Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Maj. Gen. Sergey Meshcheryakov announced on Friday that "a unified integrated air defense system has been set up in Syria."

A delegation led by the recently appointed head of the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), Vice Admiral Mathias Winter, visited Israel last week. Vice Admiral Winter was appointed Head of the Joint Program Office last May, and this is his first visit to Israel. The JPO is the main element in the United States responsible for the development of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project – the F-35.

It happened during the days of Ehud Olmert as Prime Minister: Olmert, who wanted to prevent the selling of the S-300 advanced air-defense system to Iran, heard a surprising statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin at an intimate meeting: "I am committed to millions of Russians who immigrated to Israel since the 1990s. They are my citizens, too."

In January 2016, the exchange rate of the cryptocurrency "Bitcoin" increased by more than four times its rate and today, the price of a single Bitcoin unit exceeds US$ 2,400. Not just the value of the Bitcoin increased – the value of other, less well-known cryptocurrencies, like Ethereum, Ripple, Dash, Litecoin, Golem, etc. – skyrocketed as well and new cryptocurrencies were issued through an unsupervised process that became known as ICO (Initial Coin Offering).

Jordan and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The agreement was signed in the presence of the prime ministers of the two states, who held talks on enhancing bilateral ties and political developments in the Middle East. 

The agreement, signed by the ambassadors of the two countries, includes the exchange of expertise in the civilian use of nuclear energy.

Since the 1980s, the IDF has not employed the Ground Arm to overpower the enemy and achieve overbalance on the battlefield. Years have gone by and recently, the IDF Ground Arm has reached an all-time operational low point. This low point led officers of the Ground Arm to argue that the IDF GHQ had turned the Ground Arm into a border guard. Brigades failed to train, the budget of the Ground Arm was reduced and the combat doctrine of the ground forces gradually became irrelevant for the modern battlefield.

Chile may become the first South American nation to deploy a ship-borne cruise missile with the capability to reach targets deep inland, as its navy is eyeing IAI/Malam’s Long Range Attack (LORA) hybrid missile and ballistic weapon, Chilean military sources told IHS Jane's.

A joint cooperation agreement has been signed between Saudi Arabia’s TAQNIA Space Company and Bank Albilad which includes a long-term financing process to provide satellite Internet communications, voice communication, and satellite TV reception services.

When the Syrian civil war broke out, Iran sided with President Bashar al-Assad. As time has passed and the threat to the stability of the Assad regime has grown, Iran’s involvement in the fighting has become more pronounced. Shia militias made up of foreigners (from Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere) and Hezbollah – all under Iranian command – have been dispatched to the battlefield alongside units of the Revolutionary Guards and regular Iranian army troops.

Lockheed Martin is investigating other domains where its proven missile systems might operate in the future, and how new capabilities could meet the missile defense needs of the future battlefield, according to Tim Cahill, the integrated air-and-missile defense vice president for the company’s Missiles and Fire Control business.