Military UAV breaks flight time record
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and variants of the Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) recently achieved flight-time milestones, their manufacturers announced.
According...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: January 15-21 2015
Main events of the week
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed formal responsibility for the attack at the editorial offices of the weekly Charlie...
China hacked U.S classified systems and stole F-35 data
China obtained more than 50 terabytes of data from U.S. defense and government networks, notably the Joint Strike Fighter’s stealth F-35 radar and engine...
And What If We Did Not Deter Hizbollah?
The consensus in Israel is that Hizbollah was deterred as a result of the Second Lebanon War, that because of the damage sustained by...
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....
Russia is Developing a Hypersonic Missile
Russia will build its first hypersonic missile by 2020. This, according to local state media.
“In my estimation, the first hypersonic products should appear …...
The Attack in the Golan Heights: Is an Israel-“Axis” Conflict Expected?
The attack in the Golan Heights near Quneitra on January 18, 2015, which killed Hizbollah operatives and Iranian Revolutionary Guards al-Quds Force commanders, was...
Israeli systems on Italian helicopters?
The Italian army is testing a very advanced Israeli developed systems for use on its helicopters.
The proposed system is currently undergoing acceptance tests on...
FAST DRAW – Coalition against ISIS – the facts
Ineptness and hypocrisy. You can change the order but the result will still be the same. The coalition force operating against ISIS in Syria...
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...
UAV development oversight and control
Israel’s defense industries are opposed to the proposition of a central body entrusted with determining Israel’s policy concerning unmanned systems, such as unmanned aerial...
The Flying Hospital That Rushes Wounded Soldiers to Safety
The key to getting a wounded soldier from a battlefield to a hospital is stabilization -holding off the damage done by bullet or bomb for...
iHLS TV Special Edition: The “Little Helpers” of the infantry soldier
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we unveil some of the future "Little Helpers" of the infantry soldier, in...
Application of unmanned military systems – experts weigh in
The field of Unmanned Systems is rapidly developing, as part of other burgeoning sectors, such as artificial intelligence, robotics and cyber. In the course...
Israeli experts: the coalition against ISIS – too little, too late
The results of the fighting against ISIS are very limited "there is lot of public relations and too little action", one Israeli expert told...
Upgraded Tomahawk cruise missiles will chase targets
The Tomahawk cruise missile system is about to be upgraded.
More than 2,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles have been fired at live targets since 1991. This...
New air defense system for the British Army
The British Army is to get a new ground-based air defense missile to replace the aging Rapier system following the signing of a development...
The US wants a new long-range strike bomber
The U.S. Air Force wants a new stealthy long range bomber. Last week it got strong support from outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.
Reportedly, in...
The international campaign against ISIS – First Half of January 2015
In Iraq and Syria, the fighting continued in the known locations, although the intensity of the fighting decreased due to the stormy weather. In...
IAF: UAV Sorties on the rise
A marked rise in the number of reconnaissance sorties performed by the Israeli Air Force's (IAF) unmanned systems (UAS) and unmanned vehicles (UAVs), as...
Polish army to acquire UAVs for Brigades and Elements of the...
The Armament Inspectorate of the Polish army has started a procedure aimed at making it possible to acquire UAVs for the Polish Army per...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – January 20 2015
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In this weekly Video report (January 20 2015):
Efforts to identify the source of ISIS recent weapons shipments
About 40% of...
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Autonomous Ground Vehicles Are Heading to the Front Lines
Keeping frontline units supplied has always been one of the most dangerous tasks in military operations. Vehicles carrying ammunition, equipment, and spare parts often...
