IDF and Defense Ministry say INS Drakon is en route from Germany

Enemy media: The Israeli army and Defense Ministry say the Israeli Navy's sixth submarine, INS Drakon, is now en route to Israel from Germany. A send-off ceremony was held earlier this week at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems' shipyard in Kiel, Germany, for the Dolphin 2-class submarine, and an Israeli flag was raised aboard it, marking the official start of its voyage to Israel. Another ceremony is due to be held at Haifa Naval Base upon arrival. The military said the submarine will be equipped with innovative and advanced technologies that place Israel at the forefront of global military technology and enhance the Israeli Navy’s operational flexibility for years to come. Its original proposed name was Dakar, after an Israeli submarine that sank in 1968, but the name was changed after some of the families of the fallen sailors from the original Dakar protested the proposal.