Germany will contribute 115 million euros for the construction of Israeli warships

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The German Government finally contribute 115 million euros to build corvettes that the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is building for the Israeli Navy. There will be four ships and three as initially announced, and the German contribution will be reduced from 300 million to be raised initially the total cost 1,000 million ships. Israel considered necessary to acquire new ships to protect its exclusive economic zone in the Mediterranean, especially after the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits that could become a target for the enemies of Israel.



Although commonly referred misileras corvettes built TKMS vessels are rather the type Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) to be derived its design OPV 80 Meko turn a concept shortened the Meko 100 corvettes, and have a displacement around 1,500 tonnes. Following the custom of the Israeli Navy, will be heavily armed to include air defense systems like the Barak 8 Israel Aerospace Industries or even a naval variant of the Iron Dome of Rafael.German media reflected part of the information contained in a letter sent in November by Finance Minister Steffen Kampeter the Budget Committee, which must approve the measure, expected before the end of the year.Germany has contributed in the past to finance Israeli defense programs as conventionally powered submarines Dolphin, also built in Germany, under the approved compensation after the Holocaust. (JNG

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