By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
“This substantial investment will significantly strengthen critical systems, such as Iron Dome and David’s Sling,” the Israeli Ministry of Defense stated.
The tests were led by Rafael Advanced Systems from a testing site in central Israel, with the participation of the Israel Air Force and Navy.
The Czech decision Followed an international tender process which lasted several years.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
Additionally, the spending package included $47.5 million in U.S.-Israel anti-tunnel technology cooperation, $4 million for new U.S.-Israel collaboration on coronavirus research and $6 million for joint U.S.-Israel cooperative programs in energy and water.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The assistance authorizes cooperation with Israel on counter-tunnel and counter-aerial capabilities, and $500 million for developing and procuring the Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Arrow weapon systems.
By Israel Hayom
What goes up must come down, says founder and former head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Homa Directorate Uzi Rubin, and all militaries know it and account for it.
One of the Interceptor missiles landed inside Syria.
By JNi.Media
David's Sling is meant to bolster the second tier of Israel's theater missile defense system -- its detection and attack range is three times that of Iron Dome.
By JNi.Media
IAI has already entered into an agreement with the Czech company Retia to produce air defense radar systems.
The system will give Israel a unique defense against short, medium and long-range missiles.
Congress requested double the aid for the Iron Dome system than the U.S. administration did.
Israel advances its strategy of playing defense instead of offense.
The United States told Israel the sequester axe fell lightly on Israel and that the cut in military aid will amount to $144 million or 5 percent, instead of the originally planned 8 percent of the $3.1 billion aid program. Finance Ministry sources told the Globes business newspaper that “reliable sources” notified Finance Minister Yuval […]
The "David’s Sling" is being developed as a “kinetic kill” system that will allow to verify that the threat has been eliminated.
The “Unbreakable Alliance” motto for President Barack Obama’s visit to Israel next month may be undermined by massive budget cuts in US aid for Israel’ anti-terrorist missile programs.