Israel Buys Stealth & Lotsa Weapons: 2nd Squadron Of F-35s & F-15s

Israel Buys Stealth & Lotsa Weapons: 2nd Squadron Of F-35s & F-15s
Israel Buys Stealth & Lotsa Weapons: 2nd Squadron Of F-35s & F-15s

TEL AVIV: After a long internal debate, Israel’s military has decided to buy both another Lockheed Martin F-35 squadron AND another Boeing F-15 squadron, in a deal estimated at $3 billion. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) general staff’s decision reflects the scope of missions the IAF will have to deal with in any major confrontation, especially one…

Israel Tests New Air-Ground Tactics Vs. Islamic Jihad

Israel Tests New Air-Ground Tactics Vs. Islamic Jihad
Israel Tests New Air-Ground Tactics Vs. Islamic Jihad

The Israeli Air Force just wrapped up a “Blue Flag” wargame with the US & European allies and a real war with Islamic Jihad in Gaza.

What Aircraft May Die To Fund Goldfein’s Future?

What Aircraft May Die To Fund Goldfein’s Future?
What Aircraft May Die To Fund Goldfein’s Future?

Although retiring the B-2 fleet could save the Air Force nearly $3 billion, CSIS cautions that doing so “would leave the nation without a long-range penetrating strike aircraft and would weaken the airborne component of the nuclear triad.” 

Crunch Time For Israeli Air Force: F-15X Or F-35?

Crunch Time For Israeli Air Force: F-15X Or F-35?
Crunch Time For Israeli Air Force: F-15X Or F-35?

Last month, the defense ministry issued official inquiries into acquiring both aircraft — but, for now, the budget can buy only one.

Raytheon Wins Air Force F-15, C-130 Cyber Contracts

Raytheon Wins Air Force F-15, C-130 Cyber Contracts
Raytheon Wins Air Force F-15, C-130 Cyber Contracts

Maintainers hook into a plane to find out what’s wrong with it. Smart weapons connect to the plane’s network. The pilot’s helmet mounted display taps into onboard and offboard data. “All these are potential threat vectors we’re concerned about,” Todd said.

GOP & Dems Fight Trump To Stop $8B Saudi, UAE Arms Deals

GOP & Dems Fight Trump To Stop $8B Saudi, UAE Arms Deals
GOP & Dems Fight Trump To Stop $8B Saudi, UAE Arms Deals

A key Trump ally, Sen. Lindsay Graham, bucks the White House on its proposed $8 billion arms sale.

NDAA 2020: SASC Emphasizes Tech Race With China

NDAA 2020: SASC Emphasizes Tech Race With China
NDAA 2020: SASC Emphasizes Tech Race With China

The senators’ draft of the annual defense bill puts a new emphasis on technological competition, including industrial policy moves to strengthen US companies.

Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market

Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market
Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market

It’s a global coming-out party for the precision munition, already used by the Israeli Air Force in Syria.

Mitchell Weighs In: More F-35s or New, Old F-15s?

Mitchell Weighs In: More F-35s or New, Old F-15s?
Mitchell Weighs In: More F-35s or New, Old F-15s?

Fifth gen or fourth gen? F-35A or F-15X. Stealth, sensors and fusion or lots of missiles? Lockheed or Boeing? See what the Mitchell Institute says.

Space Command More Important Than Space Force: CSAF Goldfein; Trump Signs SPD-4

Space Command More Important Than Space Force: CSAF Goldfein; Trump Signs SPD-4
Space Command More Important Than Space Force: CSAF Goldfein; Trump Signs SPD-4

WASHINGTON: The first concrete step to creating an independent force of trained and equipped space warriors occurred today — but that’s not the most important step on space the nation should take, the Air Force Chief of Staff said today. Setting up Space Command, so the US can more effectively fight any war that involves space assets,…

India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants

India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants
India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants

Boeing, Lockheed, Dassault Aviation of France, the European Eurofighter consortium, Sweden’s Saab, and United Aircraft Corporation of Russia are all jockeying for position for an Indian fighter contract worth $15 billion for 110 planes, and an $8 billion navy program of around 60 aircraft.

Aid To Israel Isn’t Foreign Aid; It’s An Investment

Aid To Israel Isn’t Foreign Aid; It’s An Investment
Aid To Israel Isn’t Foreign Aid; It’s An Investment

Israel faces increasingly tight restrictions on its Foreign Military Financing from the U.S., as Breaking D readers know. In the past, when the US provided Israeli with grants under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program, Israel could convert 25 percent of the aid from dollars into shekels to buy Israeli products and support local R&D. The…

Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile

Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile
Japan Aegis Ship Tracks, Destroys Ballistic Missile

The Japanese government is spending billions on sea and ground-based missile defenses, but all the talk in the Pentagon is on space, as the U.S. scrambles to meet new hypersonic threats from China and Russia.

Israel Keeps Eyes On F-35Bs; Lockheed-Boeing Battle It Out For Fighters, Choppers

Israel Keeps Eyes On F-35Bs; Lockheed-Boeing Battle It Out For Fighters, Choppers
Israel Keeps Eyes On F-35Bs; Lockheed-Boeing Battle It Out For Fighters, Choppers

TEL AVIV: Until last week there was a shadow war, fought behind closed doors, mainly in the highly guarded complex of the Israeli Defense Ministry and the Israeli Air Force headquarters in Tel Aviv. And in some newspapers. But now the war has gone public and the big guns could be heard all over Israel’s…