Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — France has reported the deployment of an Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicle in air strikes in Mali. The French Defense Ministry said the military was using the Harfang medum-altitude, long-endurance UAV in operations in Mali in 2013. Harfang has been identified as a variant of the Heron UAV by Israel Aerospace […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel plans to approve a design for its first micro-satellite that could be launched from aircraft. The Defense Ministry has overseen a project for the development of a satellite with a maximum weight of 100 kilograms for both space- and air-launch. Officials said the program was assigned to several […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has approved a plan to continue to contract Russia for satellite launches. Officials said Israel has agreed to launch some of its satellites on Russian launchers. They said the satellites would be commercial platforms slated for launch from Russia’s cosmodrome in Kazakhstan over the next four years. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has been examining the development of an unmanned fighter-jet. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries has been drafting a feasibility study to develop what industry sources described as an unnamed fighter-jet. The sources said the unmanned aerial vehicle would be powered by a jet engine and contain a range […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Another Israeli defense major has reported a drop in profit in wake of a canceled military project with Turkey. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries reported a drop in net profits during the fourth quarter of 2011. IAI attributed the decline to Israel’s cancellation of a Turkish aerospace contract in December. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A former consultant has been sentenced to 13 years for trying to sell U.S. classified data to Israel. Stewart Nozette, a former consultant for Israel Aerospace Industries, was arrested in an FBI sting operation. Nozette, who is Jewish, later admitted that he agreed to supply space data to FBI undercover […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military said the newly-deployed Iron Dome system could destroy a range of airborne threats. The military said Iron Dome, manufactured by the state-owned Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, has been configured to intercept mortars. The system, used heavily in the Israel-Hamas mini-war this month, is also said to be […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel and the United States have conducted what they termed a successful test of the Arrow ballistic missile defense system. The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency oversaw a Feb. 10 test of the Arrow system. A joint statement said Arrow did not intercept rather […]
Special to WorldTribune.com HERZLIYA, Israel — Israel’s military has been exploring the prospect of developing projects in the upper tier of the atmosphere. Officials said the Israel Air Force has drafted plans to develop aircraft that could operate in what they termed the stratosphere. They said this would enable unmanned platforms to conduct reconnaissance and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israeli military has reported a sharp increase in unmanned aerial vehicle operations. Officials said the Israel Air Force has increased its UAV operations by more than 50 percent. They said the increase took place over the last five years, with persistent surveillance in both the Gaza Strip and […]