Israel’s Future Submarines Seen as Key Development Towards Regional Naval Ascendency
(Worthy News) –
The announcement on Jan. 20 by the Israeli Defense Ministry and Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of the procurement of three new advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy marks a key milestone in the evolution of Israel’s fleet, which will consist of six submarines.
In a reality in which Israel’s adversaries are armed with missiles that can strike any land point in the state, the strategic value of Israel’s underwater long arm is on the ascent, even more so in light of the expected advanced capabilities that the new Dakar-class submarines are expected to carry onboard.
The class of submarines is named after the INS Dakar, a diesel-electric Israeli submarine that sunk in 1968 in the Mediterranean on its route from Britain to Haifa Port after being purchased from the United Kingdom. [ Source: Algemeiner (Read More…) ]