20 January 2022
Israel finalises new submarine agreement with TKMS
by Yaakov Lappin
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 January that it has signed an agreement with Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the development and production of three new submarines that will replace the three Dolphin-class boats that were built for the Israeli Navy in the 1990s.
The signing followed a lengthy planning and negotiation process involving the Israeli and German MoDs and TKMS.
“Israel will purchase three submarines from a new series called ‘Dakar' in an agreement amounting to approximately EUR3 billion,” said the statement. The class is named after INS Dakar
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The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on 20 January that it has signed an agreement with G...
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