Analysis: UAE may have acquired long-range mod4 ER torpedo vessels

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A computer-generated image of a purpose-built SeaHake mod4 ER torpedo launch vessel that is similar to the ones that Atlas Elektronik said were delivered to its undisclosed launch customer. The two Rmah-class vessels that were delivered to the UAE in 2014 have the same stern hatches and seemingly ordinary shipping containers on their decks. (Atlas Elektronik)

ANALYSIS
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is probably operating innocuous-looking vessels that are armed with the world's longest-range torpedo: a capability that would enable it to target Iranian Kilo-class submarines at their base.

Confirmation that the UAE has received new torpedo systems came in the form of the defence export report that the German government released in June. It stated that two "floating platforms" with torpedo-launching gear" had been exported to the UAE in 2014, along with underwater detection equipment.

A representative for Atlas Elektronik, Germany's only torpedo manufacturer, declined to comment on what was exported to the UAE when asked by IHS Jane's at the DSEI show in London.




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