Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft is a patrol boat developed by the French Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie shipyard (CMN) as a development of the La Combattante III type fast attack craft.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie |
| Planned | 3 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Fast attack long range craft |
| Length | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Beam | 8.2 m (27 ft) |
| Draught | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Speed | 38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
| Complement | 32 |
Three boats have been ordered for the Lebanese Navy, being paid for by Saudi Arabia. The vessels are to be armed with the Simbad air-defence systems and 20 mm Narwhal guns.[2]
In January 2018, it was reported that Saudi Arabia could claim the vessels for its own navy after relations with Lebanon cooled the year before.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Combattante FS56". CMN Group. CMN. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Jeremy Binnie (8 October 2014). "France says $3bn arms sale to Lebanon will proceed". IHS Jane's 360. IHS. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Cabirol, Michel (2 January 2018). "CMN : le contrat de trois patrouilleurs est enfin entré en vigueur en Arabie Saoudite" [CMN: the contract for three patrol boats has finally come into force in Saudi Arabia]. La Tribune (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
External links edit
- Combattante FS56 Archived 2015-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, page on CMN Group website.
- Lebanese armed forces to purchase French VBC 90 armoured and CAESAR 155mm howitzers, Army Recognition
- CMN Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft Missile - CGI rendering of the boat and its weapon systems, YouTube
- Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft Missile specifications and technical data at Navy Recognition.