Posts Tagged: Israel Missile Defense
Israel Shores Up Air Defenses, Expected to Hit Iran Launchers Early to Ease Stockpile Strain
Israel is slated to spend billions shoring up its air defenses against another Iranian missile campaign, and with dwindling interceptor stockpiles a subject of speculation...
Germany Deploys Israeli-Made Arrow Air Defense to Counter Russian Missile Threat
Germany on Wednesday became the first European nation to deploy the Arrow air defense system, built to intercept intermediate-range ballistic missiles such as Russia's Oreshnik, as it seeks to counter what it...
Israel’s Costly Defense Against Iran Onslaught Leads to Calls to Increase Budget
Israel must increase its defense budget significantly after seeing the high cost of defending the Jewish state against Iran's massive drone and missile salvo on Saturday...
Israel Says It Shot Down Iranian Salvo ‘Shoulder-to-Shoulder’ With US
Israel's repelling of a massive Iranian drone and missile salvo was fully coordinated with the Pentagon, which had a US operational liaison officer in the control room of the...
‘Important Milestone’: Israel Uses New Air Defense System in Fight Against Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The Israeli Ministry of Defense on Wednesday confirmed the first operational interception of the David’s Sling missile system, a development that experts say is an...
Sky Dew: Missile-Detecting Balloon Given to Israel’s Air Force
i24 News - Israel’s air force received a massive air balloon which monitors missiles and other aerial threats in a ceremony on Tuesday. The blimp is...
Israel Deploys Large Missile-Defense Aerostat Equipped With High-Tech Radar
JNS.org - Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday the deployment of a large inflatable aerostat carrying an onboard radar designed to boost Israel’s ability...
Israel Says Developing New Arrow-4 Ballistic Missile Shield With US
Israel said on Thursday it is developing a new ballistic missile shield, the Arrow-4, with the United States, another layer in a defensive system built with...
Major Exercise Said to Prove ‘Interoperability’ of Israel’s Missile Defense Systems
Israel has completed a major exercise involving its multi-tiered aerial defense network, the Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday. Israel Missile Defense Organization & the U.S. Missile...
Israel Signals Openness to Future Joint Missile Defense With Gulf Partners
Israel could be open to future cooperation on missile defense with Gulf Arab states that share its concerns about Iran, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. But...
Israel Successfully Tests Arrow-2 Aerial Defense System, US Missile Agency Says
Israel successfully tested its Arrow-2 ballistic missile interceptor on Wednesday, the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said. "The Arrow-2 interceptor successfully performed its planned trajectory and...
Israel Intercepts Volley of Rockets Fired From Syria Over Golan Heights
Israel's military said its missile defense systems shot down four rockets fired from Syria toward Israel early on Tuesday. Minutes earlier, sirens warning of incoming rocket fire sounded...
Cracks in the (Iron) Dome?
Israel and Hamas have denied reports that they have reached an agreement on a six-month ceasefire. Irrespective of any credence one wishes to ascribe to...
Missile Defense Is Not Enough — We Must Counter the Iranian Threat
JNS.org - Back in the late 1960s, the common perception in the United States was that America could only be attacked from large distances --...
