The Egyptian Armed Forces’ 24th Intellectual Seminar

The Egyptian Armed Forces held the 24th intellectual seminar titled "Counter-terrorism: a Nation's Will," in February 2017. The seminar was organized by the Morale Affairs Department of the Armed Forces.

The seminar was attended by Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt's prime minister, the parliament speaker, political leaders and military commanders, as well as a range of renowned Egyptian writers and journalists.

Russia, UAE to co-develop Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet

The Russian news agency TASS reports that Russia and the United Arab Emirates will join efforts to develop a light fifth-generation jet.

"We’ve signed an agreement on industrial cooperation in the field of military engineering. This will enable us to push ahead with the fifth-generation-jet project, in which the UAE will participate," said Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster appointed US National Security Adviser

President Trump appointed Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday. The New York Times reports that Trump made the announcement at his Mar-a-Lago resort, where he interviewed candidates over the holiday weekend to replace Michael T. Flynn, who was forced out after withholding information from Vice President Mike Pence about a call with Russia’s ambassador.

Next Generation DDoS Attacks

With advances in technology, more and more organizations rely on their online presence for their day-to-day business activity. This can incentivize hackers to paralyze organizations’ infrastructures by conducting a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. Indeed, would you choose an online shopping website that is unavailable every once in a while, or would you just switch to one of their competitors?

Slovak Special Forces purchased Elbit's Skylark I-LEX

The Slovakian Army's 5th Special Forces Regiment has taken into service Elbit Systems' Skylark I-LEX unmanned aircraft system (UAS), according to janes.

The Zilina-based unit received two Skylark I-LE systems in late 2008, and the new system will replace those in providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to the special forces.

US Source: Iran provided the Houthis with 'Suicide USVs'

The Houthi boat that attacked and hit a Saudi frigate on January 30 in the Red Sea, reported earlier as a suicide boat, was instead carried out by an unmanned, remote-controlled craft filled with explosives, reports Defense News

The IDF Announces its Fourth Coed Combat Unit

Next year, a new coed battalion will be deployed to the southern Jordan Valley, along Israel’s border with Jordan. The new combat battalion has started to prepare for deployment and will join the three existing coed combat units in 2018. By the end of 2018, the IDF aims to have 1,100 soldiers serving in coed combat battalions.

The Implications of Irrational US Nuclear Weapons Use for Israel

"Israel must be seen as a mad dog; too dangerous to bother." (Moshe Dayan)

Iraq Resumes Offensive to Retake Mosul from ISIS

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Sunday announced the resumption of a military offensive to defeat the Islamic State group in the northern city of Mosul, in a final push to drive the militants from one of the country’s largest cities and their last major redoubt in Iraq.

Successful Demonstration of IMI's “Red Sky” System

IMI Systems recently demonstrated the next generation of the integrated system for intercepting aerial threats and targets as well as neutralizing drones.

The “Red Sky” presentation successfully showcased to a gathering of senior officials from 14 countries, including military attaches and technology consultants, several scenarios of drones’ attacks alongside the detection, identification, automatic tracking, and neutralization.