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.

Combattante FS56
Class overview
BuildersConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie
Planned3
General characteristics [1]
TypeFast attack long range craft
Length56 m (184 ft)
Beam8.2 m (27 ft)
Draught2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Speed38 kn (70 km/h; 44 mph)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Complement32

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Combattante FS56". CMN Group. CMN. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
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