Syria

Syria

Russia has begun to promote its first export strike drone Orion-E to the world arms market, the first applications for the drone have been...
Avenger

The US is likely to deploy mobile short-range AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense missile systems in order to protect its troops in Syria and Iraq...

By Arie Egozi Russia, in its efforts to gain full control of Syria, is operating one division of the Syrian army as part of the...
russian presence in syria

By Arie Egozi Russia continues with its effort to turn Syria to its front base for its defense forces. Israeli sources say that the U.S...

By Arie Egozi Russia plans to force Syria to accept its demands for a massive military presence in Syria. Russia expects that after its extensive...

By Arie Egozi  07Increasing demand for the Israeli-developed standoff weapon systems. This is the result of the hundreds of airstrikes performed by the Israeli airforce (IAF)...

By Arie Egozi For Russia, Syria was a huge war laboratory. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said that the experience gained by the Russian defense...
Photo illust. URAN-9 by Wikimedia

In an effort that likely reflects Russia’s President Vladimir Putin’s desire for more unmanned systems at the battlefield, a unified concept regarding the operation...
drone

By Arie Egozi During recent years, the drone threat has evolved at a record rate. Cheap, small drones which can be easily turned into lethal...

A new system makes it possible to promptly receive photo and video data on emergency occurrence sites and battlefields or in areas where information...
combat uav program

During 2018, Iran has increased combat drone operations both domestically and internationally. The Iranian indigenous drone program seems like a serious threat to both...
friendly fire

During training and even operational missions, an unfortunately common occurrence among troops is death by friendly fire. The situation is even more difficult for...

A recent publication by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center evaluates that ISIS still has drone warfare capabilities despite setbacks and Syria...
Defense

The Turkish minister of defense, Hulusi Akar, recently states that Russia will supply Turkey with Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, which will be installed...
eW capabilities

Russia has been using electronic warfare (EW) in various arenas. Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare technology to interfere with...
russia

A Russian unmanned aerial vehicle may be sold to a Middle Eastern country. Officials from the Russian defense firm Kronshtadt Group announced the possible...

Modern small arms developed by leading countries feature high armor-piercing capabilities even with the small caliber. In view of this, Russia and other countries...

Unmanned aerial vehicles have been employed extensively by the various players in the Syrian arena. Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Syria has intercepted a total...

By Arie Egozi The civil war in Syria has ruined most parts of this country. While the population has been suffering from attacks on civil...

Russia has been showcasing its unmanned combat capabilities. The Russian defense ministry unveiled two unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) during a military parade in...

By Arie Egozi In recent years, we have been repeatedly warning here that the Israeli home front is not prepared for an emergency. But in...
assault rifles

The AK-12 and AK-15 assault rifles will replace older weapons in the Russian Armed Forces. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed in January that it...