Israel-US Juniper Falcon 2021 air exercise gets underway

Dan Arkin | 22/07/2021

The exercise is in accordance with the longstanding agreements between the U.S. and Israel as well as between the U.S. European Command and the IDF, and in accordance with the strategic alliance between the two countries

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Indian Navy, Coast Guard receive remote control gun systems based on Elbit technology

Eyal Boguslavsky | 22/07/2021

The weapon manufactured in India through the transfer of technology from Israel's Elbit is said to be able to engage small vessels with high accuracy during day and night operations

Cybertech

U.S. State Department offers $10 million reward for information on cyberattacks

Cybertech | 22/07/2021

It is another significant step by the Biden administration in the war against cybercrime targeting the American economy and society, especially by foreign governments. Information can be submitted via the dark web, and payment can be received in cryptocurrency

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Defense minister addresses reports about cyber company NSO

"As a matter of policy, the State of Israel authorizes the export of cyber products solely to governments, only for lawful use, and exclusively for the purposes of preventing and investigating crime and terrorism"

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 21/07/2021

The head of the IDF Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Tamir Heyman, yesterday at the conference. Photo: Tel Aviv University

Head of IDF intelligence: Israel is under constant cyber threat, attacks will be answered accordingly

Maj. Gen. Heyman spoke at the international cyber conference at Tel Aviv University where he received the "Trojan Horse" prize on behalf of the IDF

IsraelDefense | 21/07/2021

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Czech defense minister visits Israel

The Czech Republic, which recently purchased radars made by IAI, is considered an excellent customer of the Israeli defense industry

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 21/07/2021

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IAI to help Ukraine strengthen its cyber defenses

The two sides signed a letter of intent to cooperate on formulating cyber defense concepts and building up Ukraine's national cyber capabilities

Eyal Boguslavsky | 21/07/2021

Ido Erlichman, CEO of Kape. Photo: Sharon Deri

PIA to supply internet privacy solutions to mobile arm of telecom giant Hutchison

The company runs the operations of Israel's Kape Technologies in the digital privacy market. The VPN solutions of PIA will be available to three million customers of 3 Hong Kong

Cybertech | 21/07/2021

Yossi Naar (R), Lior Div (C) and Yonatan Striem-Amit, the founders of Cybereason. Photo courtesy of the company

Former US secretary of treasury invests in Israel's Cybereason

The cyber defense company announced that it has secured $275 million in a new round of funding, tripling the company's worth. Its technology is said to provide a fully contextualized view of every element of a cyberattack

Cybertech | 21/07/2021

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Defense Ministry sends more F-16s for training of US Air Force

The shipment was sent under an agreement for the sale of 29 surplus F-16 Falcons to the Top Aces company

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 21/07/2021

The Cottonmouth. Photo from the Textron Systems website

Recon vehicle with Elbit 'IronVision' system shortlisted for US Marine Corps program

The corps is said to be planning to build roughly 500 advanced reconnaissance vehicles under the project. Textron's Cottonmouth prototype with Elbit's situational awareness system is one of two finalists

Eyal Boguslavsky | 20/07/2021

Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Pentagon considers improving or replacing engines of F-35 stealth fighters

The Pentagon aspires to increase the power of the engines after Block 4 modifications are implemented. Also, the sustainment costs of the fighter's Pratt & Whitney F-135 PW-100 turbofan engines are said to be "challenging"

Dan Arkin | 20/07/2021

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Oil and the new world order. China, Iran and Eurasia

Commentary: If there is another strong power can provide military security and at the same time offer sufficient funds and industrial products, all Middle East oil can be freed from the dominance of the dollar and be traded directly to meet demand

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 20/07/2021

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Report: China develops nuclear reactor without heavy water

The molten salt reactor, powered by liquid thorium rather than uranium, should also be safer than traditional ones because in the event of a leak, the molten thorium would cool and solidify quickly, dispersing less radiation into the environment, the report said

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 20/07/2021

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Report from German parliament: Israel and Lebanon secretly negotiating border issues

The disclosure was said to have been in response to a question at the parliament. Meanwhile, a German government spokesperson denied a claim that the IMF cannot approve a loan to Lebanon due to lack of agreement on the borderline

Eyal Boguslavsky | 20/07/2021

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Fintech company IVIX combats tax evasion

The company closed a $13 million seed round and introduced a platform to fight the shadow economy

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 20/07/2021

Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

Attack attributed to IDF carried out in Syria; rockets fired from Lebanon at western Galilee

Syria accused Israel of being behind the attack. Afterward, rockets were fired from Lebanon at the western Galilee. The IDF retaliated with artillery fire against the sources of the rocket fire

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 20/07/2021

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The stages and choices of energy production from hydrogen

Commentary: Hydrogen energy is urgently needed to solve the environmental crisis, but further studies and technological developments are required

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 19/07/2021

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Over 320 Russian weapon systems were tested in operations during war in Syria: defense minister

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's statement was reported by the TASS news agency. He said Russia checked many different weapon systems, including helicopters

Dan Arkin | 19/07/2021

A Lynx armored vehicle. Photo: Hungarian Defense Forces

Is Hungary acquiring Spike missiles for its Lynx armored vehicles?

An agreement is said to have been signed with Israel's Rafael for the supply of the anti-tank missiles, after Hungary purchased over 200 of the armored vehicles last year

Eyal Boguslavsky | 19/07/2021

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Russian defense industry to unveil new fighter called 'Checkmate'

The new fighter is intended to replace aging MiG-29s and Su-25s

Dan Arkin | 19/07/2021

A Chilean Leopard tank. Photo: Ejército de Chile

Elbit to modernize weapon systems of Chilean Army tanks, APCs

The Israeli company was selected to modernize the fire control system of the Leopard 2A4 tank, while Elbit subsidiary OIP Land Systems was chosen to upgrade the observation and aiming system of the Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicle

Eyal Boguslavsky | 19/07/2021

A detachment from US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 pours concrete for the walls of a new building at Hatzor Air Base. (US Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11)

Report: US-Israeli combined operations center being built at IAF's Hatzor base

According to the report, the U.S. Air Force sought a contractor to install a roof on the single-story building on a 700-meter area of the base. The U.S. Central Command declined to comment on the report

Dan Arkin | 18/07/2021

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A carnival float in Duesseldorf, Germany, displays figures depicting climate change, personification of the planet Earth and COVID-19. Photo: REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen

Pandemic and climate change: two (probably interconnected) emergencies that require the search for new models of sustainable development

Commentary: The pandemic has had at least one positive side effect, namely the decrease in carbon emissions into the atmosphere. This may be an opportunity for a lasting "energy renaissance" that makes production models more consistent with the environment and, as a result, with public health

Giancarlo Elia Valori | 18/07/2021