Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said the Navy has concluded a curriculum for advanced submarine training. The military said the course, which would use digital simulators, was meant to prepare Navy crews for the new Dolphin-class submarines from Germany. “These new submarines have new systems and therefore new capabilities,” the Navy […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Navy has been using its latest electric-diesel submarines for operations far from the Jewish state. Officers said the Navy deployed the Dolphin-class submarines in surveillance operations against distant adversaries. They said the Dolphin could reach every target of Israel in and beyond the Middle East. “There are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, despite massive lobbying, has lost a tender to sell advanced Western submarines to Indonesia. Officials said a German-Turkish bid for Indonesia’s electric-diesel submarine project was rejected. Instead, Indonesia selected South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build and supply three submarines for Jakarta for $1.1 billion. “This was […]