Made in China: Now In The Defense Market
By ARIE EGOZI
Israeli defense companies are worried by China’s new policy meant to dramatically increase the number of local defense equipment manufacturers.
"While Israel is...
An Exclusive I-HLS Interview With Former Georgian Minister of Defense
Georgia may be on the other side of the Muslim refugees’ path, but that isn’t to say that it hasn’t felt the threat of...
The Necessary Use of Terrain Dominance Technologies
In today’s world of terror threats and subversive elements operating within countries’ borders, intelligence has never been more crucial. With no opposing country to...
Air-to-Air Missiles – Still an Operational Requirement
By ARIE EGOZI
There are two opposite concepts that cause a big ongoing debate among the experts. One is that the F-35 is the...
Turkey Turns To Its Own Industry For Long Range Missile Defense
After years of relying on imported foreign technology, Turkey has recently decided to develop indigenous long range missile system instead of buying it from...
Terror In Turkey Awakens Local Defense Industry
Turkey has been in an uproar since last July, with violent outbreaks, protests and clashes between the Kurdish minority and police forces. This wave...
RF Mapping Offers Intelligence, Communications Capabilities
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for the third phase of its RF Mapping program, RadioMap,...
First “East of Suez” UK Naval Base In 40 Years Begins...
by Konstantin Bodragin
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond and his Bahraini counterpart Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa held a groundbreaking ceremony last weekend,...
US Air Force Contract Raises Questions And Protests
Northrop Grumman has won the contract to build the US Air Force’s next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Air...
More Problems For The Israeli Defense Industries In Asia
South Korea and Japan are aggressively targeting the Asian defense market, which had long been dominated by the US, the U.K., China and Russia.
Defense...
Indian Security agencies Consider Buying Israel’s Aerial Surveillance Systems
Indian security agencies, National Security Guard and the Border Security Force as well as the Karnataka police, have considered buying balloon-based aerial surveillance systems...
Raytheon Wants To Help IDF Relocate To The South
International giant companies see great business potential in the IDF’s relocation to the Negev at the south part of Israel and are already making...
The American “Invasion” Of India – Israel Watches With Concern
By ARIE EGOZI
The U.S has set India as a target for its defense industries and this creates great concerns in Israel.
India in recent years appeared...
Protecting Helicopters From “Simple” Weapons
By Arie Egozi
Many helicopters have been shot down in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones using simple weapons like anti-tank rockets, which has accelerated...
Watch The Story of the Israeli Defense Industries
I-HLS was part of the making of a TV movie about Israeli defense industries, produced by the American television network, TBN.
The movie, which reviews...
The “Make in India” effort – can Israeli companies take part?
By ARIE EGOZI
India is continuing its effort to get to a point where it supplies all its own defense needs.
This effort is based on...
Helicopters vs. Drones
One of the most interesting technological debates in recent years is on the issue of the preferability of unmanned systems vs. manned vehicles. Due...
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...
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...
American Industries Identify 25 Defense Technologies For Transfer To India, Israel...
American and Indian industries have identified 25 new technologies for transfer to the latter under the defense trade and technology initiative (DTTI) to be...
UAV for Ukraine – Israel out, U.S. in
ARIE EGOZI
After the Ukraine market for unmanned air vehicle (UAV) was almost completely closed to Israeli companies, the U.S is moving in with force.
The U.S. Administration...
German Ammunition Exports To Arab Region Increases
Although the overall German small weapons trade has decreased steadily falling by 42 per cent than previous year, Defense World reports that the small...

















































