Egozi: Fighter Aircraft to Egypt
By Arie Egozi
As the US is pulling out of the Middle East, more countries in the region turn to Russia for advanced arms. Recently,...
Egypt will Get Chinese UAVs
Egypt has been expanding its UAV fleet. Cairo signed a contract with the Chinese aircraft manufacturer Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group for the supply of...
Russia is Looking for New UAV Markets
A Russian unmanned aerial vehicle may be sold to a Middle Eastern country. Officials from the Russian defense firm Kronshtadt Group announced the possible...
Egypt to Acquire RQ-20B Puma UAVs
Egypt is to acquire and field the AeroVironment (AV) RQ-20B Puma II AE tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS), the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
Israel’s F-35 Aircraft to Be Modified
Lockheed Martin Corp is being awarded $147,963,919 contract modification for the procurement of Israel-unique weapons certification, modification kits, and electronic warfare analysis in support...
Widening Scope of Flight Sanctions Over Fear of Terrorist Attacks
An increase in security checks for flights from some Middle East airports was announced by Australia, though the country stopped short of implementing the...
Mystery – US Bans In-Flight Electronic Devices from Arab Countries
The US has been increasing the security arrangements regarding incoming flights - mainly from Muslim Middle Eastern states. Passengers arriving on direct flights from...
Egypt Putting an Effort to Upgrade Airport Security
Egyptian officials said recently that they’re getting closer to meeting all demands set by Russia on airport security to resume flights to Egypt. The...
China Shows Serious Intentions in UAV Export Industry
China is aiming to win export contracts for UAVs in Middle-East and African countries. Nanyang Technology is acquiring the Caihong (Rainbow) series of UAVs...
Russia is Trying to Penetrate Egyptian Weapons Market
Egypt is interested in the procurement of Buk-M3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) from Russia.
The parties still need to agree on volumes, terms of performance and...
Civil Aviation Security – a Russian Egyptian Cooperation?
Progress has been made on the resumption of flights between Russia and Egypt following high-level meetings between the two countries’ aviation officials.
Russia said...
Egypt at the Forefront of African Cybersecurity
The Egyptian government has recently launched a new cybersecurity division in order to defend its institutions from cyber attacks. When one understands the scope...
Major Findings From the US Annual Global Terrorism Update
The US National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released an update to its Global Terrorism Database (GTD)....
Concerns Over Egyptian Airport Security Raised By Experts
Six months ago, a bomb was smuggled onto a Russian Metrojet passenger plane, which exploded of the Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 onboard. This...
Nokia Accused of Selling Surveillance Equipment to Egypt
Human rights advocacy group Privacy International has accused Finnish telecommunications firm Nokia Networks and controversial Italian cybersecurity firm Hacking Team of secretly selling surveillance...
Russia’s Penetration Into The Middle East Deepens
By ARIE EGOZI
The Russians not only took over Syria but they continue to supply their advanced systems to arab countries.
The recent deal is with...
An Intelligence Operational Failure Foretold
Arie Egozi
The investigation of the Russian plane crash continues but all signs points to ISIS. Egypt is trying to reject the obvious conclusion and...
Gulf States to invest billions in military procurement to stave off...
It seems the US is the primary beneficiary of the heavy concerns among countries in the Persian Gulf that Iran may resort to a...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – March 24th 2015
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In this weekly Video report (March 24th 2015):
Turkey and ISIS – more than meets the eye
US Navy resting exoskeletons
ISIS’s...
Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah on a Collision Course: Undesirable yet Inevitable
At the start of 2015, Israel’s two major fronts – home to the two hostile players with which Israel has had military encounters in...
A Bridge over the Mediterranean: The French-Egyptian Arms Deal
A recent arms deal between Egypt and France may indicate a change in the regional balance of power; Egypt's traditional reliance on U.S. arms...
Spotlight on the Global Jihad: February 19-25 2015
The establishment of ISIS in Libya
ISIS operatives in ISIS’s provinces in Libya continue to carry out terrorist attacks against various targets:
At least two suicide...
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