DefenceTalkIsrael will receive its initial two F-35s on December 12 and will be the first country to operate a squadron of the futuristic warplanes outside the US, an official said Tuesday. Israel has an initial order of 33 of the fighter jets made by US-based Lockheed Martin that will be delivered in the coming years, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-confirms-december-arrival-for-first-f-35-jets-68629/

DefenceTalkIsrael will order 17 more US-made F-35 warplanes to take its fleet of stealthy Joint Strike Fighters to 50 over the next few years, the premier’s office said Sunday. A statement from Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the green light for the order was given by the security cabinet. The Jewish state is due to take […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-orders-more-f-35-warplanes-from-us-68609/

DefenceTalkA large number of computers at a Geneva hotel that hosted delicate Iranian nuclear talks last year were infected with malware used for espionage, Swiss prosecutors said Thursday. The Swiss Attorney General’s office (OAG) however said it had closed its investigation, since it had failed to determine who was behind the spying. Swiss investigators launched […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-probe-confirms-spying-during-iran-nuclear-talks-68539/

DefenceTalkThe United States and Israel signed a landmark 10-year military assistance agreement Wednesday, as U.S. lawmakers of both political parties stressed that Congress will determine actual aid levels to the Jewish state. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) promises to provide Israel with a record $38 billion from 2019 through 2028, boosting the yearly commitment from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-israel-sign-record-military-aid-agreement-68159/

DefenceTalkSyria’s military said Tuesday it shot down an Israeli warplane and a drone in response to an attack on Syrian army positions — a claim denied by Israel. “Our air defences blocked the attack and shot down the military aircraft in (the southern province of) Quneitra and a drone” in the province of Damascus, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/syrian-army-says-it-shot-down-israeli-warplane-drone-68157/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s military on Sunday fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that “infiltrated” from war-ravaged neighboring Syria, it said. The missiles missed the drone which “returned to Syria” after the incident in the central Golan Heights, where the demarcation line between the two countries is located, the military said. “Moments ago two Patriot air defence […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-fires-missiles-at-drone-from-syria-army-67844/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel for Excess SH-60F Sea-Hawk Helicopter equipment and support. The estimated cost is $300 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on July 5, 2016. The Government of Israel has requested to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-surplus-sh-60f-helicopter-equipment-to-israel-67798/

DefenceTalkIndia today successfully test-fired a new surface-to-air missile developed jointly with Israel, from a defence base off Odisha coast. The medium range missile, which will fulfill a huge Indian army requirement, was fired from a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur around 8.15 am, said an official of the Defence Research and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-test-fires-surface-to-air-missile-developed-jointly-with-israel-67760/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday met controversial hardline Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman for the first time, the Pentagon said, offering few details about the visit. “They have had a good conversation,” said a senior US defense official with knowledge of the meeting. It was Lieberman’s first foreign visit since being sworn in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-defense-minister-makes-low-key-pentagon-visit-67698/

DefenceTalkIsrael has successfully tested a maritime missile interception system dubbed the Iron Dome of the Sea, the military announced on Wednesday. The system, which the military said can shoot down short-range rockets similar to those fired from Gaza, successfully destroyed “several” missiles, Ariel Shir, head of operational systems in the navy, said. He said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-successfully-tests-missile-defence-system-at-sea-army-67511/