Tag: Israeli Ministry of Defense
New Israeli spy satellite set to provide powerful intelligence edge over adversaries
The “Ofek 16” spy satellite launched from central Israel at 4 a.m. on Monday morning is due to significantly upgrade Israel’s ability to monitor the dangerous activities of its adversaries throughout the Middle East, foremost among...
Israeli Defense Ministry, Aerospace Industries develop first 3D-printed UAV
Israel’s first 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle has been produced and successfully tested in recent months by the Defense Ministry, together with the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
The UAV looks set to dramatically increase the...
Israeli defense exports reached $7.2 billion in 2019, growth expected to slow
Israel, one of the world’s largest exporters of military technology and expertise, exported $7.2 billion worth of arms in 2019—down from $7.5 billion the previous year due to the coronavirus, according to a Defense...
Israel’s coronavirus death toll rises to 140; Passover curfew lifted
Israel awoke on Thursday to the lifting of a nationwide curfew imposed for the end of the Passover holiday, while the government is reportedly considering additional easing of general lockdown directives.
The national coronavirus death...
Israeli defense minister confirms unrestricted entry of hundreds from pandemic hot spots
Hundreds of Israelis returning from countries with high coronavirus infection rates have entered Israel without being tested or sent into quarantine, Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett admitted on Tuesday.
He was responding to a Channel 12 report,...
Israeli Health Ministry: Only 1,500 ventilators; another 2,864 ones expected
At present, Israel has only 1,500 ventilators in stock that are “usable and available,” Israeli Health Ministry director general Moshe Bar Siman Tov said on Thursday, contradicting a report presented to the country’s parliament...
IDF steps up readiness to battle spread of virus, obtain medical equipment and care...
The Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that its Directorate of Production and Procurement will be taking over the mission of purchasing all of the needed medical equipment needed to deal with the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
IDF Home Front Command opens hotels for patients recovering from COVID-19
Following a directive by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett, the Israel Defense Forces’ Home Front Command opened its first coronavirus recovery center for mild patients at the Dan Panorama Hotel in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
Bennett...