Israeli Navy

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Finland invests in contracts with Israel to boost its naval-defense systems
23.10.2018
“It’s critical that Finland has a modern navy that is fit for purpose. The Baltic Sea has become a possible focal point for tension between East and West,” said Jussi Niinistö, Finland’s Defense Minister.
Israeli Gabriel anti-ship missile on display at the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum in Haifa, Israel. Credit: Bukvoed/Wikimedia Commons.
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Could Chinese involvement in Israeli ports pose a security risk?
Yaakov Lappin21.09.2018
Haifa’s growing port, located close to a naval base, will be managed by one Chinese company, while a second port in Ashdod, also near a naval base, is being constructed by a second Chinese firm.
Israel’s Haifa port. Credit: Zvi Roger/Haifa Municipality.
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How an injured skateboarder became an Israeli navy submarine officer
Yaakov Lappin14.08.2018
The experience of getting back on his feet helped him gain the mental fortitude that he would later call upon to complete a grueling Israel Navy training course and become a submarine officer—one of the most sensitive and critical roles in the Israeli military.
Lt. S in his Israel Defense Forces uniform. Courtesy.
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Israel’s Navy visits French counterpart for first time in decades, conducts joint drills
Yaakov Lappin22.07.2018
The ships conducted joint combat, search and rescue, and medical-treatment exercises, marking the first time that this happened in French waters since 1959. In recent years, the French Navy has visited Israeli naval bases for joint exercises on multiple occasions.
Two Israel Navy missile ships paid a visit to France earlier this month, where they held extensive drills with the French Navy, the first such event to occur in 59 years. July 2018. Credit: Courtesy of the IDF Spokesperson Unit.
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Naval arms race between Israel and Hamas picks up steam
Yaakov Lappin14.06.2018
At the Israel Navy Erez Arena Control Center just north of the Gaza Strip, officers and soldiers turn an array of high-tech sensors in the direction of Gaza, aware that any blind spot could end up carrying a heavy price tag for the Israeli civilian communities all around them that they protect.
Israeli Navy soldiers seen on IDF ships, off the coast of Gaza, during Operation "Protective Edge" on July 28, 2014. Credit: Edi Israel/FLASH90
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Israeli navy thwarts attempt by boat to breach blockade
29.05.2018
A boat full of 17 Gazan protestors affiliated with the “March of Return” was purportedly attempting to breach the Israeli blockade and reach Cyprus carrying a group of Gazans hoping to receive medical care.
An Israeli Navy boat at a marine show as part on Israel's 70th Independence Day celebrations near the shore of Tel Aviv on April 19, 2018. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90.
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The growth and operational capabilities of the IDF
Kenneth S. BrowerBESA28.05.2018
Today, Israel stands out as the dominant military power in the Middle East. It has been able to accomplish this while reducing the burden of defense expenditure on its gross national product from a peak of 24 percent in the post-1973 war years to about 6 percent today.
The IDF F35 "Adir" stealth fighter plane. May 2, 2017. Photo by Moshe Shai/Flash90.
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Flyby a reminder ‘that we are standing watch,’ says Israeli squadron commander
Yaakov Lappin19.04.2018
A public show (not a showing off) of force on Israel’s Independence Day . . . in the air, on the seas and at ground level.
People on at the Tel Aviv beach watch the military airshow on Israel's 70th Independence Day, April 19, 2018. Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash 90.
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