Israeli sensors search for the S-300 in Syria
Israel may act to stop any attempt to transfer Russian-made S-300 surface-to-air missiles from Syria to Lebanon. Such a scenario is possible if the Assad regime in Syria feels it is losing control of...
View ArticleIsrael will act if Syria falls, warns air force commander
The quickly deteriorating situation in Syria yesterday brought an explicit warning. Israeli air force commander Maj Gen Amir Eshel said that if the Syrian regime were to suddenly collapse, Israel would...
View ArticleThe Litening keeps striking
The development of the next generation of fighter continues, with previous combat experience used in every new feature.What the Israeli air force defined years ago as a basic requirement for every...
View ArticleHeliCom – another tool for “surgical” attacks
The operational need is clear – all participating parties in the battle must get all the necessary data in a way that will make it useful in real-time.In the most “popular” mode of fighting today,...
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The only substitute for the C-130 is a C-130, until the budget allows
When the Douglas DC-3 was still in the Israeli air force’s (IAF) service some 15 years ago, all the squadrons had big slogans in every hangar saying: “The only substitute for the DC-3 is a DC-3.”The...
View ArticleSmall cut in US grants – but big problems still loom
It will take creative financing to enable Israel, or specifically in my area of interest, the Israeli air force to gain its full budgetary wish list.Last week, Washington announced it will cut 5% ($175...
View ArticleSupplying the “Big Voice”
It’s dubbed the “Big Picture” – combining the output of many sensors so a commander gets a relevant picture of the situation being confronted.The demand came first from the Israeli air force (IAF): the...
View ArticleIAF C-130Js – special preparations for special missions
The deployment of a cargo aircraft is not normally an event that stirs excitement. However, this is not the case for the Israeli air force’s (IAF) deployment of the Lockheed Martin C-130J.This is not...
View ArticleJerusalem silent amid reports of air strike on Syrian naval base
The mysterious attacks on Syrian targets continue and many fingers are being pointed at Israel. Jerusalem is silent. These precise attacks have all the ingredients of something from a new James Bond...
View ArticleTraining for the next phase of unmanned threats
Unarmed, unmanned air systems launched from Lebanon have entered Israeli airspace a few times in recent years – and intelligence shows this will soon pose a greater threat. It also shows terror...
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