Tag: Missile Defense Systems
Gantz holds call with Austin to discuss how to halt Iran nuclear program
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, said Gantz’s office in a statement.
The defense ministers “discussed regional developments, including the need to stop the...
Gantz meets with Biden officials as US lawmakers encourage Iron Dome replenishment
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz arrived in Washington on Wednesday as part of his two-day trip to shore up support for Israel’s security and request $1 billion to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome...
New reports map out Hezbollah’s missile arsenal, expose new military sites
Reported Israeli strikes once again lit up Syria’s night sky early on Wednesday, with Israeli missiles slamming into multiple targets in northwest Syria’s Latakia region, according to Syrian state media. The reports are the latest reminder...
A decade on, Iron Dome continues to be game-changer
“I don’t want to create the illusion that the Iron Dome defense system will provide a complete or comprehensive solution. The system is still in its experimental phase and in any case, we can’t...
One decade since its appearance, Iron Dome has intercepted over 2,500 enemy rockets …...
Ten years have passed since the Iron Dome air-defense system, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, made its first revolutionary interception of a Gazan rocket in Israeli skies in 2011. Since then the system...
Israel, US developing next-generation Arrow missile interceptor system
The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in partnership with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, is developing the Arrow-4 missile interceptor system, Israel’s Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
The Arrow-4 will be the next generation of...
First-of-its-kind missile-defense drill sees multiple systems fire at same targets
A first-of-its-kind missile defense test held by the Israeli Defense Ministry, together with Rafael Advanced Systems and the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency, has seen interceptor missiles from two different types of air-defense systems fired...
Israeli Navy commissions its most advanced warship ever
The first of Israel’s new Sa’ar 6-class warships, the INS Magen, is making its way from Germany to Israel, due to arrive at Haifa naval base at the start of December. Its arrival signifies...
US Senate votes to continue security aid to Israel
The U.S. Senate passed a $740.5 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2021 on Thursday that includes the continuation of American assistance to Israel for missile-defense programs and other initiatives.
The vote tally was...
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...