Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: IAI fixes its gaze on ground robotics
Increasingly, planners with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) aim to shield soldiers from danger if an unmanned system is a very capable replacement – or ...
Defence Helicopter
PREMIUM: Utility helicopter OEMs eye Spike
Rafael continues to offer its Spike family of antitank guided missiles as a weapons upgrade for various types of utility helicopter. Spike variants already arm ...
Training
PREMIUM: Connected training enables precise strike planning, says IAF
Four Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16s fly over Syria and launch different types of weapon systems that hit Iranian rocket upgrade factories. The weapons hit ...
Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Israel investigates cargo potential of Heron
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is offering a combat cargo supply drone based on its Heron MK II MALE UAV (pictured). The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Cormorant creator chases the American dream
2nd March 2020
A recent cooperation agreement between Boeing and Tactical Robotics will accelerate efforts to promote the Israeli-developed Cormorant VTOL UAV for use by the Israel Defense ...
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Training
PREMIUM: Special simulator enhances IAI avionics design
26th February 2020
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is using a specially built VR simulator to help it design the layout of avionics systems in upgraded aircraft. The VR ...
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Digital Battlespace
Three into one: IDF fuses air, land and naval capabilities into multidimensional unit
19th February 2020
A few weeks after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the establishment of a new multidimensional unit, systems and technology are being matched with operational ...
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Land Warfare
BPI may re-emerge in Israel as extra piece of BMD jigsaw
14th February 2020
There has been a revival of support in Israel for laser rocket interceptor and boost-phase intercept (BPI) technology. While BPI remains a distant prospect, it ...
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Defence Notes
Recent Syria strikes hint at Israeli use of surface-to-surface missiles
7th February 2020
Syrian state media announced that air defence systems were activated on 5 February in an attempt to intercept Israeli missiles over Damascus. The attack was ...
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Land Warfare
Eitan APC series production set to begin
4th February 2020
Series production of the Eitan 8x8 wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) is to start soon for the Israeli MoD. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ...
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Defence Helicopter
Battle of the CH-47F vs CH-53K heats up in Israel
30th January 2020
The Israeli Air Force's (IAF's) quest to find a replacement for its ageing CH-53 Yas'ur heavy-lift transport helicopter took a significant step forward with the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Upgraded Heron given longer legs
29th January 2020
In an expansion of its unmanned portfolio, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) plans to unveil a new member of the Heron UAV family at the Singapore Airshow ...
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Air Warfare
Testbed aircraft key to Israel’s enhanced F-35
28th January 2020
As the introduction of Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35 Adir fighter aircraft begins to gather pace, the pending arrival of a testbed aircraft will spur ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
B200 upgrades cease as Heron TP capabilities grow
28th February 2018
No future upgrades are planned for the B200 reconnaissance aircraft currently operated by the Israeli Air Force (IAF), following a decision to transfer its expected ...
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Defence Helicopter
New Spike missile being integrated on IAF's Apache helicopters
20th February 2018
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is equipping its AH-64 Apache helicopters with the Rafael Spike LR2, a new fifth-generation variant of the missile family. Brig ...
