Posts Tagged: iron dome
IDF Returns Fire Following Rockets from Lebanon; Gaza Fighting Slows
JNS.org - The Israeli Air Force announced on Tuesday that it had shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that intruded into Israeli airspace at...
IDF: Iron Dome Intercepts Gaza Rocket Fired Into Israel’s South
i24 News — Red alert sirens went off in the vicinity of the city of Ashkelon in Israel's south late on Sunday. Initial reports suggested several...
Does a Third Lebanon-Israel War Lie Ahead?
Despite a collapsing Lebanese economy and considerable political turmoil, Hezbollah continues to threaten Israel. These threats must be taken seriously, given that Hezbollah — the...
Iron Dome System Undergoes Major Upgrade, Tested Against Multiple Drones
Israel’s famed Iron Dome missile defense system has undergone a major upgrade after a series of experiments and tests, Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems...
Hamas Goes Through Election Motions as It Awaits Possible West Bank Chaos
The two Palestinian rival governing movements, Fatah and Hamas, are preparing for elections in the coming months, and while it remains unclear whether they will...
Joint Military Exercise With US Simulates Barrage of Missile Fire on Israel for Next War
The ongoing Israel-US military exercise known as Juniper Falcon is seeing the two countries simulate and train for a number of scenarios in which Israel...
Israel Missile Defense Organization, Rafael Complete Successful Tests of Upgraded Iron Dome
JNS.org – The Israel Missile Defense Organization and defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems have completed a series of successful flight tests on an upgraded...
Israel Completes Tests of Upgraded Iron Dome Air Defense System
i24 News - The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed a successful series of flight tests of the Iron Dome...
IDF Deploys Iron Dome Missile Defense System to Eilat to Combat Terrorist Threat
i24 News - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed the Iron Dome missile defense system on Wednesday in Eilat, the country's southernmost city, according to...
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...
Radical Middle East Actors Increasingly Turn to Drones
Radical actors throughout the Middle East and beyond are increasingly turning to various types of drones to enhance their attack capabilities, and this trend looks...
US Army Receives First Iron Dome Aerial Defense Battery From Israel
Israel delivered on Wednesday the first of two Iron Dome aerial defense batteries purchased last year by the US Army. "These batteries will be employed in...
Rising Gaza Tensions Prompt Stepped-Up Mediation Efforts
Gaza terrorists fired rockets toward Israel which responded with air strikes overnight, the Israeli military said, in the most serious escalation of cross-border violence in months, prompting mediators...
US Version of Iron Dome Air Defense System Nears Realization Following Raytheon, Rafael Deal
CTech - Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has signed a deal with US defense contractor Raytheon Missile & Defense Systems to set up...
