WATCH: Israel Navy missile ships down vessel from long-range
Navy drills a scenario on the northern front, "where we located an enemy vessel and destroyed it as quickly as possible."
By JPOST.COM STAFFIsrael Navy shoots down vessel in exercise in July 2016 (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)
The Israel Navy on Thursday released footage from a recent training exercise in which two missile ships downed an out of use naval vessel.Capt. Ziv Rom, commander of the Navy's Third Flotilla described the exercise:"This scenario took place on the northern front, where we located an enemy vessel and destroyed it as quickly as possible."Rom said that the Harpoon anti-ship missiles were fired from great range, "almost from the maximum range of a missile ship."Rom said that all of the flotillas ships were taken out to sea during the two week exercise and drilled on all possible scenarios: providing help to the ground forces, operations on the coast and operations deep in enemy territory.