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.
Elbit’s ARCAS allows soldiers to shoot from around a corner; the company says it offers ballistic correction, automatic motion detection and the detection of enemy fire sources.
The vote, which must still pass Senate, comes after progressives thwarted a passage of legislation aimed at funding additional interceptors for the IDF in wake of Gaza war and ongoing rocket threat from Hamas.
Former National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat says the open-ended deadline afforded to the nuclear negotiations with Iran is a mistake. Israel's first preference should be working with the international community to undermine the threat posed by Tehran, he says.
Outgoing navy chief describes Iranian activities on the high seas as a top Israeli concern, says the Jewish state will spare no effort to "protect its freedom of navigation across the globe."
