Armed with lasers, Rafael to show off air defenses at Paris Airshow
Israeli firm Rafael will show off three different laser defenses at Le Bourget.
Air defense
Rafael Unveils New Laser Beam Director for Iron Beam HELWS
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveils its new IRON BEAM 450 HELWS with an upgraded laser beam director at the Paris Air Show. The system features a 450mm aperture with Coherent Beam Combining technology, enabling precision targeting of coin-sized obj…
Israel Achieves World’s First Operational Combat Laser Interceptions with Iron Beam
Israel has crossed a historic threshold by becoming the first nation to successfully deploy laser weapons in actual combat. During the Swords of Iron War, Israeli forces used Rafael’s high-energy laser systems to intercept enemy threats, marking the tr…
What air defense lessons can be learned from the India-Pakistan conflict?
Harsh Pant, an Indian defense analyst said, “I do think that India feels that what it has destroyed in Pakistan and the signaling that it has done by reaching out to key targets in Pakistan should create a new level of deterrence.”
DefenseTech Weekly Brief
This edition of the DefenseTech Brief covers the week of April 21-27, 2025, a period marked by significant developments across multiple defense technology domains. Key highlights include the US Army’s critical decision to move the LTAMDS radar in…
As ‘dome’ air defense discussions rage, Turkey’s Aselsan sees an opening: CEO
“So in Turkey, this is in progress. Every year we are delivering new systems of the Steel Dome concept, and it will be beneficial for our region,” Ahmet Akyol, president and CEO of Turkish electronics giant Aselsan, told Breaking Defense he…
Allied Air Defense
Recent action by the United States and like-minded nations to defend Israel from an unprecedented Iranian airstrike demonstrates how the United States and NATO can defend their allies and partners against similar air threats. With a 99 percent success rate in downing Iranian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and long-range attack drones, this should serve as […]
Allied Air Defense was originally published on Global Security Review.
The Flawed US-India Military Relationship
The Biden Administration has suggested that India is the centerpiece of its Indo-Pacific strategy. As Siddharth Iyer, the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s director for South Asia policy said, “Our belief is that getting the US and India relationship right is not just necessary, it’s essential to achieving our strategy in the Indo-Pacific.” This […]
The Flawed US-India Military Relationship was originally published on Global Security Review.
Rheinmetall Tests Skyranger 30A1 VSHORAD Firepower
Rheinmetall began testing its newest VSHORAD mobile gun system, Skyranger 30. In December 2023, the A1 configuration of the Skyranger 30 underwent a successful testing and live-fire campaign, paving the way for total system qualification by mid-2024.
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Finland buys air defense system from Israel
Israel and Finland have solidified their defense partnership with the finalization of a historic agreement for the sale of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems’ ‘David’s Sling’ system. Rafael Advanced Defense Systems wrote in its rec…