Lamborn Lambasts Obama For Cutting Missile Defense $ For Israel; DoD Says...
UPDATED: Pentagon Spokesman Responds, Lamborn Fires back WASHINGTON: Rep. Doug Lamborn is determined to overturn an almost $200 million cut to US aid for Israeli missile defense systems. As a...
View ArticleIsraelis Want $348M Missile Defense Aid Above US Budget: Rep. Lamborn
What’s $348 million between friends? That’s how much Israel would like Congress to add to the president’s 2015 budget request for aid to assorted Israeli missile defense programs, according to...
View ArticleThe Phantom 2016 Budget: What Will Congress Grant?
UPDATED: Adds HASC Chair And Ranking Reactions; Quotes Deputy Secretary Bob Work On Congress, Budget, Strategy PENTAGON: The Obama administration wants to increase the money spent on weapons in 2016 by...
View ArticleUS, Israel Begin Joint Anti-Missile Operations In Juniper Cobra
Israel has long been threatened by Hezbollah’s short-ranged missiles, but now Iran is stepping up the threat, both from its own long-range ballistic missiles and from its proxies in Syria. In response,...
View ArticleSASC NDAA Would Add $500M For Cruise Missile Defense
WASHINGTON: The Senate Armed Services Committee has lost patience with the Army program to develop cruise missile defenses, IFPC, and reallocated $500 million to buy an off-the-shelf alternative by...
View ArticleIsrael Boosts Missile Defense By $8 Billion
TEL AVIV: Faced with a growing missile threat, Israel will add $8 billion to improve its active and passive missile defense systems. This in addition to the money already allocated for this by the...
View ArticleIsrael Chafes As US Reported To Block David’s Sling Export Bid
The Swiss want a new anti-missile defense system and asked for bids. We’re hearing the US leaned on Israel so Rafael did not submit a bid. Israel, as this story makes clear, really does want to bid.
View ArticleRafael CEO: Israeli Firm Plans US Expansion EXCLUSIVE
The Rafael CEO confirmed for the first time that Rafael is developing next-generation air-to-air missiles to combat cruise missiles.
View ArticleIDEX: Defense Firms Oppose Israeli Decision To Stop UAE Flights
Israeli sources say only a “miracle” can solve the problem. They are not believers in miracles, but they say this one might come at the last minute in the shape of intervention by Israeli Prime...
View ArticleIsraelis Push New Missile For Patriot Launchers: SkyCeptor
Patriot missiles are expensive. Rafael and its US partner Raytheon say they can fire the cheaper Israeli SkyCeptor from existing Patriot launchers. Will that tempt the US Army?
View ArticleLearn From Gaza, Prepare For Hezbollah
If you thought the recently concluded Gaza conflict was bad, a war with Lebanese Hezbollah would be much worse, involving 100,000 more rockets, many with longer ranges.
View ArticleIsrael reconsidering whether to send weapons to Ukraine: Sources
A review of the Israeli policy is being led by the national security unit in the prime minister’s office, in cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Mossad, per...
View ArticleFinland approves $345 million deal for David’s Sling long range air defense...
The acquisition will deliver a “new capability for the Finnish Defence Forces to intercept targets at high altitude,” noted Finland’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement.
View ArticleDavid’s Sling nets first live-action kill over Israeli skies
The heavy rocket was one of the 500 that the Islamic Jihad terror organization launched in the last two days into Israel, in retaliation for a Tuesday strike by Israeli forces that reportedly killed a...
View ArticleAfter real-world knock outs, Rafael sees opening for David’s Sling in Europe
Company executive Pini Yungman told Breaking Defense a deal with Finland could just be the start.
View ArticleIsrael says US has given green light to send David’s Sling to Finland
Finland approved the purchase of the air defense system in April, a day after joining NATO.
View ArticleIsrael says US has approved Arrow 3 sale to Germany
Germany is expected to have an initial operational capability by 2025 and be fully operational by 2030.
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