Breaking Defense talked with a tank company commander who is helping to create the new units, which will mean less reliance on reservists for tank operations.
By Seth J. FrantzmanModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi visited an Israeli base home to F-35s on Monday, emphasizing Iran’s missiles had caused only minor damage to the facility.
By Seth J. Frantzman
Of a larger conflict, retired Lebanese Brig. Gen. Naji Mlaeb told Breaking Defense, “Hezbollah is ready but it doesn’t want it, while Israel wants [it] but is not ready” to fight on two fronts. That may soon change.
By Agnes Helou
The plane is meant to provide “unprecedented intelligence capabilities across extensive terrain.”
By Seth J. Frantzman
In an interview with Breaking Defense, senior MoD R&D official Col. Nir Weingold explained Jerusalem’s push into the nation’s tech industry, and its collaboration with the US.
By Seth J. Frantzman
The exercise comes as Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz alleged Tuesday that Iran was “just a few weeks” away from having enough fissile material for a nuclear bomb.
By Arie Egozi
From the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan to cyber threats posed by cars on military bases, networks and cyber had another interesting year.
By Andrew Eversden
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
The IDF plans to replace hundreds of aging American M109s with Elbit’s ATMOS, which is 50 percent made in the US.
By Arie Egozi
The IDF chief of staff says his fraying forces urgently need a $2.76 billion boost.
By Arie Egozi
The Trump Pentagon is undergoing a major shift to focus on great power competition. And it’s looking for allies to step up in places that might come as a surprise.
By Paul McLeary
The future of the Middle East is currently being determined, in a process that is almost entirely hidden from view. In recent weeks, the gaze of the world has been fixed on the fight against Daesh (aka ISIL), as the end of its occupation in Mosul, Iraq, and the breaching of its defenses in Raqqa,…
By Yaakov Amidror