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Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, June 2021. Source: Benny Gantz/Twitter.

Gantz holds call with Austin to discuss how to halt Iran nuclear program

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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...
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. June 3, 2021. Credit: Shmulik Almoni/Israel Defense Ministry.

Gantz meets with Biden officials as US lawmakers encourage Iron Dome replenishment

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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...
The Hezbollah War Museum in Mleeta, Lebanon. Credit: Em Campos/Shutterstock.

New reports map out Hezbollah’s missile arsenal, expose new military sites

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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...
The Iron Dome defense system fires to interecept incoming missiles from Gaza in the port town of Ashdod, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012. Credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90.

A decade on, Iron Dome continues to be game-changer

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“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...
An Iron Dome air-defense battery set near the southern Israeli city of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 14, 2014. Photo by David Buimovitch/Flash90.

One decade since its appearance, Iron Dome has intercepted over 2,500 enemy rockets …...

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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...
An illustration of the Arrow-4 missile interceptor. Credit: Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Office/Israel Aerospace Industries.

Israel, US developing next-generation Arrow missile interceptor system

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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...
During the tests, held over the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coastline in recent days, interceptors from two Rafael-made systems—David’s Sling and Iron Dome—were fired at targets simulating a range of advanced threats, such as maneuvering ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.

First-of-its-kind missile-defense drill sees multiple systems fire at same targets

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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

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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...
U.S. Capitol. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

US Senate votes to continue security aid to Israel

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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...
The IDF's Skylark Unit prepares one of its drones for flight. Credit: IDF.

Israeli defense exports reached $7.2 billion in 2019, growth expected to slow

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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...