Posts Tagged: Israeli Navy
Amidst Questions, ThyssenKrupp Inaugurates First Guard Ship for Israel’s Navy
CTech - Submarine maker ThyssenKrupp AG has officially named the first of four Sa'ar 6 corvette ships it will be supplying the Israeli navy the...
Netanyahu: Israel’s Navy Could Act Against Iranian Oil Smuggling
Israel's navy could take action against Iranian oil smuggling, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, urging world powers to foil any effort by Tehran...
Israeli Navy Intercepts Gaza-Bound Boat Belonging to Hamas-Linked ‘Freedom Flotilla’
The Israeli Navy intercepted on Sunday a boat carrying nearly two dozen pro-Palestinian activists who were trying to breach the maritime blockade of the Hamas-ruled...
Israel’s Navy Visits French Counterpart for First Time in Decades, Conducts Joint Drills
JNS.org - In a sign of growing Mediterranean cooperation, two Israeli Navy missile ships paid a visit to France earlier this month, where they held...
After Series of Tests, Israeli Submarines to Be Armed With New Long-Range Torpedoes
The Israeli Navy concluded this week a successful series of tests of a new long-range torpedo system set to enter operational use. The torpedoes will be...
Israeli Navy Thwarts Attempt by Boat to Breach Blockade
JNS.org - The Israeli navy thwarted an attempt by Hamas to breach the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. A boat of 17 Gazan protestors...
Israeli Navy Kills Palestinian After Boat Breaches Gaza Sailing Limit, Military Says
A Palestinian from the Gaza Strip died on Sunday after the Israeli navy fired on the boat he and two others were sailing in, a...
Israeli and NATO Navies Ramp Up Working Relationship
JNS.org - On a mid-November Friday night at a Greek naval base, dozens of officers and sailors from several countries gathered around a large dinner table...
Israel, US, France Conclude Two-Week ‘Noble Melinda’ Naval Exercise
JNS.org - The Israeli Navy’s Salvage and Underwater Missions Unit this week concluded a wide-ranging two-week drill in Haifa dubbed “Noble Melinda” with its counterparts from...
British and Israeli Air Forces Conduct Emergency Drill at Sea
JNS.org - Rescue teams from the British Army’s naval and air forces concluded a three-day joint emergency drill with their Israeli counterparts on Wednesday, in the...
Israel Braces for Its Latest Battlefront: The Sea
JNS.org - Amid a quiet, yet massive arms race between Israel and Hezbollah, both sides are preparing for the possibility of a war branching out to...
Israeli Military Joins US Forces in Elite Air, Sea Drills
JNS.org - Israel’s Naval commando unit, Shayetet 13, and the US Navy SEALs participated in a joint drill last week that sought to increase cooperation...
Hezbollah Threats to Off-Shore Oil Rigs Prompt Israeli Navy to Add Extra Missile Defense Systems to Warships
JNS.org - Threats posed to Israel’s offshore gas rigs by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah’s missile arsenal have prompted the Israeli Navy to add extra missile...
Israeli Military Sees Spike in Number of Women Serving in Combat Units
JNS.org - The number of women serving in Israel's combat units continues to rise, with about 2,800 slated to fill such roles this year, according to figures...
