IAI, BlueBird Actively Seeking US Partner To Market VTOL Drones To Pentagon

IAI, BlueBird Actively Seeking US Partner To Market VTOL Drones To Pentagon
IAI, BlueBird Actively Seeking US Partner To Market VTOL Drones To Pentagon

The two Israeli firms are looking for a partner to create a joint venture that will allow them to sell to the US military.

IDEX: Defense Firms Oppose Israeli Decision To Stop UAE Flights

IDEX: Defense Firms Oppose Israeli Decision To Stop UAE Flights
IDEX: Defense Firms Oppose Israeli Decision To Stop UAE Flights

Israeli sources say only a “miracle” can solve the problem. They are not believers in miracles, but they say this one might come at the last minute in the shape of intervention by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US OKs F-35s & F-18s For Finland Fighter Fight

US OKs F-35s & F-18s For Finland Fighter Fight
US OKs F-35s & F-18s For Finland Fighter Fight

The new fighters are part of a much larger modernization effort in Helsinki that includes replacing seven retiring guided missile ships with four bleeding edge multirole corvettes.

Rafael CEO: Israeli Firm Plans US Expansion EXCLUSIVE

Rafael CEO: Israeli Firm Plans US Expansion EXCLUSIVE
Rafael CEO: Israeli Firm Plans US Expansion EXCLUSIVE

The Rafael CEO confirmed for the first time that Rafael is developing next-generation air-to-air missiles to combat cruise missiles.

COVID-19: Israel Deploys New Mask & C2 Technologies

COVID-19: Israel Deploys New Mask & C2 Technologies
COVID-19: Israel Deploys New Mask & C2 Technologies

TEL AVIV: Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israeli defense industries are working to develop and deploy defense technologies adapted for use in the fight against COVID-19. Israel’s Mossad managed to put its hands on critical supplies from other countries needed for Israeli hospitals. No further details are available on these Mossad missions but sources here…

Israel: Does Elbit’s Rise Mean IAI’s Downfall?

Israel: Does Elbit’s Rise Mean IAI’s Downfall?
Israel: Does Elbit’s Rise Mean IAI’s Downfall?

“Before I took office,” IAI chairman Harel Locker said at a recent conference, “(I) realized that if the company did not change, it could collapse within a few years.”

Israelis Seek Lasers Vs. Hamas, Hezbollah Rocket Barrages

Israelis Seek Lasers Vs. Hamas, Hezbollah Rocket Barrages
Israelis Seek Lasers Vs. Hamas, Hezbollah Rocket Barrages

Israel largely abandoned lasers 12 years ago, but “there is a growing number of experts that understand the mistake that was made,” a senior Israeli source told Breaking Defense. “(We’re) ready to restart development with the more advanced building blocks available today.”

Israeli Arrow Moves To Mississippi, Opening Export Possibilities

Israeli Arrow Moves To Mississippi, Opening Export Possibilities
Israeli Arrow Moves To Mississippi, Opening Export Possibilities

TEL AVIV: Complex export rules make it much easier to sell a high-tech weapons system labeled “Made In The USA” than one marked “Made In Israel.” So it’s significant that last week, the US subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Mississippi-based Stark Aerospace, ceremoniously delivered the first US-built canister for IAI’s Arrow-3 missile defense interceptor. While…

Israel Sees Five Eyes As Closed Door To Arms Sales

Israel Sees Five Eyes As Closed Door To Arms Sales
Israel Sees Five Eyes As Closed Door To Arms Sales

TEL AVIV: Exclusive clubs tend to hide behind closed doors. The Five Eyes is the most exclusive club — one whose door is closed to Israeli companies trying to sell their systems to European countries any time an American company is in the competition, Israeli sources say. For example, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been…

IAI CEO Comes Out Swinging Over KC-46, US FMF Money

IAI CEO Comes Out Swinging Over KC-46, US FMF Money
IAI CEO Comes Out Swinging Over KC-46, US FMF Money

It began in low voices behind closed doors but some days ago the battle for US military aid turned to open war. The first skirmish is being fought over the Israeli Air Force’s (IAF) advanced aerial refueling aircraft meant to replace its aging converted Boeing 707s.

Israel Boosts Missile Defense By $8 Billion

Israel Boosts Missile Defense By $8 Billion
Israel Boosts Missile Defense By $8 Billion

TEL AVIV: Faced with a growing missile threat, Israel will add $8 billion to improve its active and passive missile defense systems. This in addition to the money already allocated for this by the Israeli government and the U.S administration. Israeli sources said July 24 that the additional funds reflect the “growing threat” based on…

Israel To Pump $2B Into Ground-Ground Missile Unit

Israel To Pump $2B Into Ground-Ground Missile Unit
Israel To Pump $2B Into Ground-Ground Missile Unit

While we can’t confirm that Israel used ground-to-ground missiles against Syria, a few months ago the IDF established a new unit — on the orders of Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman —  to operate Israeli-developed ground- ground missiles.

Israeli Firms Scramble As Trump Administration Restricts Military Aid

Israeli Firms Scramble As Trump Administration Restricts Military Aid
Israeli Firms Scramble As Trump Administration Restricts Military Aid

After years of subsidizing the Israeli defense industry, the US is now insisting Tel Aviv spend all the military aid it gets from America on American companies. The Israeli government and hundreds of Israeli companies are scrambling to adjust, with one estimate predicting 20,000 layoffs.

Israel Edges To NATO As Turkey Pivots To Russia

Israel Edges To NATO As Turkey Pivots To Russia
Israel Edges To NATO As Turkey Pivots To Russia

For a while, Turkey and Israel were the unexpected couple, the increasingly Muslim state buying the Jewish state’s weapons and Israel offering Turkey a potentially strategic gas and oil pipeline. Today, Israel is reaching out to NATO and Turkish-Israeli relations are increasingly tense.