David Harel, CEO of the Israeli firm Asio Technologies, told Breaking Defense his company’s Orion device has deployed by the thousands with Israeli soldiers in Gaza.
By Seth J. FrantzmanNew government numbers show roughly 228 targets struck by airstrikes every day of the conflict, significantly more than any previous IDF effort.
By Seth J. FrantzmanAnalysts told Breaking Defense the mission could be a test case for potential future, long-range operations in the region.
By Seth J. FrantzmanBreaking Defense takes an exclusive look at how the IDF’s Nahal infantry brigade is learning to use the latest IDF amored personnel carrier.
By Seth J. FrantzmanAs the IDF expands the drone’s use from special operations to infantry, Breaking Defense observes training of the first infantry soldiers, and learns how the capability will fit into the IDF’s ground forces in the future.
By Seth J. FrantzmanA senior Israeli source who talked with BD on condition of anonymity said the $1.2 billion will mostly be spent on “improving Israel’s capability to perform standoff attacks,” which involves acceleration of some very highly classified “black programs” that address this capability “with breakthrough technologies.” Some will be spent on Israel’s missile defense systems, as well.
By Arie EgoziGen. Mark Milley’s trip to Israel – his second in eight months – comes as the US and Israel heighten collaboration against Iran and its proxies.
By Arie EgoziTEL AVIV: Israel’s Ministry of Defense and high command have hammered out an emergency plan for an appeal to Washington to make changes in the Foreign Military Funds (FMF) agreement between the U.S and Israel. The situation created by the pandemic is having a huge effect on the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) new multi-year plan…
By Arie EgoziWe do not know what caused the missile’s explosion. Israel has taken steps to foil such launch attempts in the past. No one here was prepared to speak on the record about the explosion.
By Arie EgoziOnce Iran builds such a warhead, Israeli experts told Breaking D that all Iranian ballistic missiles with at least a diameter of 4.1 feet can be fitted to carry one. An example is the Shahab-3, with a range of 620 miles.
By Arie EgoziThe Israeli Air Force just wrapped up a “Blue Flag” wargame with the US & European allies and a real war with Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
By Arie EgoziTEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, still trying to form a new government, said Israel must increase its defense spending by “many billions immediately and then many billions every year” as the threat from Iran “has intensified in recent weeks. Israel, he said yesterday, faces a significantly growing threat from Iran. The Israeli military recently attacked…
By Arie EgoziIsraeli intelligence has been following the shipments from Iran, watching Iranian operatives from the time they crossed to border and, at the right moment, attacked them. Cargo unloaded from Iranian cargo planes in Syria that landed in Damascus was destroyed only minutes after leaving the airport.
By Arie Egozi
If you thought the recently concluded Gaza conflict was bad, a war with Lebanese Hezbollah would be much worse, involving 100,000 more rockets, many with longer ranges.
By Richard Natonski and Jonathan Ruhe