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David Ivry

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Mr. David Ivry is the President of Boeing Israel. He served as Ambassador of Israel to the USA, Head of the National Security Council, Director-General of the Ministry of Defense, Chairman of Israel Aircraft Industries, IDF Deputy Chief of Staff and Commander of the Israeli Air Force

IMI's Delilah air-to-surface standoff missiles (Photo: IMI)

Stand-Off Fire – the Feasibility of Overbalance & the Deterrence Aspect

In the era of asymmetrical conflicts, the objective of the state side is to create a situation of interests, at the end of the confrontation, where the other side will not want to lose those interests. David Ivry believes such an objective may be achieved by combining the use of stand-off weapons and other state-initiated economic measuresThe Feasibility of Overbalance & the Deterrence Aspect

Who are the Bad Guys?

Maj. Gen. (res.) David Ivry on the conscience and ethics of the IAF pilots and the conditions under which they operate. "We are allowed to kill the enemy only after he had already killed us"The conscience and ethics of the IAF pilots

Conduct of Operations in Limited-Scale Conflicts

The decision-making processes and conduct of operations during Operation Protective Edge will be analyzed extensively in the future. A good starting point will be a profound revision of our glossary of concepts regarding deterrence and overbalance

165th Course of Flight Academy Graduates (Photo: IDF)

Shortage of Pilots in Commercial-Civil Aviation

Maj. Gen. (ret.) David Ivry claims that looking ahead, we will realize that the supply of former military pilots would be drastically reduced, as the military flight schools are adapting themselves to the future needsShortage of Pilots in Commercial-Civil Aviation