IDF WELCOMES ITS FIFTH SUBMARINE:
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INS Rahav IDF Spokesman
The Israel Navy's fifth submarine, the INS Rahav, entered the Navy's base on the shores of Haifa on 12 Jan. 2016, and officially joined the Navy's submarine fleet. The previous submarine to join the Navy, the INS Tanin, was handed over to Israel in Sept. of 2014. Vice Admiral Ram Rotberg said at the time that it "can dive deeper, go farther for a longer time and can operate at a level we have not seen until today.” A sixth one is to be delivered by 2019, and Israel has even been reported to be interested in ordering three more. President Reuven Rivlin called the INS Rahav "68 meters and 2,100 tons of sophistication, power and innovation." Without a doubt, he added, "it is the most fearsome, advanced and expensive war machine currently in the IDF's possession." (INN)
