By IsraeliMoD
on Monday, March 26th, 2012
Israel and Germany signed a contract
purchasing a submarine today, Wednesday (March 21). This will be the Israeli Navy's sixth submarine.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Defense Ministry CEO, Maj. Gen. (res.) Udi Shani
and secretary of state of the German Federal Defense Ministry, Wolf Rudiger
attended the signing ceremony the purchase.
Navy
Commander, Maj. Gen. Ram Rothberg addressed the purchase of the new submarine
while speaking at the naval officers' graduation ceremony. "Strategically,
especially today, I am pleased with the approval and signing of a contract
purchasing the Navy's sixth submarine, 54 years after submarines were first put
into use in the Israeli Navy. The strength of IDF and the State of Israel, and
its operational
flexibility, will grow ten folds," said Maj. Gen. Rothberg.
Defense
Minister, Ehud Barak, said today that "the sixth submarine multiplies the
force and capability of the IDF and the State of Israel in the face of the
growing challenges. The agreement indicates out cooperation
with Germany and the German government's obligation to the security of Israel.
Barak
stressed that "the Israeli Navy has been undergoing strategic changes over
the past few years, placing it at the helm of Israel's security and the extent
of the IDF's capabilities."
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