DefenceTalkJerusalem: Israel and the United States on Thursday successfully tested a ballistic missile interceptor as the Jewish state seeks to upgrade its defences in the face of regional threats, officials said. The trial from an Israeli test range involved the Arrow 3 interceptor, designed to shoot down missiles above the atmosphere, with Israel concerned over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-interceptor-66027/

DefenceTalkJerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted for the first time Tuesday that Israeli forces have been operating in Syria, where the Iran-backed regime is battling rebels including the jihadist Islamic State. “We occasionally carry out operations in Syria to prevent that country from becoming a front against us,” Netanyahu told reporters during a visit to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-pm-admits-forces-operating-in-war-hit-syria-65956/

DefenceTalkElbit Systems has been awarded a $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (“DDPS”), for the supply of Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and an advanced ground segment for command, control and communications. The contract, to be performed over a four-year period, follows […]https://www.defencetalk.com/elbit-to-supply-hermes-900-hfe-uavs-to-switzerland-65925/

DefenceTalkThe market for military drones is expected to almost double by 2024 to beyond $10 billion (8.9 billion euros), according to a report published Friday by specialist defence publication IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review. “The global defence and security market for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) will expand at 5.5 percent per year over this decade, from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/drone-market-to-hit-10-billion-by-2024-experts-65547/

DefenceTalkSwitzerland’s parliament on Monday voted in favour of a controversial plan to buy six Israeli surveillance drones worth 250 million Swiss francs ($256 million, 230 million euros). The upper house of the Swiss parliament approved the purchase of six unarmed Hermes 900 drones with 30 votes in favor and 12 opposed, confirming the lower chamber’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/swiss-to-buy-israeli-drones-65290/

DefenceTalkTel Aviv: The Iran nuclear deal does not mean military action is off the table when it comes to stopping Tehran from obtaining an atomic bomb, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Sunday ahead of a visit to Israel. “One of the reasons why this deal is a good one is that it does nothing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-says-iran-nuclear-deal-does-not-prevent-military-option-64909/

DefenceTalkA significant advancement in the absorption process of the “Magic Wand” Missile Defense System was marked, as the IAF established a first founding team, following a series of successful experiments IAF Air Defense Division has launched the absorption process of the new “Magic Wand” interception system with the establishment of a first founding team. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-air-force-prepares-for-new-magic-wand-missile-system-64688/

DefenceTalkU.S. Army and Israeli scientists are conducting testing and research on active flow control devices as a means to reduce drag on future Army aircraft. The Suction and Oscillatory Blowing Actuator, or SaOB, invented by Israeli scientist, Dr. Avraham Seifert of Tel Aviv University, uses the active control of airflow to reduce drag. Testing of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-us-israeli-device-seeks-to-reduce-airflow-drag-64589/

DefenceTalkPARIS AIR SHOW 2015: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) unveiled a unique, highly advanced family of modular Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars. The new ULTRA family of AESA UHF radars, developed by IAI’s ELTA Systems Group and subsidiary, represents a formidable capability of Early Warning and long range search and tracking […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iai-unveils-ultra-uhf-early-warning-long-range-radar-family-64432/

DefenceTalkPARIS AIR SHOW 2015: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently completed a series of flight demonstrations of its HAROP Loitering Munitions in Israel for a foreign customer. These demonstrations follow various other successful operational exercises performed in the last few months for different customers. The HAROP demonstrated augmented capabilities in the field of observation, flight altitude […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iai-demos-harop-loitering-attack-drone-paris-airshow-64427/