are you saying? Will there be acquisition of new landing ships?


Probably to replace the oldest 3 Saar 4.5

• INS Kidon (Javelin, 1995) (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1974 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1994) – Active
• INS Tarshish (1995) – (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1975 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998) – Active
• INS Yaffo (Jaffa, 1998) (Sa'ar 4-class built in 1975 and converted to Saar 4.5 class in 1998) – Active

Omg, I surely hope so.
Anyone else can confirm this statement?

 

[Natan]

Best I know there no longer are amphibious/landing craft or ships in IDF service. So, what are you saying? Will there be acquisition of new landing ships?

Two small indigenous Manta-class LCI craft revealed on Wednesday.

 

[Penguin]

The Israeli Navy revealed on 18 May that it has had small landing craft called the Manta class in service for several years. (Yaakov Lappin)

http://www.janes.com/article/60487/israeli-navy-announces-successful-c-dome-tests

Thought so, they didn't look exactly new to me ;-)

Omg, I surely hope so.
Anyone else can confirm this statement?

I'm not sure that IDF has ordered any. I merely stated that if so then probably to replace some of the older missile boats.

 

[Natan]

Thought so, they didn't look exactly new to me ;-)

Well, apparently one of these LCI's was enforcing a blockade on Gaza strip against SV Estelle back in 2012.

BTW, new LCI's of the Republic of Singapore Navy look suspiciously similar to these Manta-class LCI's.

 

[Penguin]

In 2013 an Israeli ship builder announced another model for Saar family of small surface warships. This new one, Saar 72, was aimed at the export market but the Israeli Navy ordered three. The Saar 72 is an 800 ton ship with a crew of fifty (and accommodations for 20 more commandos or other specialists). In effect Saar 72 is an enlarged and improved Saar 4.5/ Saar 72 is 72 meters (223 feet) long, stealthy, and designed to accommodate electronics built into the blended, radar evading, superstructure.

https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsurf/20150725.aspx

Not the most reliable source, I admit.

Well, apparently one of these LCI's was enforcing a blockade on Gaza strip against SV Estelle back in 2012.

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Interesting, with water cannon.

BTW, new LCI's of the Republic of Singapore Navy look suspiciously similar to these Manta-class LCI's.
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Good find, yeah they do look very similar.

They are produced by ST Engineering as BRAVE Series Fast Landing Craft, in 5 variations.
Source: http://www.stengg.com/products-solutions/products/brave-series-fast-landing-craft
Brochure (PDF): http://www.stengg.com/download/pdf/1141nxnffke0b44anyoz.pdf

It's the Brave 18T
Length 23m x Beam 5.6m x Depth 2.3m (Draft 0.8m)
Deck area 77 m2
Clear width (at ramp) 4.1m
Payload 18 tonnes
Range: 180nmi
Endurance: 12h of continuous operation at 15kn
Propulsion: 2 waterjets (possibly 2x MAN D2866 LXE 40 diesel engines each providing 324 kw at 2200 pm driving 2x Hamilton 362 waterjets.)
V-max: 25+kn

See also http://majalahmiliter.blogspot.nl/2008/12/concept-4-tonne-fast-craft-equipment.html

Here a variant with what appears to be a seperate protective cabin installed

http://kementah.blogspot.nl/2013/05/republic-of-singapore-navy-rsn-navy.html

 

[Godman]

Well, apparently one of these LCI's was enforcing a blockade on Gaza strip against SV Estelle back in 2012.

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BTW, new LCI's of the Republic of Singapore Navy look suspiciously similar to these Manta-class LCI's.
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Singapore and Israel are very close partners no surprise

 

[Penguin]

Singapore and Israel are very close partners no surprise

Well, yes and no. No, given their longstanding defence industry relations. Yes, given that the Israeli navy has tended - with few exception - to look to domestic products.

Sea corps 11th Flotilla disbanded in 1993
The last amphib surface unit (INS Ashdod) retired 2001
So, some time after this a deal with Singapore must have been struck.

The first of Singapore's four Endurance class LPDs (RSS Endurance 207) was launched 14 March 1998 and commissioned 18 March 2000.The fourth, RSS Endeavour 210, commissioned 7 April 2001. Boats and landing craft carried include four 13m fast craft equipment and utility (FCEU) and two 25m fast craft utility (FCU) vessels. So, imho, this pretty much also marks the start of ST Engineering's Brave series of craft.