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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
Israel gets two more German submarines |
Israel gets two more German submarines www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j33iXawr-RpZpCmlIkVylnRAoUyg JERUSALEM - Israel has taken delivery of two German submarines ordered four "We have received two Dolphin-class submarines built in Germany," he said, The submarines, called U212s, can launch cruise missiles carrying nuclear The subs were ordered in 2005 and delivery was initially expected in 2010. Including the two new ones, Israel has five German submarines -- the most Germany, which believes it has a historic responsibility to help Israel It split the cost of the third with the Jewish state. According to Jane's Defence Weekly, the U212s are designed for a crew of 35, Israeli media have written that the Dolphin submarine could be key in any An Israeli submarine recently used the Suez Canal for the first time in Widely considered the Middle East's sole if undeclared nuclear power, Israel |
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