Tech Talk

February 2005

Israel’s Navy Acquires Super Fast Patrol Boats

edited by Robert H. Williams

The Israeli Navy has received the first of six fast patrol/interdiction craft from the AIA/Ramata division. Called the Super Dvora Mk-III, the new, nearly 50-knot craft is the result of a two-year joint development effort.

Israel Navy officials said the fast boats combine a broad range of operational and performance capabilities in a single vessel. The craft are designed to operate in both shallow and deep water and will carry a number of advanced weapon, sensor and communication systems.

The Super Dvora Mk-III is 86 feet long and has a beam of 18 feet. It is powered by twin Detroit Diesel MTU 12V-4000 series engines that drive two model 16 articulated surface drives, made by TwinDisc.

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