Posted on 08/22/2006 8:13:21 PM PDT by george76
In the face of Iran's race to obtain nuclear power, Israel signed a contract with Germany last month to buy two Dolphin-class submarines that will, according to foreign reports, provide superior second-strike nuclear capabilities...
The submarines will be assembled in Germany and provided with a propulsion system allowing them to remain underwater for far longer than the submarines currently in the Israel Navy's fleet...
The navy is considering installing a Fixed Underwater Sonar System (FUSS) off the coast to detect foreign submarines.
In 1993, Iran bought two Russian Kilo-class submarines and eight mini-submarines from North Korea, although officials said this was not the only reason the system was being considered.
In 2005, Israel spotted a Western submarine snooping off its shore.
The contract signing was said to have come after a long dispute over the price and financing of the submarines...
Israel will purchase the two Dolphins, manufactured by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, for $1.27 billion, a third of which will be financed by the German government.
The navy already has three Dolphin-class submarines. They are the most expensive weapon platforms in the IDF's arsenal. Germany donated the first two submarines after the first Gulf War and split the cost of the third with Israel. The three submarines currently in the navy's possession employ a diesel-electric propulsion system, which requires them to resurface frequently to recharge their batteries.
The new submarines - called the U212 - will be fitted with a new German technology in which the propulsion system combines a conventional diesel lead-acid battery system and an air-independent propulsion system used for slow, silent cruising, with a fuel cell equipped with oxygen and hydrogen storage.
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The irony of this deal is sweet, indeed.
Hitler is steamed in hell screaming "A Jew boat? From Deutscheland?!?!?!?"
LOL.. it reeks of irony indeed!
I hope that order is marked RUSH!
Germany..........is helping Israel????
Someone pinch me.
God bless Israel!
The irony is sweet !
Germany has been Israel's 2nd largest arms supplier for a long time.
Israel is getting for Iran to attack from the sea.
Interesting. Good Find.
Yeah, bet he didn't see *that* one coming! I just wish he hadn't gotten the opportunity to gloat over Daimler-Benz's acquisition of Jeep (via the Chrysler merger). More than a few G.I.s turned over in their graves at that bit of news, I'm sure.
Maybe the Iranian raghead can start to do some sweating. Wish they had nukes on board that ship.
This is interesting :
" a new German technology in which the propulsion system combines a conventional diesel lead-acid battery system and an air-independent propulsion system used for slow, silent cruising, with a fuel cell equipped with oxygen and hydrogen storage."
and they are apparently very, very quiet.
Israel may not need to put nukes on their boats.
They can probably hit Iran with nukes now.
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Fair winds and following seas Israel!
Very ideal for noisy Iranians...
Hopefully, it will get much louder in Iran, and soon.
How do you read Aug. 22 being a fizzle? I am thinking that Iran hoped to have a nuclear device ready, perhaps for use on Israel, by today, but didn't make the schedule. Which means that there is time to do a preemptive strike.
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