China tests hypersonic strike vehicle – how will the US respond?
The US and China have been engaged in what some have dubbed a hypersonic arms race. This summer, the US tested its own hypersonic...
Pakistan’s new cruise missile
Pakistan tests another self-developed cruise missile.
Reportedly, last Monday (local time), Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile...
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,...
iHLS TV Weekly Video Report – February 3rd 2015
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In this weekly Video report (February 3rd 2015):
Coalition against Isis: Too Little Too Late
Kaspersky Technology Forecast for 2045
The US...
In the Aftermath of the Arab Spring: Yemen’s Search for Stability
The transition government and the international community’s efforts to preserve Yemen’s unity and strengthen the legitimacy of its institutions and sovereignty were, to a...
ISIS: Main developments in Iraq
Low-intensity fighting continued this week at the various battle sites, with no significant developments. ISIS’s efforts to establish its military and administrative control over...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: January 22-28 2015
Main events of the week
On the morning of January 27, 2015, a shooting attack took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, were...
France to sell Egypt advanced frigates and jet fighters
France will become a major arms supplier for Egypt.
Cairo is interested in procuring 20 Rafale fighter jets as well as two FREMM frigates from...
Yemen: A Mirror to the Future of the Arab Spring
Ethnic, political, and religious rifts make Yemen one of the most complex arenas in the Middle East, even more so following the eruption of...
iHLS TV Special Video Edition: Air-to-Air Missiles
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In this Special iHLS TV Edition, we unveil some of the Israeli Air Force's most advanced Air-to-Air Missiles including...
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...
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The Next Big Artillery Upgrade Could Be Putting the Gun on...
Towed artillery remains an important source of battlefield firepower, but modern counter-battery sensors and drones have made staying in one firing position increasingly dangerous....
