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A Hezbollah tunnel, neutralized by the IDF during Operation Northern Shield. Photo: IDF Spokesperson

“Our actions deter Hezbollah”

Special Report: More than a year after operation “Northern Shield”, the IDF is continuing to monitor the possible resurgence of the tunnel threat. “Today the firepower is a million times more powerful, and in a second we can burn everything that is happening on the other side,” an IDF source tells Israel Defense

IsraelDefense | 27/01/2020

Defense Minister Naftali Bennett and PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Archive photo: AP

Bennett Approves IDF’s “Momentum“ Plan

Approval of the multi-year plan comes following an addition of 2 billion NIS to the IDF's budget. The security cabinet is expected to approve the plan at its next meeting

Or Heller | 26/01/2020

The Elbit Hydrop system display. Photo: courtesy of Elbit

Elbit Carries Out Successful Test of New Aerial Firefighting Technology

The “Hydrop” system enables precision at a much higher altitude, even at night, using fighter aircraft avionics and liquid pellets. The two aircraft in the recent test made direct hits, each dropping over 1.5 tons of the biodegradable pellets on a burning field

IsraelDefense | 23/01/2020

ISA Director Nadav Argaman. Photo: Ronen Topelberg

ISA Head: “We thwarted 560 terrorist attacks in the past year”

Agency director Nadav Argaman spoke at the ceremony for the Prime Minister’s Prize for ISA intelligence/operational achievements. Argaman said that “ten suicide attacks, four kidnapping attacks and more than 300 shooting attacks” were among those thwarted

Or Heller | 23/01/2020

IDF F-35 aircraft. Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit

“Support for IDF action against Iran - even if it leads to war”

A comprehensive study by the INSS has found that the Israeli public supports the IDF’s actions against Iranian entrenchment in the northern sector. According to the findings, only about half of the public thinks that the home front is prepared for a war. Also: What does the public think about Israel’s relations with the US?

Or Heller | 23/01/2020

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi. Photo: IDF Spokesperson

As was expected, IDF to Receive Budget Increase

The IDF will be given 2 billion extra shekels over 2 years. What will the military do with this money? That remains to be seen

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 21/01/2020

Photo: By Refael

Digitizing the Battlefield

The significant changes in warfare have made the role of the soldier on the ground more complex. This reality compels the defense industries to develop resources that would make life easier for military forces. For this purpose, Rafael established an innovation program center intended to adapt the company's products to the world of network-centric warfare

Ami Rojkes Dombe | 19/01/2020

Ali Khamenei, Hassan Nasrallah, and Qasem Soleimani

IDF MID Recommends increased attacks against Iran in Syria

The Military Intelligence Directorate issued its security estimate for 2020. According to the MID, the killing of Qasem Soleimani will cause Iran to be moe restrained in its Middle East actions

Or Heller | 15/01/2020

An intercepting rocket fired by the upgraded Iron Dome system. Photo: Israel Ministry of Defense

Watch: New Series of Iron Dome Tests Are Successful

A decade after the first test series for the Israeli missile defense system, a new series examined how Iron Dome would handle an updated world of threats

Or Heller | 13/01/2020