NEWS
Navy Commander Pushes
Service Expansion Plan
Thl Aviv (JTA) — The Navy,
the smallest and probably least
publicized branch of the Israel
Defense Force, is due for major
expansion and greater attention
if its commander, Rear Admiral
Avraham Ben-Shushan's plans
are implemented.
They call, among other things,
for the construction of four more
Saar-class missile boats and
three new submarines at a cost
of about $1 billion. Addressing
reporters on the occasion of
Navy Day recently, Ben-Shus-
ham expressed grave concern
over the growing naval strength
of enemy Arab states and the in-
creased frequency and sophis-
tication of terrorist attempts to
attack Israel by sea.
Israel needs new missile boats
and submarines to meet the
threat posed by the enlarged
Syrian and Libyan navies and in-
creased terrorist activity on the
high seas, Ben-Shushan said. He
disclosed that 31 terrorists were
killed or captured in encounters
with the Israel Navy at sea dur-
ing the past year.
But the Admiral stressed that
the Navy's main problem is not
the terrorists but how to cope
with enemy navies. Both Syria
and Libya are in the process of
upgrading their navies, Ben-
Shushan said. "We are watching
the Syrian threat very carefully.
They have more missile boats
and modified missiles. They are
much improved over 1973," the
year of the Yom Kippur War, he
said.
Libya, at the same time, is ac-
quiring naval craft from both the
Eastern and Western powers
which means Israel has to adopt
countermeasures against both,
he said. He noted that the
Syrian and Libyan navies held
numerous joint exercises last
year and are cooperating more
closely. He also observed that
there are more Soviet naval units
in the eastern Mediterranean
than ever before, visiting ports
in the region and cruising the
high seas. He stressed that the
Navy has very good relations
with the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
The terrorists too are seeking
better and faster boats and are
beginning to train their prople in
more conventional ways, though
their attempted attacks on
Israel so far have been foiled.
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