Air & Missile Defense
Successful Test in Advanced Missiles Interception
The U.S. Army successfully intercepted a high-performance, high-speed tactical ballistic missile target and a cruise missile target during a flight test using the Integrated...
Watch New AIr Defense System in Action
A new mobile air defense system exposed recently can be deployed against air targets at short and very short ranges and against ground targets....
Iron Dome Production Facility to be Established in the US
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have signed a joint venture to establish an Iron Dome Weapon System production facility in...
Next Generation’s Battle Command System Undergoing Advanced Tests
A multi-week test of the US Army’s battle command system expected to control air and missile defense shooters and sensors is underway following a...
Advanced Radar to Defeat Hypersonic Weapons
An advanced air and missile defense radar has been selected to support the U.S. Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar program....
Turkish Cruise Missile has Succeeded in Army Test
Turkey's anti-ship cruise missile, ATMACA has been cleared for forces entry after it struck a sea-based target 200 kms away in its latest long-distance...
New Radar to Boost Saudi Air Defense
Saudi Arabia is enhancing its missile defense capabilities. Riyadh will purchase ballistic missile defense radar system and computer algorithms from Raytheon Technologies. The company...
Competition Over Fastest Helicopter Gaining Momentum
Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft will have to rapidly cover long distances at low altitude to evade Russian and Chinese-style anti-aircraft defenses. At those low...
Japan Deploying Advanced Patriot Missiles
Japan is enhancing its air defense. It will finalize the deployment of Patriot PAC-3 MSE air defense missile system to four military bases until...
Egozi: FMF and Israel’s Defense Industries
By Arie Egozi
The Israeli defense industries will have to adapt themselves rapidly to the harsh reality that is being built slowly but with known...
This Russian System Can Cope with Drone Miniaturization
Russia is enhancing its counter-drone capabilities. The current variants of the Pantsir-S1 are effective against both large and small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including...
AI-Based Corona Status Model Developed by IAI
Israel’s defense industries continue to mobilize their technological resources for the benefit of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has...
LORA Weapon System Trial Completed Successfully by IAI
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed a dual operational firing trial with LORA (Long-Range Artillery Weapon System), a precise ballistic strike missile. Held in...
Possible Sale of Patriot Missiles to Kuwait
Kuwait may enhance its air defense capabilities soon. The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the...
Air Defense Based on Unmanned Vehicle
The unmanned systems realm is approaching the air defense field. A new unmanned air defense system is under development. The system is intended for...
Was Missile Technology Target of Cyberattack?
While ordinary cyberattacks, such as industrial espionage and information leakages, are classified as crimes, more serious acts can easily lead to a cyberwar between...
US Army Gets Improved PAC-3 Interceptors
The U.S. Army has awarded a $6.07 billion contract to Lockheed Martin for the production of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)...
Next US Missile Interceptor Program on its Way
The US Missile Defense Agency released a request for proposal for its Next-Generation Interceptor (NGI) which will form the core of America’s homeland missile...
Rafael to Co-Produce Electro-Optical Systems in Poland
A new cooperation in the field of electro-optical systems. PCO S.A of Poland and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel have signed a Memorandum...
Rafael’s Missile Technologies Recruited to Fight COVID-19
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed the capabilities of Israeli defense industries in the adaptation of their technologies and innovations to the healthcare field, creating...
Optionally-Manned Flight Capabilities Sought
The US Army wants to equip its future scout helicopter with mission systems such as a new 20mm cannon and technology for optionally-manned flight,...
Egozi: US, Turkey, and the Offer You Can’t Refuse
By Arie Egozi
The situation in our region, in this case, the tense relations between Washington and Ankara, creates strange scenarios - the Turkish government...
