Israel’s Defense Ministry and Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems have signed an agreement for the development and production of three advanced submarines for the Israeli Navy. The price of the three Dakar-class diesel-electric submarines will cost more than double the original estimate for a total of around $3.4 billion. The German government will fund one-third of the cost, in accordance with an agreement signed between the countries in 2017
Quote: “The Israeli Navy’s next-generation submarine, the Dakar class, to be built in Germany, will be entirely different from the Dolphin class boats the service currently operates. Most obviously, it appears to feature a much-enlarged sail, revealed in a computer-generated artwork released today by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), the prime contractor. There is also growing speculation that the submarines will have provision for a vertical launch system (VLS). This feature is still extremely rare on conventionally powered submarines and would be a new development for the Israeli Navy, providing significant additional strike capacity.”
Source: The Jerusalem Post (introduction), The Drive (quotation)
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