Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force has been lauding an advanced air munition produced by a financially-troubled company. The Air Force has deemed the Delilah cruise missile as superior to others produced in the West. Delilah, developed and manufactured by the state-owned Israel Military Industries, was described as a “perfect” stand-off […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Israel and Hamas have become engaged in another mini-war. Hamas and its militia allies fired at least 100 missiles, mortars and rockets toward Israel on March 9-10 in wake of the assassination of the commander of a Hamas-aligned militia. The Israel Air Force responded with strikes that killed at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the enhancement of bunker-busters for its Air Force, without U.S. assistance. The state-owned Israel Military Industries has upgraded the capabilities of its MPR-500 missiles. IMI said the missile, deployed on the F-15 and F-16 combat aircraft, could be used to penetrate bunkers. “This is a precision-guided […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com LONDON — A former senior German defense official says that the Israel Air Force is capable of destroying Iran’s key nuclear facilities within hours. Hans Ruhle, planning director of the German Defense Ministry from 1982 to 1988, said Israel could torpedo Iranian nuclear weapons development for years by bombing only six […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has again been urged to re-assess the procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter from the United States. Israel’s leading think tank has warned that the F-35 fighter-jet ordered by the Air Force was a flawed platform that might not be able to outperform existing aircraft. The Institute for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has decided to deploy the Air Force to defend its new natural gas fields. Officials said the Israel Air Force was assigned to launch patrols around gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea near Lebanon. They said the Air Force has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles to help protect […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has deployed a missile and rocket defense system near the nation’s business capital out of concern for a Palestinian attack. Military sources said the Israel Air Force has been assembling the Iron Dome missile and rocket defense system near Tel Aviv as part of an exercise. They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, May 30, 2011 TEL AVIV — Less than a year after it signed an agreement for procurement of the F-35, Israel fears that it would be left without an advanced U.S. fighter-jet. Officials said the Israel Air Force and Defense Ministry have been scrambling to determine the future of the Joint […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad has reported a sharp growth in membership and weapons in 2011. Jihad said it has trained more than 8,000 fighters for a war with Israel. The Iranian-sponsored militia was also said to have amassed some 5,000 missiles and rockets, which included the largest long-range arsenal […]
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 […]