| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) |
| Operators |  Israeli Navy |
| Preceded by | Dolphin class |
| Cost | EUR €3 billion (Total deal)[1] |
| In service | Expected to enter active service from 2031.[2] |
| Planned | 3[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Attack submarine |
| Length | 74 m (243 ft)[4] estimated |
| Propulsion | |
| Armament |
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| Notes | Planned to replace the first batch of three Dolphin-class submarines.[6] |
The Dakar-class submarine (Hebrew : הצוללות מסדרת דקר) is a class of AIP-capable, diesel-electric multipurpose attack submarines ordered by the Israeli Navy from German-based naval conglomerate ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).[7]
The Dakar class features a new design compared to the Israeli Navy's currently-serving Dolphin-class submarines. It has been customized to fulfill the operational requirements of the Israeli Navy.[8] The class was named in honor of INS Dakar, an Israeli submarine which mysteriously sank in 1968.[9]
In January 2022, Israel's Ministry of Defense ordered three submarines as a replacement to the first batch of the Israeli Navy's Dolphin-class submarines; the first of the new submarines are slated to enter service within nine years.[2][10]
- ^ "Israel inks multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Germany". East mojo. 21 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Israel signs scandal-ridden €3 billion deal with Germany to buy new submarines". The Times of Israel.
- ^ "Israel Orders 3 New Dakar-Class Submarines From TKMS". Naval news. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Three submarines for three billion euros: TKMS in Kiel is building for Israel".
- ^ "New Israeli submarines to have new capabilities". jpost.com. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Israel signs $ 3.4 billion submarines deal with Germany's Thyssenkrupp". Reuters. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Israel Orders Three New Submarines From ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems". Thyssen Krupp marine systems. 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Israel signs $3.4b sub deal with German firm". TV7 Israel news. 21 January 2022.
- ^ "IDF's New Submarine Model to be Named after Lost INS Dakar". Israel defense. 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Israel inks multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Germany". BG daily news. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.