DefenceTalkIsrael announced on Sunday it had reached a deal worth $630 million to provide India’s navy with missile defence systems, following a record weapons sale between the two countries last month. The new contract will see state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries supply LRSAM air and missile defence systems for four Indian naval ships, a statement from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-signs-630-mln-defence-deal-with-india-69998/

DefenceTalkA huge blast which struck near Damascus airport early on Thursday was caused by Israeli missiles hitting a “military position”, Syria’s state SANA news agency reported. “A military position southwest of Damascus International Airport was targeted at dawn today by an Israeli aggression using several missiles fired from occupied territory, sparking explosions in the area,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-missiles-hit-near-damascus-airport-69839/

DefenceTalkIsrael is to take delivery of three more F-35 stealth fighters from the United States on Sunday, adding to two that arrived in December, an army statement said. They are among 50 that Israel has agreed to buy from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin. US President Donald Trump has publicly upbraided Lockheed over “out of control” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-to-get-3-more-f-35-fighter-jets-on-sunday-army-69791/

DefenceTalkPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the latest addition to Israel’s missile defences meant that those seeking to destroy the Jewish state would be endangering their own existence. He was speaking at a formal ceremony to hand the “David’s Sling” system from its developers over to its Israeli air force operators. The medium-range interceptor, developed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israels-latest-missile-interceptor-enters-service-69637/

DefenceTalkIsraeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defence systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. “The next time the Syrians use their air defence systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation,” Lieberman said on Israeli public radio. Israeli warplanes hit […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-threatens-to-destroy-syrian-air-defence-systems-69533/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s justice ministry said Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ministry stressed however that Netanyahu himself was not a suspect in the case. Law enforcement agencies have been looking in recent months into the deal to buy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-opens-criminal-investigation-into-german-submarine-contract-69314/

DefenceTalkThe Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully complete a test series of the David’s Sling Weapons System, a missile defense system that is a central part of Israel’s multi-tiered antimissile array. The prime contractor for the David’s Sling Weapon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-complete-davids-sling-weapon-system-intercept-tests-68926/

DefenceTalkThe Arrow Weapon System (AWS), the upper-most tier in the Israeli strategic capability, enters into a new era this morning in its defense from ballistic missiles threats. Before today, the AWS consisted of Arrow-2 interceptors, and has now added for the first time the Arrow-3 operational interceptor (made by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)/MLM). The Arrow-3 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-arrow-3-weapon-system-enters-service-68844/

DefenceTalkAt a ceremony held at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel and Italy have marked another significant step in the realization of the agreement signed in 2012 with the delivery of the first of two CAEW aircraft to Italy. The ceremony was attended by the Italian ambassador, senior officials from the Ministry of Defense’s Directorate of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-aerospace-industries-delivers-first-g550-based-aew-aircraft-to-italy-68694/

DefenceTalkIsrael was embroiled in fresh controversy on Sunday over its purchase of submarines from German company ThyssenKrupp after reports that the country’s arch-enemy Iran holds a stake in the firm. The attorney general had already ordered police to look into allegations of improper conduct in the planned purchase of the submarines, and reports of Iran’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-controversy-hits-israel-submarine-deal-over-iran-link-68636/