The Eurosatory Defense & Security International Exhibition, the world's largest and most important exhibition for land and airland weapon systems, was held in Paris this week. This year, the Defense Export & Defense Cooperation (SIBAT) Division of the Israel Ministry of Defense has produced one of the largest national pavilions presented at the exhibition. The Israeli pavilion presented fifty-two large and small Israeli industries.

Thanks to the Russian intervention, the long sequence of the so-called "Arab springs" has long been interrupted in Syria, but it keeps on expanding elsewhere, considering the many players in the various national "civil societies" that still act within this strategic framework of the Arab springs, which was put in place mainly by the USA and its allies in the Sunni world.

This is undoubtedly the case of the revolt which took place in Jordan in early June.

IAI-ELTA Systems was recently awarded a contract for the modernization and upgrade of a national-level ground-based SIGINT and EW system for a European customer. The contract, valued at over of $150 million, includes numerous fixed sites and mobile systems, which will be based on ELTA's advanced ELI-6063 integrated SIGINT and EW system, with subcontractors from several leading European defense companies.

“Men as a rule willingly believe what they want to believe.” (Julius Caesar, Caesar's Gallic War, Book III, Chapter 18)

Plasan Sasa, an Israeli manufacturer of armor protection solutions for vehicles, is showcasing three new vehicles at Eurosatory 2018 currently taking place in Paris

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday appointed Mohamed Zaki, commander of the country’s Republican Guard, as defense minister, replacing Sedki Sobhi, who has held the post for more than four years.

Earlier this month, al-Sisi himself was sworn in for his second term as president after winning elections in March. In January, the Egyptian President ratified a decision to promote Zaki from major general to lieutenant general.

In an effort to strengthen the European Union's role as a security and defense provider, the European Commission announced the launch of a €13 billion European Defense Fund, which will provide the financial firepower for cross-border investments in advanced and interoperable technology and equipment in areas such as encrypted software and drone technology.

IDF paratroopers participated for the first time in the US-led Swift Response military exercise which took place this month in Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Organized by the US European Command (EUCOM), Swift Response featured 2,300 troops from seven nations, including Israel, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Germany's parliamentary budget committee on Wednesday approved a €1 billion ($1.17 billion) deal to lease Heron-TP unmanned air vehicles manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The approval puts an end to a long-running saga that has seen protests from rival bidders and politicians opposed to the acquisition of the potentially-armed UAVs.

Israel-based Aeronautics presented the product of its cooperative alliance with the Israeli intelligence systems specialist Verint at the Eurosatory exhibition in Paris: a new intelligence gathering UAV.

The UAV mockup presented at the exhibition features a transparent envelope, which unveils the intelligence collection systems installed close to the nose for the first time.