DefenceTalkThe crew of an Israeli air force F-15 warplane fought freezing temperatures and buffeting winds to bring their aircraft down after its cockpit canopy flew off at 30,000 feet, the military said on Monday. In a dramatic cockpit voice recording of the January 2 incident airmen can be heard shouting to one another over the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-f-15-lands-safely-after-losing-canopy-at-30000-feet-71998/

DefenceTalkMoscow on Monday announced new security measures to protect its military in Syria, including supplying the Syrian army with an S-300 air defence system and jamming radars of nearby warplanes following the downing of a Russian plane last week. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said President Vladimir Putin ordered additional security measures after a Syrian Soviet-era […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-boosts-syrian-air-defence-after-plane-shot-down-71878/

DefenceTalkIsraeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday signalled his country could strike Iranian targets in Iraq if they threatened Israel, saying it would hit wherever necessary. “We will face any Iranian threat, no matter where it comes from,” Lieberman said in response to a question about reports that Iran had provided ballistic missiles to allied […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-does-not-rule-out-striking-iranian-targets-in-iraq-71831/

DefenceTalkIsrael is working on a new missile system capable of hitting targets anywhere in the Middle East, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday. State-owned arms manufacturer Israel Military Industries (IMI) would deliver “within a few years” an advanced integrated system “allowing precise hits by remote launching”, he said in a statement. Lieberman added that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-developing-missiles-to-hit-anywhere-in-mideast-minister-71824/

DefenceTalkIsrael shot down a Syrian fighter jet with surface-to-air missiles Tuesday after the plane infiltrated airspace it controls, the military said, in a rare incident that could provoke tensions. Israel signalled that the plane’s infiltration may have been the result of internal fighting in Syria’s civil war, but stressed it would enforce the ceasefire lines […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-says-shoots-down-syrian-warplane-71758/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s strikes on Syria saw 28 planes take part in raids with a total of around 70 missiles fired, Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday. “28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 aircraft were used in the attack, which released around 60 air-to-ground missiles over various parts of Syria. Israel also fired more than 10 tactical ground-to-ground […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-strikes-used-28-planes-fired-70-missiles-russia-71672/

DefenceTalkIsrael is selling state-owned IMI Systems, maker of the Uzi submachine gun, to defense company Elbit Systems for more than half a billion dollars, the finance ministry said on Sunday. The government began the process of privatizing IMI Systems, formerly known as Israel Military Industries, in 2013. The firm is the manufacturer of the legendary […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-selling-uzi-maker-imi-systems-to-private-firm-71563/

DefenceTalkMore than 2,500 U.S. personnel will take part in a joint exercise with Israel next month aimed at improving interoperability, a Pentagon spokesman told reporters today. Juniper Cobra is a U.S. European Command missile defense exercise with the Israel Defense Forces that will take place March 4 to March 15, Army Col. Rob Manning said. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/upcoming-joint-us-israeli-exercise-aims-to-improve-interoperability-71519/

DefenceTalkIndia is to restart talks with Israel over a cancelled deal to buy anti-tank missiles, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. New Delhi had suspended the $500 million (417 million euro) deal to buy the Spike anti-tank missiles from Israel’s state-owned defence contractor Rafael after apparently deciding to manufacture the equipment at […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-says-india-to-restart-talks-on-missile-sales-71089/

DefenceTalkUVision Air Ltd. has successfully demonstrated the Hero-400EC extended-range loitering system for a strategic customer. The demonstration, which took place in southern Israel in December 2017, proved the tracking and lock-on capabilities of the system using a moving vehicle and a human target in various operational scenarios as well as its mission-abort capabilities. The ability […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uvision-demos-the-hero-400ec-extended-range-loitering-system-71036/