Jewish News Syndicate:

The INS Magen (“Shield”), a German-made Sa’ar 6-class warship, arrived at Haifa Naval Base in early December 2020. It will be joined by the INS Oz (“Strength”) in July of this year, and INS Atzmaut (“Independence”) and INS Nitzhahon (“Victory”) are scheduled to arrive in September and November.

The ships are constructed by the German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp, and were designed in close collaboration with Israeli Navy engineers. Each costs $400 million to produce, with the German government covering one-third of the cost.

Onboard combat systems will be installed after the warships arrive in Israel. Ninety-five percent of those systems will be Israeli-made, and many of them will be completely new, designed for today’s threats…

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