Why the West Is Dismissing Russia, And Why It Really Shouldn’t
Konstantin Bodragin
It has almost become a truism that the Russian military is crumbling, inept, and bumbling. Recent activity, however, paints a picture of an...
ISIS Update – First Half of January 2015
Main developments in Syria and Lebanon
Fighting between the forces of the Syrian regime and ISIS operatives in the area of the Deir al-Zor airfield...
The Israeli UAV industry – The Super Heron HF
The First article in the series on the Israeli UAV Industry.
By ARIE EGOZI
At the beginning of 2014 IAI has unveiled its new Super Heron UAS...
Cyber Warfare and Deterrence: Trends and Challenges in Research
By Amir Lupovici
INSS – Cyber Warfare Program
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In recent years a growing number of researchers have expanded the discussion of deterrence...
Rafael working on more advanced target missiles.
As the Israeli three tiered rocket / missile defense system is being built the need for more advanced targets grows.
Building the three tiered defense...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: February 5-11 2015
Main events of the week
Following the murder of the Jordanian pilot, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out intensive airstrikes against ISIS targets in...
Religious War Is Already Here (Again)
Mendi Safadi
In order to understand the events we are experiencing in the Middle East in general and in Israel in particular, we must...
The new US Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor
For the sake of efficiency and to meet the evolving threat, modernization of Patriot (Phased Array TRacking to Intercept Of Target) systems, is a...
Barak 8 missile – how big is the market ?
The Barak-8 missile is without any doubt one of the best air defense systems in its class, but sometimes even such a system needs...
Crash of a Jordanian fighter plane whose pilot was captured by...
The main event of the week that ended 2014 was the crash of a Jordanian aircraft in Al-Raqqah and the capture of its pilot...
Fast Draw – Libya is ISIS gateway to the whole of...
It was only a matter of time, ISIS is about to flood Europe with is operatives. Some European intelligence sources already knew a thing...
Presidential Visit – VIP convoy security review
By Eyal Avidov
U.S President Obama is visiting Israel this week and without doubt special preparations have been made by security officials for this significant...
Egozi’s Fury – Sweden Terrified
Sweden is shaking with fear and the US is humiliated once again.
The Swedish Minister of foreign affair’s accusations against Israel are at best the...
Ahead of the curve
The Republic of South Korea recently released its 2015 Defense White paper assessing the current threat from North Korea. In its report, the South...
ISIS: Main events in Syria and Iraq – February 5-11 2015
1. Main developments in Syria
The city of Kobani
After the liberation of the city of Kobani, Kurdish forces began to repel ISIS from the surrounding...
Background to a possible Iranian retribution for its fallen General
In a few weeks we shall mark the 23rd anniversary of the attack on Israel’s embassy in Buenos Aires, which killed 29 people, of...
ISIS: Main developments in Syria in the Second half of January...
The intensity of the fighting in Syria was low this week as well, probably due to the poor weather conditions.
Kobani (Ayn al-Arab)
During the week,...
The Campaign for Kobani – Initial Summary
Overview
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Kobani (in Kurdish) or Ayn al-Arab (in Arabic) is a Kurdish city lying east of Jarabulus near the Syrian-Turkish border. Before the fighting began...
The Israeli UAV industry – The Hermes 900
The fourth article in the series on the Israeli UAV Industry.
By ARIE EGOZI
Elbit Systems, has been very active mainly in upgrading existing systems.
The Hermes-900 medium...
Fast Draw – Jerusalem shooting
First they invented the concept “Unorganized Terrorism”, now it’s the turn of the “un-intended shooting”
The first concept refers to attacks by Palestinians on Israelis...
Fast Draw – Trophy
With tensions in the north of Israel flaring up again, soldiers were sent on patrol close to the border with Lebanon in civilian vehicles....
Kurds retake Kobani – Serious blow for ISIS
On January 30, 2015, ISIS issued a video in which it admitted, for the first time, that its fighters had retreated from Kobani (Ayn...
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
