Israel Inks Multi-Billion Dollar Submarine Deal With Germany

Israel Inks Multi-Billion Dollar Submarine Deal With Germany
An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Atzmaut as a submarine patrol in the Mediterranean Sea, on Sept. 1, 2021. Ariel Schalit/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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JERUSALEM—Israel signed a three billion euro ($3.4 billion) deal on Thursday to buy three cutting edge submarines from Germany, the defense ministry announced.

The Dakar-class diesel-electric submarines will be produced by German manufacturer Thyssenkrupp and are expected to be delivered within nine years, the ministry said.