DefenceTalkIt was supposed to be an evening of entertainment in Gaza, watching the World Cup semi-final at a cafe, a welcome break from 48 hours of Israeli air strikes. But the evening was cut brutally short when an Israeli raid flattened the Fun Time Beach cafe in the southern Gaza Strip in the early hours […]https://www.defencetalk.com/world-cup-fans-killed-as-israel-raid-hits-gaza-cafe-60109/

DefenceTalkAlthough it appears to hit incoming Hamas rockets, Israel’s system could be falling short of detonating the rockets’ warheads. Even though Israel’s U.S.-funded “Iron Dome” rocket-defense interceptors appear to be hitting Hamas rockets in recent days, they are almost certainly failing in the crucial job of detonating those rockets’ shrapnel-packed explosive warheads, expert analysts say. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israels-iron-dome-is-a-total-failure-at-its-most-important-job-experts-say-60103/

DefenceTalkIn Gaza’s stifling midday heat, grieving relatives of a family killed in an Israeli air strike sit outside a mosque, weary from their Ramadan fast and nervously anticipating the next deadly blast. The mourners, most of them men, have come to bury six members of the Hammad family, including a teenager and two women, killed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gazans-bury-family-as-israeli-bombs-fall-60098/

DefenceTalkHamas militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets at Israel Monday, which responded with multiple air strikes in a new escalation which threatened to spiral into another a major confrontation. It was the worst escalation in and around Gaza since November 2012, with tensions threatening to drag the region into a fresh confrontation as Israel […]https://www.defencetalk.com/gaza-on-brink-of-war-israel-60080/

DefenceTalkThey decide which targets to attack, direct air and ground forces and help prevent civilian casualties. Meet the air reconnaissance controllers of the First Squadron, the people who see everything. In between wars, the importance of intelligence is constantly increasing. In order to prevent an attack or decide which targets to strike, the Israel Air […]https://www.defencetalk.com/above-the-battlefield-israels-intelligence-in-the-air-59866/

DefenceTalkIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) presents Green Rock – a mobile autonomous tactical counter Rocket, Artillery & Mortar (C-RAM) system. This system was delivered to the Israel Defense Forces and named Wind Shield by the IDF. The system will be on display at the Eurosatory exhibition being held between June 16-20 in Paris, France (at IAI’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iai-presents-mobile-counter-rocket-artillery-mortar-radar-system-at-eurosatory-59838/

DefenceTalkThe IDF will soon begin using a special robot to gather intelligence in underground areas. Another vehicle will scan enemy territory before Israeli forces even enter the field. Check out the high-tech vehicles set to hit the ground in Israel. Major threats are evolving on Israel’s borders every day. Hamas’ underground network in Gaza trains […]https://www.defencetalk.com/no-driver-no-problem-israels-newest-unmanned-vehicles-59758/

DefenceTalkUS Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will fly to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel next week for talks that are expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and Syria’s civil war, officials said Friday. “This trip will be the secretary’s third to the Middle East in just over a year, and it will advance America’s regional […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-chief-to-head-to-saudi-israel-next-week-59563/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s Defense Ministry has successfully launched Ofek 10, a next-generation satellite that will provide highly-targeted surveillance of specific locations – such as Iran’s nuclear sites. “We continue to increase the vast qualitative and technological advantage over our neighbors,” said Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon at the launch at a test site in central Israel, Israeli media […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-launches-cutting-edge-satellite-to-spy-on-middle-east-adversaries-59294/

DefenceTalkGraduates of the IDF’s Submariners course are about to receive a more advance training regimen, in order to keep up with the evolution of IDF submarine capabilities. In 2014, the Israel Navy is expected to put two new advanced Dolphin-class submarines into service: the INS Crocodile, and the INS Rahav. These two submarines were acquired […]https://www.defencetalk.com/stealth-and-resilience-meet-the-idfs-new-submarines-59249/