Badr Class (PCG-1)
Owned By
| Operator: | Saudi Arabia |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | 4 |
| Ships: | 612 Badr |
| 614 Al-Yarmook | |
| 616 Hitteen | |
| 618 Tabuk | |
| Cost: | |
| Acquired: | 1981-1983 |
| General Specs: | |
| Country of origin: | United States |
| Class: | Corvette |
| Manufacturer: | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company |
| Introduced: | 1980 |
| Displacement: | 903 tons (1038 tons full load) |
| Length: | 245 ft (74.7 m) |
| Beam: | 31.5 ft (9.6 m) |
| Draft: | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Hull Material: | |
| Propullsion: | 2 x diesel engines |
| 1 x LM2500 gas turbine | |
| Speed: | 34.5 mph (30 knots) |
| Range: | 4,603 miles (4000 nm) |
| Fuel Capacity: | |
| Crew: | 58 |
| Armament: | |
| Guns: | 1 x 76mm OTO Melara gun |
| 1 x 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) | |
| 2 x 20mm Anti-Aircraft guns | |
| 2 x 40mm grenade launchers | |
| Anti-air: | |
| Anti-ship: | 8 x RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles |
| Other: | 2 x triple 324mm torpedoes |
| 1 x 81mm mortar | |
| Radar/Sensors: | SPS-40B 2-D air search radar |
| SQS-56/DE1160B hull mounted sonar | |
| MK92 gun control system | |
| Defense/Countermeasures: | SLQ-32 V1 electronic warfare system |
Raytheon Awarded $65 Million to Provide Phalanx CIWS Technical Support Services to Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Others
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a $64,607,900 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for design agent engineering and technical support services for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), SeaRAM, and Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. CIWS is a fast-reaction terminal defense against low- and high-flying, high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missile threats that have penetrated all other defenses. CIWS […]
Lockheed Awarded $12 Million to Provide Logistics Support for Saudi and Polish Mk 92 Fire Control Systems
Lockheed Martin Corp., Moorestown, New Jersey, is being awarded an $11,815,569 cost-plus-fixed fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification to a previously awarded contract (N63394-13-D-1301) to incorporate an additional quantity of labor hours procured under the basic contract in accordance with the maximum quantity limitations identified in the contract. The work to be performed will provide engineering and logistics […]
State Department Approves $154.9 Million Sale of Upgraded Phalanx CIWS to the Royal Saudi Navy
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 Kits, equipment, training, and logistics support. The estimated cost is $154.9 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of […]