Defense Minister Benny Gantz also announces an upcoming meeting with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin in order "to deepen their discussion on strategic questions and military cooperation."
Projected outline to cover defense procurement, production, research and development.
"This is a truly historic day with tremendous significance for the future of cooperation between our air forces," says Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin.
UAE Air Force commander lands in Israel for first time to observe Blue Flag drill. IAF Commander: Joint training allows us to learn from air forces and helps us continue to protect Israel.
The Israeli Air Force will begin training in the coming year for a possible airstrike in Iran. According to assessments, training for such a mission could take at least one year, if not longer.
The "Blue Flag" aerial exercise, which includes troops from Germany, Italy, Britain, France, India, Greece, and the United States, "is groundbreaking in terms of technology, quality of training, and the number of participating nations," Air Force chief says.
Capt. Ophir Huri dismisses talk of a "glass ceiling" for women in the military: "This is a position for naval officers, and there's no reason I shouldn't be able to handle the role."
"The ever-increasing use of cyber as a foundation of modern war that is open to individuals, organizations and countries, makes it even more difficult to create boundaries of jurisdiction or specialization, whether inside the security organizations and certainly between them, and this, too, requires a restructuring," incoming Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar wrote in a recently published article.
Autonomous vehicles, drones, and specialized tactical gear are poised to take over the battlefield. "Our vision is that entire theaters will fight autonomously, without a single human being directly involved,” Elbit System experts say.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz: Reality has proven to us that there is no replacement for scouts, for knowing the field, for the experience of generations.