This Drakon submarine is the sixth submarine to join the Israeli Navy's fleet in recent years and the third of the Dolphin class (specifically, the Dolphin II variant equipped with an AIP system).

Israel operates a fleet of German-built Dolphin II submarines designed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as the cornerstone of the country's sea-based nuclear deterrent. The 225-foot boats displace 2,400 ...

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has delivered the INS Drakon to the Israeli Navy, marking the completion of Israel’s Dolphin-class submarine fleet equipped with air-independent propulsion (AIP).

In the last three years, I have made around two dozen exciting field visits to Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and other places, but the new highlight was boarding Israel's newest submarine at ...

The Arab League called on the German government Thursday to suspend the delivery of German-made Dolphin submarines to Israel lest the sophisticated submarine be used by the Jewish far right as a tool ...

TKMS delivered its third and final Dolphin-AIP submarine to Israel, as the yard pursues Canadian and European submarine programmes. TKMS: Israel's Final Dolphin Submarine Sails, Canada's Twelve-Boat ...

ABOARD INS DRAKON — Just a few nautical miles west of Haifa, the Israeli Navy’s sixth submarine was approaching Israel’s coast on Thursday morning after a 3,792-nautical-mile (around 8,000-kilometer) ...