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Military defense products and platforms at the Association of United States Army (AUSA) exhibition and conference in 2017. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli Defense Ministry presents products, platforms at key American exhibition

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Israel’s Ministry of Defense is presenting a series of products and platforms at the annual Association of United States Army (AUSA) exhibition and conference in Washington D.C., being held from Oct. 11 to Oct....
Rafael's SPYDER air-defense missile system, September 2008. Credit: Ereshkigal1 via Wikimedia Commons.

Czech Republic signs $627 million deal for Israeli air-defense missile system

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The Czech Ministry of Defense signed a $627 million deal to purchase the Spyder surface-to-air missile system by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the ministry announced. “I appreciate the willingness of the Israeli government to...
A senior Israeli delegation, which was led by director-general of Israel's Ministry of Defense Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Eshel, participates in the annual U.S.-Israel Defense Policy Advisory Group in Washington, D.C., from Aug. 24-25, 2021. Credit: Julian Kemper/U.S. Department of Defense.

Senior Israeli delegation takes part in joint US defense-policy advisory group

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A senior delegation from Israel’s Ministry of Defense took part in a two-day annual dialogue with U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C. “The leaders discussed global and regional security challenges with a focus on the threats...
Mumbai, India, Oct. 25, 2020. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli radar company signs agreement with defense technologies firm in India

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Israeli radar company RADA Electronic Industries announced on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ADTL) defense company. The agreement will serve to set up joint...
“Iron Sting” can hit targets with a very high degree of accuracy and reduce the risk of collateral damage, particularly in urban warfare settings. Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense.

IDF acquiring first-of-its-kind GPS and laser-guided mortar

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The Israel Defense Forces will soon receive its first-ever mortar munition guided by GPS and by laser, representing a new level of accurate firepower that units will be able to deploy in the battlefield. The...
King Abdullah of Jordan. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jordan reveals new defense pact with US, allowing more open military access

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Jordan released a new defense agreement on Sunday with the United States that allows free entry for U.S. forces, aircraft and vehicles. Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi told parliament that the pact was “the...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper delivers a speech during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 18, 2019. Credit: Wayne Clark/U.S. Air Force.

Trump approves possible Pentagon response after attack on US soldiers in Iraq

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U.S. President Donald Trump has given the Pentagon the authority to possibly retaliate following an attack in Iraq, allegedly conducted by an Iranian-backed group, that killed two U.S. troops and a British service member, and injured...
Emily B. Landau, Senior Research Fellow, head of the Arms Control and Regional Security Program. Credit: INSS.

Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau dies at age 59

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Top Israeli arms-control expert Emily Landau died after a long illness on Monday at the age of 59, announced the Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies think tank, where she was a senior...
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Source: Screenshot.

Nadler: Conditioning US assistance to Israel is ‘wrong’

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Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that conditioning U.S. assistance to Israel is “wrong.” “We have a $38 billion commitment over 10 years for military aid to Israel,” Nadler, who is the chairman of...
An ICEJ delegation visited Israeli communities along the Gaza border and viewed a new specially designed ATV security vehicle donated through the ICEJ to a local moshav. Credit: ICEJ.

International Christian Embassy donates bomb shelters, protective vests

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After Israel absorbed as many as 700 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem sent a delegation to the western Negev region on Monday to assess the...