Israel Ten Sa'ar 4-class boats were built for the Israeli Navy. only two remain in service. Three were disassembled, with systems taken for use in the construction of vessels. Three vessels and one hull stripped of systems were sold to
Chile. Two vessels were sold to
Sri Lanka.
South Africa The (formerly designated Minister class) in service with the
South African Navy are modified Sa'ar 4 (
Reshef-class) fast attack craft. In 1974, a contract was signed with
Israeli Military Industries for the construction of three of the modified Reshef class vessels at the
Haifa facility of Israeli Shipyards. A further three were built immediately after at the
Sandock Austral shipyard in
Durban, South Africa, with three more being built at the same facility several years later. The imposition of the
international embargo on the sale of arms to South Africa on 4 November 1977 forced the project to be carried out under a cloak of security.
Papudo (ex INS
Tarshish) was purchased with several missing systems and due to budgetary constraints was retired in 1998, only a year after entering service. Three Sa'ar 4s remain in service as of 2020.
Sri Lanka In 2000, two of the Israeli boats were sold to the
Sri Lankan Navy, forming the . It is not certain if these boats retain the
Harpoon missile capability, however it is known that these boats retained their
Gabriel missile capability. SLNS
Nandhimitra, a Saar-4 corvette, along with , a '''' participated at the
International Fleet Review 2026 held at
Visakapatanam, India on 18 February 2026 and
Exercise MILAN held between 19–21 February. The ships departed Sri Lanka on 11 February and reached Visakhapatnam on 16 February. ==See also==