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Israel Orders Three German Submarines For $3.4 Billion

Thursday, January 20th, 2022

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Israel Orders Three German Submarines For $3.4 Billion

The Director General of the Ministry of Defense, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Amir Eshel, and the CEO of ThyssenKrupp, Dr. Rolf Wurz, at a signing ceremony for Israel to buy three new Dakar-class submarines. (Photo: Israel Ministry of Defense)

The Israel Ministry of Defense on Thursday signed an agreement to purchase three new Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Dakar-class submarines for $3.4 billion, the ministry said. The agreement also includes an industrial strategic cooperation piece that amounts to $961 million as well as construction of a simulator in Israel, logistics support package, and supply of spare parts. Israel said the first new submarine will be delivered within nine years as part of an effort to replace the first three of Israel’s…

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