ABOARD THE INS LAHAV — After a coronavirus-related delay, Israel’s navy is preparing for the long-awaited arrival of its next generation of missile boats — giving it a powerful new tool to defend its strategic natural gas industry from the threat of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Security forces arrested a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group off the Gaza coast suspected of planning to sink an Israeli naval patrol boat and kidnap any survivors last month, Israel revealed on Wednesday.
BERLIN — The German government says it’s ready to sign an agreement on three new submarines for Israel that would go into service starting in 2027.
Elite soldiers from the Israel Navy joined forces with US Navy SEALS last week in the latest in an ongoing series of joint exercises involving the two countries’ armed forces.
Israel is boosting spending on its navy to better protect offshore oil and gas deposits and secure a large maritime zone that abuts that of its neighbour and enemy, Lebanon.
TEL AVIV — The Israeli Navy is expanding cooperation with the US Navy and other NATO maritime services and eventually aims to restore professional ties with Turkey after more than six years of estrangement, an Israeli officer said Thursday.
The Israel Navy has debuted its Super Dvora Mark III-class fast patrol craft, docked in the Haifa naval base, at a ceremony led by base commander V.-Adm.
The Israel Navy on Thursday released footage from a recent training exercise in which two missile ships downed an out of use naval vessel.
The Jerusalem Post reports: The Israel Navy completed a drill early on Thursday morning simulating an ISIS takeover of a civilian ship and a raid to free the vessel. A senior naval source said the exercise was aimed at “improving our
The Jerusalem Post reports: The Israel Navy keeping is a close eye on Hamas in Gaza as the terrorist organization busily rebuilds its offensive capabilities, which now appear to include a potential to wage underwater combat. If fighting breaks out with
