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Israeli sub sighted near Arabian Sea
Akhtar Jamal
Islamabad—Authoritative sources have reported that unidentified
sub-marine was sighted in the Arabian Sea several kilometres away
from Balochistan coast and sources claimed that submarine in
question was most probably from Israel.
Several foreign states are already massing naval forces in the area
but the presence of Israeli submarines was seen as a joint
Indo-Israeli strategy to increase pressure on Pakistan. It was
though not clear if Israeli sub was on its way to Indian Ocean or on
surveillance exploration in the area.
Defence experts say that Israeli Navy has recently fitted its
Dolphin class submarine with hi-tech gadgets to enhance
surveillance. The Israeli submarine can carry a team of special
operation forces and travels at maximum speeds of 20 knots with a
cruising range of 4,500 nautical miles. The vessel is also equipped
with 10 torpedo tubes and is capable of launching Harpoon missiles,
According to regional defence experts Israeli submarine is believed
to be armed with two types of cruise missiles — the Popeye Turbo,
with a range of 200 kilometres, and the longer-range Delilah, which
reportedly can hit targets up to 400 kilometres.
