In a week when former Minister of Defense and IDF Chief of Staff, Moshe Ya'alon has described publicly, in minute detail, the chain of events of the Elor Azaria affair, on the occasion of the establishment of his new political party, an alternative scenario could have easily come to mind.

"The national cyber project (CERT = Cyber Emergency Response Team) is currently Rafael's flagship project. We invest our best capabilities and people in the CERT project and National Cyber Bureau so as to come up with the best possible product. It is a revolutionary move, which has already improved, by very substantial orders of magnitude, Israel's defenses against cyberattacks," says Brig. Gen.

As the civilian space is becoming an inseparable part of the battlefield, city management is gradually being taken over by command and control systems as the municipal space is advancing toward the status of "Smart City". The intention is to implement technologies that would enable the mayor or municipal leader to dominate the urban space just as a commander dominates a military space.

Laser weapons are making the headlines again and apparently, US DOD, like other military organizations and institutions, continues to pursue this activity. The development of directed energy weapons like Lasers, to be mounted on a variety of platforms, is a high priority for different organizations, including US DOD. The technology has reached a point where Lasers no longer belong in the realm of futuristic sci-fi action movies, but are destined to become an important element in military missions and combat operations in the air, at sea and on the ground.

"The fundamental role of US nuclear forces is to deter a strategic attack against the United States, its allies, and its partners. Simply put, nuclear weapons pose the only existential threat to the United States and there is no substitute for the prospect of a devastating nuclear response to deter that threat.  This statement was made yesterday (Wednesday) by Gen.

"In the end, we still depend upon creatures of our own making." (Goethe, Faust)

In his Introduction to The Decline of the West (1918), Oswald Spengler acknowledges the "philosophy of Goethe" for inspiration. More precisely, he thanks this most "classical" Western thinker for what would now be termed his "existentialism." Above all, this cheerful expression of gratitude referenced Goethe's immutable message that humanity must always make its own future.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. recently completed the development of an additional mission module for its Protector Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), in use by a number of naval fleets around the world, including the Israeli Navy.

The development was completed as part of a series of successful tests performed by Rafael, in which a number of missiles were launched from the Protector and hit simulated enemy targets. This was the first-ever missile firing from an operational, remote-controlled USV.

After the Shadow Brokers publicly released a cache of NSA hacking tools, WikiLeaks reveals those of the CIA. On March 7, WikiLeaks announced it "begins its new series of leaks on the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Code-named "Vault 7", it is the largest ever publication of confidential documents on the agency.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman made his first official visit to Washington since the installation of President Donald Trump.

Lieberman met with senior administration officials during his visit, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis.

According to Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis, Lieberman and Mattis "discussed in detail the US-Israeli defense relationship. Secretary Mattis reaffirmed the US commitment to Israel's security and qualitative military edge. 

The IDF started a project that will supply each soldier new and upgraded equipment in accordance with his tasks and assignment, reports the Jerusalem Online. The distribution of equipment will be evaluated following the training phases of basic and advanced training. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit stated that the project is an investment worth tens of millions of shekels.