Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft is a patrol boat developed by the French
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie
Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) is a French shipyard located at Cherbourg. It employs approximately four hundred employees covering the various specialities required for the construction of luxury yachts and warships.
Since its foun ...
shipyard (CMN) as a development of the
La Combattante III type fast attack craft.
Three boats have been ordered for the
Lebanese Navy
The Lebanese Navy is the navy, naval warfare of the Lebanese Armed Forces. Formed in 1950, it traces its heritage to the maritime civilization of Phoenicia; its flag depicts a Phoenician ship with the Lebanon Cedar, Lebanese Cedar tree, positioned ...
, being paid for by
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
. The vessels are to be armed with the
Simbad air-defence systems and 20 mm Narwhal guns.
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.
See also
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La Combattante-class fast attack craft
The ''La Combattante'' patrol boat was a type of fast attack craft built in France for export during the 1970s and '80s. It went through several modifications and was sold to, and operated by, numerous navies around the world.
Development
The ''L ...
References
External links
Combattante FS56{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226163623/http://cmn-group.com/products-and-services/military-vessels/combattante/combattante-fs56/ , date=2015-02-26 , page on CMN Group website.
''Army Recognition''
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ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDHx96oyqDE CMN Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft Missile- CGI
rendering of the boat and its weapon systems, ''YouTube''
Combattante FS56 Stealth Fast Attack Craft Missilespecifications and technical data at ''Navy Recognition''.
Missile boat classes