IAI-ELTA marked the 100th ELM-2084 Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) family acquisition with a prestigious event and exhibition held in ELTA facilities in Ashdod, Israel, including the participation of senior MOD and military officials, military attaches, and current users worldwide. The MMR radar family was acquired by countries worldwide and has proved to be a revolutionary game-changer […]

Cyient and BlueBird Aero Systems sign joint venture (JV) to offer UAV systems to Indian Defence & Industry during the DefExpo India 2018, an international land, naval, and internal homeland security systems exhibition. IDR News Network reported that Cyient, a provider of engineering design, manufacturing, geospatial, networks, and operations management services to global industry leaders […]

The United States Air Force is taking part in the INIOHOS 18 joint exercise with the air forces of the United Arab Emirates and Israel, in Greece. Other nations also participating in the drill include Italy, the United Kingdom and Cyprus. INIOHOS 18 is a Hellenic air force-led large force flying exercise between NATO allies and partner nations. Multinational training […]

The Russian military use multi-mission tactical remotely piloted aerial systems called the Forpost during exercises in Russia’s western enclave region of Kaliningrad, the Russian defence ministry’s press service said on 21 March. The Forpost is a Russian version of the IAI Searcher Mk 2 unmanned aerial vehicle that was built under licence by a local company. The Searcher Mk […]

The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Security Affairs approved the plan to purchase hundreds of Eitan armored fighting vehicles, developed by IAI, IMI and Rafael, said in announcing by Israeli Defense Ministry. Starting in 2020, the eight-wheeled, lightweight Eitan vehicle will begin replacing the IDF’s current M113 fully tracked APCs. It combines technology from the Merkava tank and […]

Israeli company Plasan announced that they have signed a contract with BAE Systems, for the armouring of Type 26 Global Combat Ships for the UK Royal Navy. Armour production for the first three ships is anticipated to begin in 2018. The ships will be built in Scotland at BAE Systems facilities in Glasgow and are considered […]

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted a successful test of the long-range Arrow 3 missile defense system early Monday morning. That was reported by www.israeldefense.co.il. The Arrow 3 is designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere. The test was conducted in central Israel, led by the […]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released footage of what they say was the destruction of an Iranian drone invading Israeli airspace, which led to a cross-border air raid into Syria. The video shows that the alleged Iranian drone is shown being blown up from two different angles – apparently an attack helicopter and a surveillance aircraft monitoring […]

As part of the Israeli Air Force’s plan to modernize its heavy-lift helicopter fleet, representatives from Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky and the US Marine Corps were in Israel this past week meeting with senior IAF and IMOD officials about the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter. That was reported by www.israeldefense.co.il. Israeli Air Force pilots, including senior officers, […]

CONTROP Precision Technologies Ltd. introduces new Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) and High-Definition (HD) Thermal Imaging (TI) capabilities for airborne and naval systems at the Singapore Airshow 2018. The new SWIR channel will enable improved surveillance in adverse visibility conditions during the day and at twilight time. The HD TI channel will enable a higher quality […]