DefenceTalkOnce upon a time, Israel was concerned about the possibility of a ground invasion of enemy armies into Israeli territory. The Middle East has since undergone significant change; the battlefield of today and of the future, with which the IDF must contend, is quite different. Consequently, the IDF and the IAF must also change and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-air-force-prepares-for-future-battlefield-50149/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon plans to sell six tilt-rotor Osprey aircraft to Israel in a long-planned deal worth $1.13 billion, officials said Tuesday. Israel will become the first foreign country to be allowed to purchase the V-22 Osprey, which can take off like a helicopter and fly like a turboprop airplane. US officials had announced plans to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-israel-six-osprey-military-aircraft-50125/

DefenceTalkThe Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress January 13 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel for V-22B Block C Aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.13 billion. The Government of Israel (GOI) has requested a possible sale of 6 V-22B Block C Aircraft, 16 Rolls […]https://www.defencetalk.com/v-22b-block-c-aircraft-and-support-package-for-israel-50114/

DefenceTalkIsrael and the United States carried out a joint missile test Friday, the defence ministry said, as US Secretary of State John Kerry pushed for a Middle East peace deal. The Israel Missile Defence Organisation and US Missile Defence Agency completed a “successful” launch of the Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile system over the Mediterranean, an Israeli […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-us-carry-out-missile-test-during-kerry-visit-50024/

DefenceTalkArrow III, an upgraded component of the Israeli missile shield, was successfully tested for the second time, the country’s Defense Ministry announced. The kamikaze satellites launched by the system are capable of intercepting missiles in space. A long-range Arrow III interceptor was fired from Palmahim air base, south of Tel Aviv, on Friday morning. It […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-successfully-tests-arrow-space-missile-interceptor-50022/

DefenceTalkDefence minister A K Antony has finally bitten the bullet. With the CBI deciding to close the infamous seven-year-old Barak kickbacks case for lack of evidence, the defence ministry on Monday cleared the long-pending “critical” naval procurement of an additional 262 Israeli Barak-I missiles for Rs 880 crore. The Antony-led Defence Acquisitions Council (DAC) also […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-buy-israeli-barak-missiles-49996/

DefenceTalkA Lebanese soldier and four attackers were killed in two separate assaults late Sunday on army checkpoints in the southern city of Sidon, the military said in a statement. “At 9:15 p.m. (1915 GMT) today (Sunday) an armed man approached an army checkpoint in the north of Sidon, and launched a hand grenade towards it, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lebanese-soldier-4-attackers-killed-in-assaults-on-army-49941/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. Air Force participated in the first Israeli Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 24-28. Blue Flag is the largest multinational aerial warfare training exercise hosted by the Israeli air force. The exercise included forces from the U.S., Israel, Italy, and Greece. Its objectives were to improve operational capabilities and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-air-force-participates-in-first-ever-israeli-blue-flag-exercise-49817/

DefenceTalkThree hooded hackers hunch over their computer screens in the control room at Israel’s new state-of-the-art “Cyber Gym”, where IT and infrastructure company employees train to defend against cyber attacks. The facility, a series of small buildings in the shadow of the looming Orot Rabin power station on Israel’s northern coastline, was inaugurated this month […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-hacking-school-trains-cyber-warriors-49791/

DefenceTalkIsraeli and US defence officials on Wednesday carried out an advanced test of a new system against short-range missiles, the defence ministry said. The defence agencies of both states “completed a successful intercept test of the David’s Sling Weapon System against a short-range ballistic missile today,” it said in a statement. A year ago the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-tests-short-range-missile-defence-system-49699/