Israeli army looking to replace its small arms laser designators

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 16/08/2022

Tens of thousands of pieces are involved in such a deal, in which the price of a single laser pointer expected to be around $1000. The meaning is a potential deal worth tens of millions of dollars

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Orbit launches advanced observation antenna system Gaia 100

Eyal Boguslavsky | 15/08/2022

The company has already secured an initial order from a significant European customer

Cybertech

Pangea to offer AI-based solutions for psychophysiological analysis

IsraelDefense | 09/08/2022

The company plans to add the new technology to its international product portfolio and integrate it into solutions concerning border control and secure IDs

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Lapid and Ganz during Operation “Breaking Dawn”. Photo: Elad Malka (GPO)

Israeli DM says country will “launch preemptive strike” whenever necessary

“All of our goals were achieved”, said PM Lapid on Operation “Breaking Dawn”

Mandi Kogosowski | 9/08/2022

Ashkelon, southern Israel: Iron Dome intercepts missiles launched from the Gaza Strip. August 6th 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Operation “Breaking Dawn” against the Islamic Jihad comes to an end

Nearly 1000 missiles were fired from Gaza at Israel during the 55-hour military operation launched by the IDF. Over 40 Palestinians lost their lives. Once again, another round of violence ends without any long-term solution

Mandi Kogosowski | 8/08/2022

Photo: Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/US Marine Corps

Following in the Army’s footsteps, the US Marine Corps will purchase Barrett’s MK22 sniper rifles

The Marines are looking to replace their legacy M40A6 and Mk13 Mod 7 bolt-action sniper rifles

Eyal Boguslavsky | 8/08/2022

Rocket barrage fired from the Gaza Strip to Israel, August 6th 2022. Photo by Sameh Rahmi/NurPhoto via REUTERS

Websites of Islamic Jihad, Hamas reportedly hacked among latest round of violence with Israel

It should not come as a surprise if by the time the latest operation is over, we will have seen many other cyberattacks on both Israeli and Palestinian targets

Mandi Kogosowski | 7/08/2022

Palestinian rockets fired from Gaza into Israel, this morning. Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via REUTERS

Analysis: The psychological warfare of operation “Breaking Dawn”

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s leaders are feeling the sword hanging over their heads, coupled with the sense that the IDF knows their secret hiding places and exact locations, headquarters, and weapon depots

Cmdr. (res.) Eyal Pinko | 7/08/2022

Jews visit the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City as Israel marks Tisha B'Av, the destruction of the First and Second Temples, August 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Operation “Breaking Dawn”: tensions high in Jerusalem on Jewish day of mourning

Hundreds of Jews are expected to visit Temple Mount (al-Aksa, to Muslims) today, lamenting the destruction of the Biblical temple, amid the operation against the Islamic Jihad in Gaza

Mandi Kogosowski | 7/08/2022

Fire burns in an area near Sderot where rockets from Gaza were fired towards Israel and Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile system were fired as well near the Israel-Gaza border August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Operation “Breaking Dawn”: Nearly 600 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel

The IDF has launched an attack against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Friday, targeting its leaders and posts. PM Lapid: “Anyone who tries to harm Israel should know: we will find you”

Mandi Kogosowski | 7/08/2022

Photo: Oshkosh Defense website

US Army receives upgraded Stryker ICVs with 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System

Oshkosh Defense reported that, together with partners Rafael and Pratt Miller, it delivered the first Stryker ICV upgraded with the 30 mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) to the Americans

Eyal Boguslavsky | 4/08/2022

US President Joe Biden in a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Royal Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM via REUTERS

US approves possible multi-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, UAE

Patriot missile deal with Saudi Arabia valued at $3.05 billion; THAAD deal with UAE valued at $2.245 billion

IsraelDefense | 3/08/2022

Photo credit: US Army

US Army completes latest Iron Dome Defense System interception test

Testing prepares the system for U.S. operational forces use by ensuring it meets U.S. Army safety standards and that it will effectively operate within U.S. AMD architecture

IsraelDefense | 3/08/2022

Fiber optical network and cables. Photo BIGSTOCK / Copyright: grybaz

Fiber optic surges in Israel

After a massive deployment in residential buildings, the focus has shifted to the countryside, in houses that characterize the peripheral area

IsraelDefense | 3/08/2022

Lapid and Edri at the handover ceremony. Photo: Haim Zach (GPO)

Israel welcomes new Atomic Energy Commission Director

PM Lapid: “What the foreign media tends to call ‘other capabilities’ keep us alive.” Alternative PM Bennett: “The Iranians are making progress but Israel has been working at full capacity”

IsraelDefense | 2/08/2022

Photo: Elbit Systems

Elbit, KMW sign rocket artillery cooperation agreement

This cooperation will address the growing European interest in Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) capabilities

Eyal Boguslavsky | 2/08/2022

Some of the loot captured overnight by Israeli security forces. Photo: Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit

Fearing retaliatory fire from Gaza, IDF closes roads in southern Israel

Overnight, the IDF and Shin Bet arrested the West Bank leader of the Islamic Jihad terror organization, along with 50 other terror suspects

Mandi Kogosowski | 2/08/2022

Photo: IAI

Israel Aerospace Industries unveils STAR-X 3D naval radar for Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs)

This naval radar performs simultaneous air and surface surveillance, and is designed for performing critical missions in Exclusive Economic Zones (EZZ) and beyond

IsraelDefense | 31/07/2022

Photo courtesy Steadicopter

Steadicopter to supply its Black Eagle Electric Systems to Israeli Navy

The Black Eagle Electric are unmanned helicopters to be powered by an electric motor and have a MTOW of up to 50 kg, adapted for use in advanced maritime missions, and many other applications

Eyal Boguslavsky | 31/07/2022

Photo: Abaca Press via REUTERS

The Great Game of China and the United States of America in Asia

The so-called US vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region is essentially a strategy to divide the countries in the area, and incite in-out confrontation, says Prof. Valori. Analysis

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 31/07/2022

Photo: Bagira Systems

Bagira and Rafael developing new Spike missile trainer for IDF

“An actual Spike missile launch has an enormous price tag and high logistic overhead expenses," explains Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Yochai Vana, the mission trainer program manager. The new trainer is supposed to lower costs for IDF, without compromising the quality of training

Eyal Boguslavsky | 28/07/2022

Chief Artillery Officer. Brig. Gen. Neri Horowitz at FireTech 1982-2022. Photo: Yalon Gal

“More achievements in less time at the lowest possible cost”

The Firetech 1982-2022 conference, by Israel Defense and the Artillery Association, explored how fire activation has changed over the past four decades, since the 1982 Lebanon War until present day, and offered a glimpse into the future battlefield

Mandi Kogosowski | 28/07/2022