IAI targets US, Russian-built jets with upgraded Ehud ACMI pods
The newest version the company is showing off at I/ITSEC is the Ehud Next Generation pod, which is designed to work with fifth-generation Western jets.
The newest version the company is showing off at I/ITSEC is the Ehud Next Generation pod, which is designed to work with fifth-generation Western jets.
A pair of sources told Breaking Defense that Greece is in the fact-finding process of what systems Israeli might be willing to sell, as Athens looks for multi-layered air defense options.
“When we saw what was happening with Ukraine … we passed on a clear message that we remain committed to German national security …,” former Israeli ambassador to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff told Breaking Defense.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz congratulated the Israeli companies who had petitioned the French court on the outcome of the ruling, but firms are scrambling to figure out if they can get equipment to display at the show.
The Israeli company said it took lessons from the electronic warfare-saturated Ukraine conflict for the weapon's development.
Moshe Levy, manager of the Military Aircraft Group at IAI, told Breaking Defense that to increase distance and capacity, the quadcopter design will use fuel instead of batteries.
The weapon is “a new generation of air-to-surface cruise missile, combining new capabilities based on years of experience in missiles and loitering munition development," Guy Bar Lev, executive vice-president and general manager of IAI’s Systems Missiles and Space Group, said.
Ari Maman, a Business Development Executive at IAI told Breaking Defense that the company developed the Air Lora because “we see a big market for this product.”
A look at some of what this year's SOF Week conference in Tampa had to offer.
With thousands of their employees called up to the reserves, the companies moved to 24/7 shifts to supply the IDF, while continuing sales abroad, executives at each told Breaking Defense.
“This evidence will further inform the concept of recce-strike at all levels as outlined in the Land Operating Concept; urban operations doctrine development and human-machine teaming, while also acting as a technology horizon-scanning tool,” said a British Army spokesperson