Germany Deliver Air-Defense Radar to Israel

Germany recently delivered a Patriot air defense radar to Israel as a cost-free loaner pending conclusion of a three- to four-year refurbishment in the United States of Israel's own AN/MPQ-53 radars for its PAC-2 force.German, U.S. and Israeli sources confirmed the trilateral cooperation, aimed at filling potential gaps in Israeli air defense coverage while Israel Air Force radars are being serviced at Fort Sill, Okla.

Second AirMule Construction Prototype Has Begun

 

Urban Aeronautics has begun the construction of the second prototype of its AirMule UAV. Dr. Rafi Yoeli, President of Urban Aeronautics, said that the prototype is being constructed in parallel to the improvements being made on the first prototype.

A doubled hydraulic system was installed, among other things. Yoeli revealed that the second prototype will be operated by an ‘Arriel 2’

Barak 8 / MR-SAM Test Program Will Start in Early 2012

 

India and Israel are planning to conduct a system test of Barak 8 Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MR-SAM) early next year. IAI and DRDO are cooperating in the development of the Medium and Long Range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM/LR-SAM) missiles, also known as Barak-8, are preparing for the next milestone in the program – testing with its entire supporting system, in

Fielding a Tactical Intelligence Vehicle By Isrel

Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Field Intelligence Corps’s has fielded an advanced reconnaissance vehicle called ‘Granite’, based on IAIs’ EL/I-3302 Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance Vehicle (ISRV) developed by ELTA Systems Ltd. Elta has integrated the mission payload on the SandCat, an armored vehicle based on Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) Ford 550

IAI Hovercraft Which Can Carry a 200 kg Payload

 

Brigadier General (Res.) Shmuel Yachin, head of the Israel Aerospace Industries’ land division, predicts that robotics will be entering the tactical battlefield en mass by 2015.

Yachin, a former head of IDF R&D, told IsraelDefense that robotic systems are entering the tactical field by land, sea, and air. “Towards the year 2015, we will see a huge increase in that area, and that will continue at an enhanced pace until the end

Approaching the Iranian Shore by Boat

 

The Israeli Navy operates unmanned stealth vessels in the Persian Gulf, mainly for espionage and surveillance of Iranian activity. Foreign reports also claim that a “Protector”-class unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, was purchased by Singapore and is in active service in its fleet. Protector is a fast

The Great Robot Race

 

The race is on. Israeli defense companies are working overtime to develop a robot-based combat solution-“Advance Guard.”

Advance Guard is the codename for a program the IDF ground forces are keenly interested in, to expand the use of robotic tools on the future battlefield. Currently, robotic tools are employed

Israeli Counter Sniper Systems

 

Snipers remain a major threat for infantry soldiers. High-powered rifles with suitable optics can inflict heavy casualties.

In the recent fighting in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the IDF had to take various steps to avoid sniper fire. One way of dealing with the problem was to quickly spot the sniper’s location and apply

Israel's borders secured by "virtual fence"

 

A virtual security fence along Israel’s borders has been successfully installed yesterday by the Israeli-based surveillance company ESC Baz in cooperation with a major telecomm infrastructure provider. The virtual fence utilizes the ESC Baz’s TOM vehicle-mounted Observation System along with intrusion detection radars.

The TOM system can be controlled by the driver or

Israeli Python 5 Missiles

 

Some of the homemade weapons systems that the Israeli Air Force wants to integrate into the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters include advanced air-to-air Python 5 missiles and different types of Spice precision guided bombs.

The Americans, who developed the Sidewinder missile AIM-9X especially for stealth planes, are not enthusiastic over the idea and would prefer that Israel acquire missiles and bombs manufactured in the United States.