Israel

Middle East Misc 

U.S. Approves $3 Billion FMS Sale of Petroleum-based Products to Israel

July 8, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Israel, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of approximately 990 million gallons of Petroleum-based products to Israel under

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Middle East Space 

Israel Launches Ofek 16 Spy Satellite

July 6, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Ofek 16, Ofek satellite series, Reconnaissance satellite, Shavit rocket

Israel has successfully launched the Ofek 16 reconnaissance satellite into space abroad a Shavit launcher from a launch site based

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Misc Middle East 

IAI, Iron Drone collaborate to integrate interception capabilities into Drone Guard Anti-Drone System

June 29, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS), IAI ELTA Drone Guard C-UAS, IAI ELTA Systems, Iron Drone, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone today announced that they have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of

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Air Middle East 

Elbit Systems Awarded $38M Contract to Support Israeli Air Force T-6 Trainer Fleet

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, Elbit Systems, Israel, Israeli Air Force (IAF), Trainer aircraft

Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract to provide operation, maintenance and logistic services for the Israeli Air Force

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Middle East Ballistic Missiles 

IAI Completes Operational Dual Firing Trial with LORA Ballistic Missile

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, IAI LORA, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed a dual operational firing trial with its LORA (Long-Range Artillery Weapon System) precise ballistic

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Americas Air/ Missile Defense 

U.S. Army to Test Iron Dome Air Defense System in 2021

June 1, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Defense System, Iron Dome, Israel, U.S. Army, USA

The U.S. Army is scheduled to conduct the initial testing of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system on American

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Middle East Industry 

IAI to Acquire Manufacturing Operations of Zibar, Zmag and ZD Off-Road Vehicles from Ido Cohen

May 12, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments IAI ELTA Systems, Ido Cohen, Israel, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Mergers and Acquisitions

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has acquired the manufacturing operations of Zibar, Zmag, and ZD off-road vehicles from manufacturer Ido Cohen.

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Air Europe 

Greece to Lease Heron Drones from Israel

May 6, 2020May 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Greece, Hellenic Armed Forces, IAI Heron, Israel, Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV)

Greece’s Ministry of Defense has signed an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) to lease IAI Heron drones,

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Air Loitering Munitions Middle East 

Israel MOD Orders Rafael Spike FireFly Loitering Munition

May 4, 2020May 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Israel, Israeli Army, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), loitering munition, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Spike FireFly

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has placed an order for Rafael’s SPIKE FireFly loitering munition, the company announced. Ordered

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Air Middle East Military Exercises 

Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Jets Trains Alongside U.S. F-35s in Israel for First Time

April 6, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Exercise Enduring Lightning, F-35A Lightning II, F-35I Adir, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Israel, Israeli Air Force (IAF), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” stealth fighter jets have trained alongside U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs in Israel

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