(Maariv International) Germany has agreed to sell Israel another two Dolphin-class diesel submarines, to join the three Dolphin-class submarines already operated by the Israeli navy. The new boats will be able to stay submerged longer, and will cost $700 million. At least one of Israel's submarines is always on patrol in the Arabian Sea, where Indian subs of British-Russian manufacture sail keel to keel with Israeli subs made in Germany against Pakistani vessels made in France and Iranian subs made in China.
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