Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel owes nearly $1 billion to its defense industry. Officials said the Defense Ministry owes $810 million to Israeli defense contractors. The officials said the debt was largely to the top three defense firms — Israel Aerospace Industries, Elbit Systems and Rafael Advanced Defense System, the latter the producer […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been assigned to help secure the World Cup games in Brazil. Israel’s leading defense contractor has supplied an unmanned aerial vehicle to monitor the FIFA World Cup games in Rio de Janeiro. Under the deal, the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries would help operate its Heron-1 UAV to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has sought to expand its defense market in South America. Israel has offered a range of new and surplus combat platforms to a range of countries in South America. This includes fighter-jets, unmanned aerial vehicles as well as satellites to such clients as Argentina, Brazil and Chile. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been preparing to produce the first components for the U.S.-origin Joint Strike Fighter. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries is working on production lines for the wing assembly of the F-35 fighter-jet. The wing assembly was awarded by Lockheed Martin as part of Israel’s order of 19 fifth-generation […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia conducted trials of Israel’s Searcher-2 unmanned aerial vehicle for security missions near the Winter Olympics in Sochi. In late January the UAV underwent tests for regional authorities in the Urals. “It will be interesting to see how many of Russia’s other Israeli UAVs end up in the Sochi region […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has envisioned the design of unmanned aerial vehicles to attack enemy fighter-jets. The Israel Air Force has been examining the prospect of a new generation of UAVs that could intercept enemy warplanes. The proposal to the Air Force was meant to reduce dependence on expensive manned aircraft platforms, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, unable to afford a U.S. model, has been developing a missile boat. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries has been preparing a project to develop a combat vessel that would enhance naval firepower. Officials said the warship, called the Multirole Super Dvora, would combine maneuverability and firepower in a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A leading Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle has reached a milestone in the NATO stabilization campaign in Afghanistan. Executives said the Heron-1 UAV, operated by the German military and Cassidian, has exceeded more than 15,000 flight hours in Afghanistan. Heron-1, produced by the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries, has been assigned to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has blocked exports of unmanned aerial vehicles for foreign militaries. Industry sources said the Israeli Defense Ministry vetoed requests by major companies for UAV exports. They said the proposed exports stemmed from political pressure by the United States. Israel’s business daily Globes said the UAV deals affected such […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel and the United States have completed the first flight of the advanced Arrow-3 ballistic missile defense system. Israel’s Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency reported the maiden flight of the Arrow-3 interceptor. In a joint statement, Arrow-3 is said to have been launched on Feb. […]