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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Israel Navy's submarine fleet: an intimate but demanding unit

Dolphin classThe Israel Navy's submarine fleet is one of the Israel Defense Forces' most intimate units.

The atmosphere in the unit derives not only from the nature of its missions, which require several dozen men to remain together underwater in an iron tube for many long days, but also because very few soldiers serve in the unit.

In the coming decade, the fleet is to undergo a revolution. It will start when two upgraded versions of the Dolphin submarine join the ranks in the coming two years.

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