Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems delivered the ins Drakon, the largest submarine built in Germany since World War ii, to Israel’s navy according to Israeli media this week, highlighting Israel’s increasing dependence on Germany for security.

• The roughly $635 million Drakon, Israel’s most expensive such vessel, is the sixth submarine received from Germany.
• Three additional submarines of the more advanced Dakar class are expected to arrive beginning 2031 as part of a separate $3.4 billion deal signed in 2022.
• Israeli news outlet Globes reported on Wednesday that the German government is “expected to finance about 20 percent” of the 2022 deal.

This naval reliance is a dangerous miscalculation on Israel’s part. Both Bible prophecy and history reveal that Germany is not a true friend of Israel.

For submarines, Israel is completely dependent on Germany in general and tkms in particular, and the dependence is expected to continue in the coming decade.
—Globes (August 5, 2026)

The Drakon is the most advanced submarine of any Middle Eastern military. Germany’s ability to build such a weapons platform demonstrates the existing capabilities of its military industrial complex, which is expanding and developing rapidly.

Zoom out: Germany currently accounts for a third of Israeli weapons imports, making it the second largest supplier after America.

This submarine partnership and statistics like those make Germany seem like one of Israel’s only supporters. However, the Bible reveals that Germany is not Israel’s friend. These are gestures to lull Israel into trusting Germany as that nation builds the capabilities to betray it.