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With high-tech warships, Israeli Navy readies to guard gas fields from Hezbollah, Hamas |
2018-02-07 |
[IsraelTimes] Four new German-built Sa'ar 6 corvettes due to arrive starting late 2019. Until then, IDF planning to protect strategic maritime assets with existing ships, specialized Iron Dome The Israeli Navy is charged with defending the country’s territorial waters, an area that is twice as large as the state itself and is becoming increasingly crowded with highly lucrative natural gas fields and shipping lanes, and it needs help. For Israel’s enemies these naval sites are "preferred targets," and both the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group in Leb and ‐ to a lesser extent ‐ Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, in Gazoo have the capabilities to threaten them, a senior Israeli Navy official said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#3 Meanwhile, back at the ranch... German Navy experiences “LCS syndrome” in spades as new frigate fails sea trials. |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2018-02-07 22:43 |
#2 Looking at the robot sub patrol boat, in these pages a few days ago the following comes to mind. "Make some cheap fiberglass un-manned drone patrol boats with some heavy weapons and auto-loader on them. No big loss if they are hit or sunk and you don't sink $$$ into platforms safe enough for troops. |
Posted by: 3dc 2018-02-07 07:24 |
#1 Maybe they could use some Littoral rafts. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2018-02-07 00:14 |