When UAVs Become A Threat
The growing availability of small, inexpensive UAVs that can (and are) used by criminals and Islamic terrorists has led to the development of several...
Israeli Defense Industry Is Facing Even More Difficult Times
Arie Egozi
Global defense industries have long ago realized that only changing their course will keep them alive. The two best examples are the US...
I-HLS TV Interview – Eli Dotan
In an interview following AUS&R 2015, Eli Dotan, Senior Director, UAS Programs at Elbit Systems, ISTAR division, told I-HLS about the company’s newly developed...
An Iranian Developed Torpedo Armed Submersible Watercraft Worries Israel
By ARIE EGOZI
Israel is closely following the Iranian effort to develop a line of unmanned systems for sea applications.
Iran has unveiled a torpedo-armed watercraft...
KC-46 A – will it be the next force multiplier of...
Boeing and the US Air Force have last week tested a KC-46A tanker aircraft.
During the flight, Boeing test pilots performed operational checks on engines,...
The Indian Market and Israel – More Hurdles
By ARIE EGOZI
The ‘Make In India’ policy has put new hurdles in the way of Israeli defense companies who try to make business in...
LTC Leon Altarez on Robotics In The Battlefield
LTC Leon Altarez, PEO Robotics, Land Force Command, spoke at the AUS&R 2015, which took place on September 7th, on the challenges the army...
Aeronautics’ Dominator XP successfully completed maiden flights in Mexico
Aeronautics’ largest UAS, the Dominator XP, successfully completed a series of maiden flights in Mexico.
The system was sold to the Mexican government via Balam...
Indian IL-76 Aircraft With The Israel AEW Systems Will Be Upgraded
The Indian Air Force is likely to issue a request for proposal (RFP) to upgrade its large transport fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft with...
C-Dome Creates Interest In Foreign Navies
A number of foreign navies show interest in the Rafael C-Dome system - a naval derivative of the company's Iron Dome.
Rafael is already negotiating...
U.S. Wants Israeli Border Fence Technologies
Many, the United States included, have criticized the barrier fence Israel has built along the West Bank, but that hasn’t stopped the U.S. Department...
Hermes 450 Offered to Poland by PGZ and Elbit
Polish Armament Group signed a memorandum with the Elbit Systems company, related to a joint Hermes 450 offer, proposed within the framework of...
The Indian Market – Large But Crowded
Arie Egozi
The storming of Israeli defense industries on the Indian defense market are now countering growing competition by the U.S., Russia, and other European countries.
In...
Israeli Companies May Compete to Supply EW Systems to India
The Indian Ministry of Defense has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to procure electronic warfare (EW) suite for all Mi-17 V5 helicopters.
According to...
Airspaces in Europe Suddenly Seem Vulnerable
By ARIE EGOZI
The growing Russian presence in Syria, which includes very advanced fighter aircrafts, is a reminder to some European countries that they have...
New Israeli Development: Anti Abduction GPS ID Tag
The abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinians terrorists working with Hamas in June last year has inspired Amit Saban, a 16...
Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, On Small UAVs’ Unique...
Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero Systems, gave a talk during the AUS&R conference on September 7th on the company’s unmanned vehicles and their...
Eli Dotan – Senior Director, UAS Programs at Elbit Systems –...
In his talk at the AUS&R conference on September 7th, Eli Dotan talked about the goals, challenges and questions the UAV industry in general...
Sharly Ben Chetrit, Exec .VP Marketing IAI, On The Future Of...
The Wright Brothers flew a plane for the first time in 1903 and made history. Israel, with its unmanned aerial vehicles, is on the...
AUS&R 2015 – A World Class Success
The AUS&R 2015 unmanned systems salon, which took place in Rishon Letzion, was a “world class” success, so stated the presenters and many visitors...
Thousands of People At AUS&R 2015
Throughout the day, thousands of people - visitors, participants, presenters and speakers – came gushing through the LAGO events center in Rishon Letzion to...
AUS&R Update: The Professional Convention
During AUS&R 2015 a certificate of appreciation was given to Shabtai Brill, who served in the intelligence corps. Brill was the very first person...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
