ARM Huracán

History
Mexico
Name	Huracán
Builder	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Commissioned	August 23, 2004
In service	2
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat (Aliya subclass)
Displacement	498 tonnes
Length	61.7 m (202 ft)
Beam	7.62 m (25.0 ft)
Draft	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU V16 diesel engines
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (cruise speed); 33 knots (61 km/h) (top speed);
Complement	53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and ; processing systems	Thales Neptune air & surface search radar; Selenia Orion fire-control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Elbit chaff rocket launchers; Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR;
Armament	4 Gabriel anti-ship missiles; 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon; Phalanx CIWS; 2-4 M2 Browning machine guns;
Aviation facilities	One helicopter hangar and Helipad

ARM Huracán (A-301) is a missile boat in the Mexican Navy. Previously the Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat INS Aliya when it was bought by Mexico for the Mexican Navy. Press reports indicate that the Israelis removed the Harpoon missile systems prior to the sale, though the Gabriel anti-ship missile systems were included in the package.

ARM Huracán was built by Israel Shipyards Ltd in 1981 and underwent a complete overhaul before its transfer to the Mexican Navy on August 23, 2004.

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