Comprising only eight reservists, all of whom have vast experience in security, the members of the IDF's elite Red Unit have only one goal: To train soldiers to prevent bases from falling into enemy hands.
Lt. Col. Revital Barzani to command Israeli Air Force's 66th David's Sling battalion following appointment by IAF Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin.
R. may not be a stranger to the complex challenges facing the Israel Security Agency on the ground and vis-à-vis the other players in the defense establishment, but as of Tuesday, the responsibility for all of them rests on his shoulders.
IDF: Conducting joint exercises with allies and partners around the world demonstrates the shared goal of protecting and monitoring international waters vital to international trade.
Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, US Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. discuss "need for close cooperation with international allies," Israeli Air Force reports.
Military to expand buffer zone between Palestinian rioters and Israeli soldiers, make changes to the border fence to make it harder for Palestinians to approach. Sgt. Barel Hadaria Shmueli, shot while deployed to the border, remains in critical condition.
Toronto-based Awz Ventures teams up with Israel's Defense Ministry to "address the needs of the security industry by investing in existing companies and creating companies together from scratch."
According to Charles B. Perkins, director for US-Israel Security Policy at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America, while the two militaries have a long record of cooperation and coordination in joint exercises and air-missile defense planning, “this new agreement and the decision to publicly disclose it takes place within the context of some significant recent trends."
Over 300 young women to begin their Border Police training. Due to high demand, the corps is planning to form two additional companies, which for the first time in its history will consist of a majority of female officers.
Brig. Gen. (res.) Dr. Sasson Hadad, a former financial adviser to the Chief of Staff, says plans for military spending could fall short, adding, "It is difficult to assess the extent to which force build-up plans will be affected, although it is clear they will be affected."
