DefenceTalkSoldiers from the Israeli Army’s Kfir Infantry Brigade trained with sophisticated robots and elite special forces to learn how to fight enemy terrorists in tunnels beneath the Earth’s surface. Soldiers in the IDF are constantly training to protect Israel from the air, at sea, on land and, just as importantly, beneath the Earth’s surface. To […]https://www.defencetalk.com/idf-fighters-go-underground-for-subterranean-warfare-training-48577/

DefenceTalkThe top US general has informed Congress of options for military intervention in Syria, but stressed that the decision of whether to go to war was one for civilian leaders. In a non-classified letter made public Monday, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey set out five options — from nonlethal intelligence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-general-lays-out-military-options-in-syria-48560/

DefenceTalkIsrael deployed its Iron Dome missile defence system near the Red Sea resort of Eilat, which is close to the border with Egypt, an army spokeswoman said. “An Iron Dome battery was deployed this morning in Eilat,” the spokeswoman told AFP. “The batteries are deployed in several areas of the country and moved around according […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-deploys-iron-dome-near-red-sea-resort-of-eilat-48542/

DefenceTalkThe Burke Chair is issuing a fully updated version of the second volume in a new series of reports on the Gulf Military Balance. The new volume is called The Gulf Military Balance, Volume Two: The Nuclear and Missile Dimensions. Volume Two builds on, updates, and expands previous Burke Chair reports on the military balance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-gulf-military-balance-volume-two-the-nuclear-and-missile-dimensions-48533/

DefenceTalkIsrael on Friday staged what it said was a planned test of a rocket propulsion system at a military base on the Mediterranean coast. Israeli media, citing analysts, said the test appeared to be of a version of the Jericho ballistic missile with a range of at least 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles), easily capable of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-tests-rocket-system-ministry-48507/

DefenceTalkAnalysis reveals a newly identified surface-to-surface missile base deep in the Saudi desert, capable of targeting Israel and Iran, according to IHS Inc. (IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics. As fears of a nuclear-armed Iran continue to stoke tensions in the Middle East, there are questions over whether Saudi Arabia might also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/ihs-reveals-saudi-arabias-undisclosed-missile-site-48425/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the State of Israel’s first C-130J Super Hercules airlifter during a ceremony today at its Aeronautics Company’s production facility here. This is first of three C-130Js currently on order for the Israeli Air Force (IAF), which has operated legacy C-130s since 1971. The IAF has bestowed the nickname “Shimshon” on […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-receives-first-c-130j-super-hercules-shimshon-48251/

DefenceTalkThree top European defence firms called Sunday on governments to launch a program to manufacture drones that European countries are currently having to buy from Israel or the United States. France’s Dassault Aviation, European aerospace giant EADS and Italy’s Finmeccanica argued such a joint program would “support the capability needs of European armed forces while […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defence-giants-call-for-european-drone-program-48116/

DefenceTalkThe United States could leave Patriot anti-missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan following the end of Exercise Eager Lion, a Pentagon spokesman said here today. Jordan has requested the batteries, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not yet reviewed it, Army Col. Steve Warren told reporters. Hagel is returning from NATO meetings in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/patriots-f-16s-may-remain-in-jordan-after-eager-lion-exercise-48034/

DefenceTalkBaghdad has warned Israel that it would respond to any attempts by the Jewish state to use Iraqi airspace for a strike against Iran’s controversial nuclear programme, a top Iraqi minister told AFP. The remarks from Hussein al-Shahristani, deputy prime minister responsible for energy affairs, mark the first time a senior Iraqi official has publicly […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iraq-warns-israel-on-using-airspace-in-iran-strike-48016/