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==Ships== Three ships of the Sa'ar 5 class have been built: * {{INS|Eilat|501|6}}, launched February 1993 * {{INS|Lahav}}, launched August 1993 * {{INS|Hanit}}, launched March 1994 The ships' missile systems include: (i) anti-air capability with 1 x 32-cell vertical launch system (although it is possible to carry another), with [[Barak-1]] and/or [[Barak-8]] missiles of IAI and Rafael, and two four-cell Boeing Harpoon missile launchers. Ship's guns are a Raytheon / General Dynamics MK15 [[Phalanx CIWS|Phalanx]] 20mm close-in weapon system (CIWS). Secondary guns include a pair of 25mm [[Typhoon Weapon Station]]. The main radar for the 1st and 3rd ship (INS Eilat and INS Hanit) is the Advanced Lightweight Phased Array (ALPHA) ELM-2258 by Elta, an AESA S-band multifunction rotating radar, with automatic track initiation at +120 km (for fighters) and +25 km (for missiles). The main radar for the 2nd ship INS Lahav is the micro-AEGIS-style four-fixed-paneled S-band radar. In 2014 September 23, she was presented to the public with that new radar at Haifa naval base.<ref name="mfstar">{{cite web |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2014-news/september-2014-navy-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-security-global-news/2006-israeli-navy-saar-5-class-corvettes-fitted-with-iai-elm-2248-mf-star-multifunction-aesa-radar.html |title= Israeli Navy Sa'ar 5 class corvettes fitted with IAI EL/M-2248 MF-STAR multifunction AESA radar |work= NavalRecognition.com |date=20 September 2014}}</ref> For undersea warfare, the EDO Corporation's Type-796 hull-mounted search-and-attack sonar. Electronic warfare includes an AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy system, a radar warning receiver Elisra NS-9003/9005, and three Elbit Deseaver chaff decoys.
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