Israeli naval divers’ little known role in the country’s ballistic missile program

Until now, very few people outside of the Israeli Navy’s Underwater Missions Unit (Yaltam) knew of the important contributions it made to the country’s ballistic missile program.

Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Underwater Missions Unit Transfers Equipment Using Special "Lifting-Bags"
By Israel Defense Forces [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Each time a missile is fired westward into the Mediterranean, the unit will head out to sea to recover the debris in order for scientists to analyze the data.

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