Defence Notes
Greek deal shows how far Israel-Turkey relations have fallen
19th May 2020
In an agreement that reflects major strategic shifts in recent years, the defence ministries of Greece and Israel signed a deal on 6 May for …
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Training
Major Greek-Israeli deal places emphasis on training
Government-to-government agreement includes M-346 training aircraft and a flight school for the Hellenic Air Force.
Digital Battlespace
Revamped SPEED-LR sees the light of day
Persistent surveillance tool acts like a passive radar sensor, scanning the environment and automatically detecting multiple targets
Naval Warfare
Burgeoning ties between Greece and Israel extend to shipbuilding
Greece could receive a new class of vessel based on an Israeli design, as a partial solution to replace the nine Elli-class frigates in service …
Naval Warfare
COVID-19 impact delays INS Magen delivery
Delivery of the first of four Sa’ar 6 corvettes for the Israeli Navy is being delayed by the industrial impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The Israeli …
Defence Notes
Israeli intelligence unit confronts COVID-19
30th April 2020
A research and development laboratory called Unit 81, part of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Intelligence Directorate, has been working with the health ministry, the …
Naval Warfare
Shaldag Mk II sea trials to begin for African customer
2nd April 2020
Israel Shipyards recently launched an additional Shaldag Mk II fast patrol craft for an unnamed West African government customer, and preparations are under way for sea …
Uncrewed Vehicles
Laser-based technology seeks to plug C-UAS gap in border security
19th March 2020
Recent Israeli media reports indicate that the Light Blade (Lahav-Or) counter-UAS (C-UAS) system, developed by startup company OptiDefense, showed impressive results in field trials against …
Air Warfare
Israel investigates cargo potential of Heron
4th March 2020
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) …
Military Logistics
Israel’s floating dock will serve to distribute ship maintenance capability
18th November 2019
An agreement between Israel’s MoD and Israel Shipyards for the construction of a large floating dock will serve to augment facilities at Haifa while also …
Naval Warfare
Egypt's burgeoning submarine fleet draws attention
11th November 2019
Israel is likely monitoring Egypt’s growing subsurface capabilities as the latter country seeks to expand its submarine fleet, potentially through the procurement of Chinese-made boats, …
Digital Battlespace
Augmented reality aiding IDF’s situational awareness
2nd July 2019
New technology offers evolving methods of bringing visual, night vision, geographical and enemy location data together in an overlaid 3D visual augmented reality format, so …
Digital Battlespace
Opal provides faster upgrade path according to IAI
28th April 2019
With the official launch of IAI’s new Opal system, military users will be able to provide software upgrades much faster than at present and cutting …
Uncrewed Vehicles
Israeli drone boutique in major pilot security project
29th March 2019
CopterPix Pro, a small Israeli startup is embarking on an innovative homeland security pilot project together with the local council of Hof Ashkelon, a coastal …
Uncrewed Vehicles
Drakonit applied to robot vehicles
15th February 2019
Further to the integration of the Drakonit (Dragon) to the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) fleet of UAVs, which enables soldiers to fire at targets without …
Digital Battlespace
IAI wades into UK AWACS controversy
24th October 2018
The increasingly public battle to determine the UK’s replacement for its E-3 AWACS fleet has drawn a number of international companies into the argument, as …
