Underwater with Navy’s secret missions unit
The metallic knocking and faint sounds beyond the claustrophobic darkness are the main landscape in the special fighting zone of Yaltam, the Israeli Navy’s Underwater Missions Unit. The unit, which is used More...
In deep water: Israel Defense Ministry’s sea of troubles
When the Defense Ministry’s director-general received the list of the 10 police investigators appointed to handle the submarine and Sa’ar 6-class corvette affair, ministry officials raised More...
Israeli Navy drills against Hamas frogmen
The Israeli Navy finished holding a drill simulating a Hamas commando attack on the southern Israeli coastal towns of Ashdod and Ashkelon over the past week. “After Hamas commandos stormed the beach at More...
Israel gets fifth ‘nuclear-capable’ submarine ‘Rahav’
The Israeli Navy’s newest submarine, the “Rahav, ” set sail for Haifa from the German port of Kiel on Thursday. During the voyage, the Rahav will drop anchor and hold a brief ceremony More...
Uri Avnery: The Second Battle of Trafalgar
A MIGHTY naval battle took place this week on the waves of the Mediterranean. It will go down in history as the equal of Salamis or Trafalgar. In a daring move, the navy of the State of Israel intercepted the More...
Israel signs €430 million deal for German patrol vessels
Israel’s ministry of defense today signed a €430 million procurement contract with Germany for four new patrol vessels to defend the country’s Mediterranean economic waters and offshore More...
IDF Convoy Enters Gaza, Shoots to Discourage Arab Interference
Twelve military vehicles entered the Gaza strip on Wednesday in the Khan Younis district, witnesses told the Ma’an news gaency. The vehicles reportedly crossed about 600 feet into the Palestinian controlled More...
German-Made Dolphin Submarine Delivered to Israel
German weekly “Der Spiegel” says the submarine has a nuclear capability and is part of Israel’s efforts to counter Iran. The first of three German-made Dolphin II class submarines will soon More...