israels military procurement ministerial committee approved project reshefthe israeli navys next-generation missile ship initiative.  the ships will be equipped with a leonardo oto 76/62 sr gun mounted at the bow, providing primary firepower. just behind the gun and forward of the bridge, a rafael c-dome point-defense missile system with four 10-cell modules will enhance close-range missile defense. for countermeasures, the design includes a deseaver decoy launching system positioned atop the bridge and another one aft of the rear mast. the ships will carry eight gabriel v anti-ship missiles located amidships, complemented by two rafael typhoon 25-30mm remote weapon stations (rws) near the missile launchers. at the rear deck, near the rhib area, two large boxeslikely loitering munition launchers for systems such as the mini harop for iaiare visible. the reshef design will also feature a multi-purpose aft deck, enabling the embarkation of modular payloads withing iso containers tailored to specific missions. this flexibility will support operations such as anti-submarine warfare (asw) with 324mm torpedo launchers and towed sonar, potentially including the l3harris model 980 alofts system. additional modules may facilitate littoral operations with loitering munitions or mine countermeasure missions. according to the latest rendering, the electronic systems are expected to feature the iai alpha (advanced lightweight phased array) elm-2258 rotating aesa radar on the forward mast, two electro-optical sensors, an advanced electronic warfare suite including the digital shark r-ecm from rafael and ns9003/aquamarine series r-esm system from elbit/elisra navigation radars, communication antennas, as well as other sensors and systems from the saar 4.5 class.   s/2024/12/israel-initiates-reshef-c lass-corvette-program/
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