Israel Aerospace Industries CEO eyes bigger piece of European business
Boaz Levy, CEO of IAI, told Breaking Defense he believes final approval from the US for the Arrow-3 sale to Germany will come “real soon.”
Air defense
New Israeli Weapons on Display at the Paris Airshow
The 54th Paris Air Show international aerospace exhibition provides an important venue for Israel’s aerospace and defense companies featuring new weapons, aerospace systems, space programs, and unmanned systems. All photos credit: Defense Update…
Rafael’s Sky Sonic Interceptor Is Designed To Kill Hypersonic Threats
RAFAEL announced today it had begun the development of a new interceptor designed specifically against hypersonic missiles. The company has been developing the new interceptor for the past three years and expects to have a prototype ready for flight t…
Germany to buy Israeli missile defense system for $4.3 billion
The German lawmakers on Wednesday announced plans to purchase Israel’s Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system. The German Bundestag earmarked 560 million € ($607 million) ahead of a possible purchase of an Arrow-3 missile defense system for almost…
Rafael unveils ‘Sky Sonic’ hypersonic missile interceptor
Rafael plans to market Sky Sonic at the upcoming Paris Air Show, as it targets the European market.
Ukrainian artillery hunts Russian air defense systems
The Ukrainian military has released new aerial footage showing a Russian Tor missile system being damaged by an artillery strike. The footage shows how the reconnaissance drone hunted the Russian air defense system for a long time and when Tor tried to…
U.S. industry cranks up Patriot production
Raytheon, the maker of the Patriot missile system, plans to increase production of its modern air defense systems in high demand in Ukraine and Europe. The company is poised to boost Patriot production to 12 systems annually, Chairman/CEO Greg Hayes to…
Now that Italy has lifted its arms embargo aimed at Saudi Arabia, could defense deals follow?
The Italian government cited changed conditions on the ground in Yemen as its reason to lift the years-long block.
Israel successfully tests C-Dome air defense
One of Israel’s largest defense firms on Monday confirmed a series of multi-system experiments in the various defense layers of the State of Israel’s air and missile defense array has been successfully completed. According to a press release from…
Russia uses wooden drones to deceive Ukrainian air defense systems
Russia is reportedly using wooden drones to distract Ukraine’s air defense radars, analysts have said. According to experts from BLITZ Aircraft Unmanned, the decoy versions of drones are partly made of wood, extruded polystyrene foam and held together …