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3,000-ton warning to Iran and Turkey: Inside INS Drakon, Israel’s newest and most advanced submarine

Israel’s sixth submarine can remain at sea longer, carry more weapons and operate near enemy shores; after 14 years of preparation and a 24-day voyage from Germany, it is expected to become fully operational within two months

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.27.26

Stealthier, deadlier: Israel welcomes its sixth submarine with warning to Iran

INS Drakon arrives in Israel after 24-day voyage from Germany complicated by Norwegian and Danish restrictions on training; Herzog touts 'power we will not hesitate to use when necessary'

Eitan Glickman | 09.24.26

Power beneath the waves, threats of blockade: Israel Navy’s covert battle with its new submarine

INS Drakon, Israel’s sixth submarine, arrives from Germany as security officials warn of threats from Iran, the Houthis, Turkey and undersea cable sabotage, saying the Navy must expand its covert, autonomous and long-range capabilities

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.23.26

נשיא טורקיה רג'פ טאיפ ארדואן במפגש עם פוטין בשולי פסגה בינלאומית בקירגיזסטן 1 בספטמבר

Navy chief warns Turkey: Israel watching moves to shift balance at sea

Vice Admiral Eyal Harel says Israel is tracking attempts to alter the balance of power in the Mediterranean and Red Sea and will defend its freedom of action; 'We see the actions, we are monitoring them and we are preparing for them'

ynet Global | 09.08.26

War reshapes Israeli Navy officer training as cadets prepare for sea and land combat

Forty-two cadets will graduate after training through wartime operations, with tougher resilience drills, broader weapons and submarine training and, for the first time, advanced infantry training for missions beyond the sea

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.06.26

Moscow’s silent gift to Tehran: why Israel’s new submarine is built for the high-speed missile era

As covert Russian technical assistance supercharges Iran’s high-speed cruise missile program, Israel silently deploys the INS Drakon—a shadow leviathan to rewrite strategic deterrence and neutralize compressed attack windows in an unforgiving regional standoff

Amine Ayoub | 09.03.26

Israel’s newest submarine INS Drakon heads home from Germany

The final Dolphin-class AIP submarine has left the TKMS shipyard in Kiel and is expected in Israel within weeks, bringing greater range, endurance and advanced operational capabilities

Elisha Ben Kimon | 09.01.26

Israel turns to naval drones as Iran war exposes maritime vulnerabilities

Threats to offshore gas fields, Red Sea shipping and Mediterranean trade have reportedly pushed Israel to expand its fleet and invest in unmanned surface vessels after years of treating the navy as a secondary force

ynet Global | 08.27.26

התרגיל הזרועי הרחב ביותר שמקיים חיל הים מאז ה-7 באוקטובר

Turkey denies troop deployment at Syrian military base as tensions with Israel rise on land and sea

Israeli security officials say Turkish naval activity in the eastern Mediterranean is adding to concerns over Ankara’s growing role in Syria, though both sides have so far avoided direct military confrontation; 'Have seen several times that Trump prefers Erdogan over Netanyahu'

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.20.26

Naval commando with wings: Meet the IDF’s new Seahawk helicopter

Naval helicopters hunt submarines and commandos, detect threats and targets for their ships and save lives, evolving from the Nazi era to Israel’s newly arrived Seahawk

Nitsan Saddan/Calcalist | 08.08.26

The power to paralyze a country by sea: Israel Navy unveils new vision

From protecting shipping lanes and gas rigs to confronting Iran, Turkey and Gaza-bound flotillas, the sea has become a strategic front capable of shifting the balance of war; Navy chief Vice Adm. Eyal Harel wants to expand the missile-boat fleet and turn Israel into a regional maritime power

Elisha Ben Kimon | 08.06.26

At 34, Lt. Col. R. commands a billion-shekel submarine on missions near enemy shores

During Operation Roaring Lion, Lt. Col. R., 34, commanded the INS Dolphin deep beneath the sea near enemy states, cut off from the world; his grandfather died in the Dakar disaster; he discusses Iran missions, surgery at sea and life underwater

Yoav Keren | 07.27.26

Short on funds for new warships, Israel spends $73 million to rebuild Cold War-era vessel

With new ship costing more than $235 million and taking up to decade to procure, Navy is spending $73 million to extend INS Lahav’s service life and deploy it mainly to defend offshore gas rigs and other critical maritime infrastructure from missiles and drones

Yuval Azoulay, Calcalist | 07.20.26

‘Change your course’: IDF intercepts Gaza flotilla far from Israel

Officials say navy moved to enforce Gaza maritime blockade against Global Sumud Flotilla, a 100-vessel convoy carrying about 1,000 activists, hundreds of miles from Israel’s coast

Itamar Eichner, Elisha Ben Kimon | 04.30.26

Israel prepares to stop 100-boat Gaza flotilla before it reaches shore

Defense Minister Israel Katz says the campaign is organized by Hamas under a humanitarian guise and issued sanctions against its fundraising; planners are weighing sea or air boarding while managing diplomatic fallout with Turkey, Spain and Italy

Itamar Eichner | 04.29.26

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