A brief history of Israeli Navy submarines After World War II, the Israel Navy began to use former U.K. Royal Navy T-class and S-class submarines.

In 1992, the Chief Commander of the Israeli Navy, Ami Ayalon, decided to purchase a third submarine and ran into wall-to-wall resistance from the IDF General Staff.

FILE - An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Atzmaut as a submarine patrols in the Mediterranean Sea , Sept. 1, 2021.

Leviathan and a second Israeli navy sub during a naval maneuver in the Mediterranean Sea off of Haifa, June 9, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen Around a third the size of the nuclear-powered giants of the ...

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is seen on the deck of an Israeli Navy submarine during a drill off the coast of Ashdod, in an image released on August 29, 2024. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry) ...

The Tanin, which is just the fourth submarine in Israel’s fleet, is an example of the slightly larger, slightly newer Dolphin 2 design, measures 225 feet in length with a 22 foot beam and 20 ...

A ceremony was held earlier today in Germany to officially name the Israeli Navy’s sixth submarine, INS “Drakon” — or Dragon — though the vessel will not be delivered until 2025, the ...

Israel has agreed with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems to develop and produce three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy in a deal worth 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), Israel's Defense Ministry ...

Israel has also boosted its submarines' operational tempo. In 2013, Israeli submarines spent 58 percent of their time at sea compared to 36 percent from 2010 to 2012, according to the Times of Israel.

Dolphin-Class: How Israel Could Start a Nuclear War Thanks to Submarine-Launched Missiles – Though the Egyptian Navy is the largest in the Middle East, the State of Israel has a naval force that ...

TEL AVIV—The Israeli Navy is using the Heron-1 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to perform anti-submarine missions over the Mediterranean. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) adapted the platform ...

Germany's Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems will build three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy in a deal worth 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion), the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Thursday.