Sa'ar 6 Ahi Magen arrived in Haifa | Live broadcast of the ship's acceptance ceremony

My brother Magen's arrival in Haifa this morning is the opening of a new era in the Arm of the Sea, the era of the Storm Corvettes 6.
Ahi Magen is the first ship in a series of 4 Corvettes of the Saar 6 type, built at the GERMAN NAVAL YARDS shipyard under contract of the German concern THYSENKRUP.
Ahi Magen is a force multiplier in the naval arm, with an emphasis on the new missions of the Navy in the protection of Israel's economic waters.

Watch the live broadcast of the Sa'ar 6 ship acceptance ceremony with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Rivlin

Striving for naval supremacy in the arena

The Navy has longed for this power building since the late 90s of the last century. From an arm that included 24 platforms for naval combat, the fleet was reduced to about 12 ships, of which 3 Saar 5 ships produced by Ingalls Shipyards in the USA and the remaining 4.5 Saar ships produced by Israeli shipyards.
My brother Magen and her sisters of the Saar 6 model will slightly improve the flexibility required for the Navy in exercising its power to protect the economic space, for naval superiority in the arena and to carry out its missions.

An innovative, deadly, multi-mission missile ship

In the letter of the commander of the naval arm in honor of the arrival of the corvette, Major General Eli Sharvit wrote, among other things, the following:
This status is an important milestone in a strategic, national and security journey of the first order: an innovative, multi-mission missile ship, which will be armed and equipped with the best naval combat systems, the vast majority of which are produced by Israeli industry. Her three sisters will dock during the next year, willing to accept as sacrifice a wide variety of weapons, modern and sophisticated systems, on their way to obtaining operational capability - capability required to protect the strategic facilities in the economic waters of the State of Israel.

The maritime space that Ahi Magen sees is completely different from the maritime space that characterized the days of our first destroyers and missile ships, a maritime space that is different from the traditional spaces that we have come to know. , a space in which naval superiority forms the starting point for all operational activity. It is a frequently changing, multidimensional space,
which requires adjustments in the naval defense and attack suits, a challenging space, which stretches our operational units to the limit of their ability.

Spatial detection systems, defense measures and advanced attack systems

In this unique and complex maritime space, Ahi Magen is a true, accurate and definite operational necessity - without any doubt. During the coming period, the corvette will be armed with the best spatial detection systems, defense measures and attack systems that are at the forefront of global military technology.

Its operational capacity will be powerful, the fruit of thought, planning and development by the best experts and craftsmen. One of four multi-mission corvettes, which will form a significant and main part of the central backbone of the naval arm - is the Sedak Al-Terat.

Ahi Magen will be a central component of the Israeli navy, alongside the missile ships, submarines, and naval commando vessels - a fleet that is entirely focused on achieving naval superiority, a superiority that is a pillar of Israel's security envelope.
Without cynicism and without going into issues that are common in the Israeli public and everyone has their own version and truth, the State of Israel through the arm of the sea was blessed today with a new combat system that is one of the most advanced in the world for its defense and it is as necessary for us as air to breathe.

Happy holidays to the Sea Arm, welcome brother Magen, waiting for your sisters, brother Oz, brother independence and brother victory. As our friends have already said, inshallah they will use you for exercises and ceremonies only and you will not have to prove your abilities, your lethality and your ability to defend yourself in times of emergency.