North Korea Threatens Strike on Guam

North Korea's military said on Wednesday that it is considering missile strikes on Guam if Washington presses ahead with a preventive war against it, according to Yonhap news.

The threat was made after US President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang that if it continued to threaten the US, it would "face fire and fury like the world has never seen."

IAF Grounds Apache Fleet after Fatal Crash

An Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Ramon Air Force base in southern Israel on Monday with two crewmembers inside. One pilot was killed and the other was seriously injured. The pilots were on their way back to the base after a training flight when a technical malfunction was reported around 9 PM. According to the IDF spokesperson, the helicopter crashed near the landing pad at the base.

How to Survive the "Cybermania"

Two years ago (June 16, 2015), I published an article in Israel Defense magazine, questioning the intended establishment of the cyber arm by the IDF – an arm that should have encompassed all of the aspects of the cyber activity. I estimated that the intended process would not actually materialize as cyber cannot be 'regimentalized,' namely – subordinated to military-hierarchical logic, removed from the fast-paced reality the cyber world dictates.

New Israeli Pepper Spray Gun

The Piko Company of Israel, specializing in self-defense solutions, has recently started marketing its new non-lethal pepper spray gun in Israel and around the world. The gun utilizes the proprietary pepper spray by the Sabre Red Company and serves as a deterrent opposite violent attackers, rioters or challengers by promptly neutralizing the subject, when required, from an effective range of up to three meters, for a period of 20 to 40 minutes.

Israel Offers Ghana Support in UAV Training

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl and Defense Attaché to Africa, Col. Aviezer Segal, have stated Israel’s intention to support the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in training Special Forces in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

S. Korean Ships Equipped with eLoran System for Non-Satellite Navigation

The risk of cyber attacks targeting ships' satellite navigation is pushing nations to delve back through history and develop back-up systems with roots in World War II radio technology, according to Reuters.

Ships use GPS (Global Positioning System) and other similar devices that rely on sending and receiving satellite signals, which many experts say are vulnerable to jamming by hackers.

Extending Israel's Long Arm: Inside IAF's Air Refueling Squadron

The "Desert Giants" Squadron in the Israeli Air Force, which operates the "Re’em" (Boeing 707) from Nevatim AFB, is exclusively responsible for aerial refueling in the IAF and is capable of refueling all types of aircraft: reconnaissance aircraft, fighter aircraft, and transport aircraft. "Our mission is to extend range and time, or in other words, allow the IAF to reach any distance and allow its aircraft to stay in the air for any amount of time necessary to complete a mission," Maj. Roei, Deputy Commander of the "Desert Giants" Squadron, told the IAF website.

Macron’s Global Strategy in Africa and the European Union

Both Chirac and Sarkozy had five minutes to leave power, while François Hollande could even have five months to do so.

In fact, at the time, eight Frenchmen out of ten approved his decision not to run for another term.

A World First: Neuro-Feedback Firearms Performance Training System

The TerraSafe Company of Israel has introduced the Excellent Brain – In the Zone firearms performance training system. Developed by the Excellent Brain Company – a subsidiary of TerraSafe – the system provides firearms performance training to armed personnel of various security organizations by measuring and adjusting the concentration and relaxation capabilities of the shooter during the actual firing.

Lebanese Army 'Not Coordinating with Syria to Fight ISIS'

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah announced on Friday that an assault on Islamic State militants in the border zone would begin in a few days. He said the Lebanese army would attack Islamic State from the Lebanese side of the border while Hezbollah and the Syrian army would simultaneously attack from the Syrian side.