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49m stealth fast attack craft

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Class overview
BuildersMyanmar Naval Dockyard
Operators Myanmar Navy
Preceded by5-Series class : Fast Attack Craft
Succeeded byYan Nyein Aung-class submarine chaser
Built2013–present
In commission491 (2015), 492 (2020)
Planned10[1]
Completed2[1]
Active2[1][2]
General characteristics
TypeFAC (Missile)
Length49 m (161 ft)[1]
Beam7.4 m (24 ft)
Draft1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
  • (491)
  • 4 x diesel engines
  • (492)
  • 3 x diesel engines supported by three waterjet propulsors
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range1,800 mi (2,900 km) at cruising speed
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • 491
    • 1 x NRJ-5A ECM and ELINT system
    • 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types
  • 492
    • 4 x NRJ-5A Type-C ECM and ELINT systems (fitted in four faces of radar tower)
    • 4 x Type-A FL-NA flare catridge magazines for various chaff and flare types
Armament
NotesThe hull design of 492 is different from that of the 491. The superstructure of 492 was constructed with aluminium, and the hull with steel. The anti-ship missiles in use are the C-802A instead of the C-802.

The 49m stealth fast attack craft (Project-PB-049) are a class of locally made fast attack craft of the Myanmar Navy. Unlike the previous class of 5-series class fast attack craft, the design of the 49m stealth fast attack craft utilizes stealth technology.

History

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The hull number 491 is the lead ship of this class, and it was completed in 2013.[3][1] The second ship 492 was completed in 2019, and commissioned on 24 December 2020.

Design

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The 492 is fitted with three waterjet propulsers. The hull design and armaments are slightly altered.[2]

Ships of the class

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Photo Pennant Builder Built Commissioned Homeport Note
491 Myanmar Naval Dockyard 2013 24 December 2012 Thanlyin
492 Myanmar Naval Dockyard 2018 24 December 2020[2] Thanlyin Hull design slightly altered

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Myanmar First Two Home-Built 49 meter Fast Attack Craft (FAC-M) Delivered to the Navy". navyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ a b c Information Team, Tatmadaw (24 December 2020). "(၇၃)နှစ်မြောက်တပ်မတော်(ရေ)နေ့အထိမ်းအမှတ် တိုက်ခိုက်ရေးရေငုပ်သင်္ဘော စစ်ရေယာဉ် (မင်းရဲသိင်္ခသူ) အပါအဝင် စစ်ရေယာဉ်များ တပ်တော်ဝင်ခြင်း အခမ်းအနား ကျင်းပပြုလုပ်". Tatmadaw. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Myanmar - 49-meter FAC-M". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2020-11-10.