Tag: Israeli Navy

The target, believed to have been a drone, was intercepted over the Red Sea by a C-Dome battery aboard an Israeli Sa'ar 6-class corvette.

The next step, said Gallant, is a multilateral operation in the air, ground, and sea. "Do your work, get ready. We will need you," he told the troops.

Gabriel is a family of sea-skimming anti-ship missiles manufactured by the IAI.

Following the publication, Iran began attacking Israeli-owned ships.

One of the new ships' roles will be to protect natural gas platforms in the Mediterranean Sea against possible sea-borne or rocket threats.

The announcement comes after joint drill where NATO vessels simulated medical emergencies at sea with the Israeli Navy.

On May 11, Israel's security forces foiled an attempt to smuggle materials intended for the manufacture of missiles by the Hamas terrorist organization in...

The Seagull systems have superior mine counter measures capability. They facilitate end-to-end mine hunting operations.

Eyewitnesses said the Israeli raids had spread to the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, and a powerful explosion rocked Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

These warships will be tasked with protecting Israel's Economic Exclusion Zone with Israel's offshore natural gas rigs.

A number of Iron Dome batteries were deployed in southern Israel on Thursday in the wake of a situational assessment.

The IDF decided not to place launchers on the gas rigs themselves for safety reasons, fearing that fire would erupt on the platform during the launching of interceptor missiles.

The Israeli Navy in May 2015 ordered four Sa'ar 6-class corvettes, loosely based on the German Braunschweig-class corvette, but with engineering changes that make the baseline platform more robust for military use.

Israeli subs can hit anywhere in Iran should the need arise, including with nuclear warheads.

An all-female IDF Naval unit was used for the first time to seize control of the vessel.

A Gaza equipment merchant was indicted on seven charges of smuggling scuba diving equipment into the region and selling it to Hamas.

The head of the local Fishermen Union, Nizar Ayyash, told Ma’an that the Israeli Navy detained Abed al-Aziz Saadallah off the coast of Beit Lahiya after opening "heavy fire" at fishing boats.

The Israeli Navy shows off its newest naval vessel designated: Manta. The Manta is designed for amphibious landing of ground troops via the sea. The...

Pro-Arab activists are warning that they will charge the IDF with a war crime if it stops the flotilla.

Israel and Germany have signed a 430-million Euro contract to provide four ships to protect Israel's natural gas and oil rigs in the Mediterranean.

The Navy has selected Captain Or Cohen to become the first woman appointed as an IDF Navy ship's commander.

Int'l Criminal Court at The Hague won't investigate 2010 Mavi Marmara flotilla incident.

Hamas is still in the mode of “give us a finger and we will take the whole hand.”

Take 740 gallons paint, let a Yemenite Chabadnik work day and night for three weeks and – presto – see a huge Israel flag display in Eilat that can be seen from Jordan.

Oil platforms off Nigeria have been hit repeatedly, and suicide bombers launched coordinated boat attacks on an Iraqi oil export terminal in 2004.

This week the 124th class of IDF Naval Officers, including three women, completed their training and were stationed on deck Israeli Navy vessels. While most IDF women serve only two years, these three officers have already served through the 36-month naval officers' course, as graduates will be required to sign up for at least an extra 16 months.

Israel and Germany signed a contract purchasing the Israeli Navy's sixth submarine Wednesday. It is an SSK Dolphin Class submarine. Last year the newspaper The Welt am Sonntag reported that German chancellor Angela Merkel conditioned the sale of the Dolphin on Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, which Netanyahu obliged.

One of the advantages museums hold over galleries is that their exhibits need not focus on one theme.