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US taps Boeing to build F-15s for Israel under $8.6 billion contract
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (267+ words) JERUSALEM " The U.S. government is slated to allocate $8.6 billion to Boeing for the sale of 25 F-15 fighter jets to Israel, the Pentagon announced on Monday. According to the statement, the deal covers the production of the F-15IA version of the fighter jet, with…...
Israel fields new SIGMA artillery cannon, Iron Beam laser system
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (394+ words) JERUSALEM " Israel has officially conscripted its new SIGMA 155 self-propelled howitzer and Iron Beam laser system, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced. The Sigma 155 " also called the Ro'em, which translates to loud as a thunder " consists of a modular 155mm howitzer cannon…...
CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ attack force in Middle East
3+ week, 5+ day ago (295+ words) A newly formed task force based in the Middle East is now equipped and ready to deploy one-way attack drones, U.S. Central Command has announced. Task Force Scorpion Strike was formed four months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth released a…...
Elbit to upgrade Israeli main battle tanks as firm’s land sector grows
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (418+ words) JERUSALEM " Elbit Systems will upgrade the Israel Defense Forces" Markava main battle tanks under a $210 million contract, the company said this week. The announcement comes amid a ceasefire currently in place on Israel"s northern and southern fronts with Gaza…...
Israeli defense ministry withdraws from major UK arms exhibition
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (309+ words) JERUSALEM " Israel will not set up a national pavilion at the DSEI UK 2025 exhibition scheduled to take place in London Sept. 9-12, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced on Friday. The reason, according to the ministry's statement, is "the British government…...
Israeli companies blocked from joining Netherlands defense exhibit
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) JERUSALEM " Major Israeli defense companies will not be allowed to participate this November in a popular defense exhibit in the Netherlands, Israeli defense industry executives told Defense News. Exclusion of Israeli companies from the exhibition, known as NEDS, comes amid…...
Paris Air Show organizers wall off booths of Israeli arms companies
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (560+ words) PARIS " The Paris Air Show began with a tense political note on Monday, as Israeli arms companies found their booths walled off with a black barrier in the morning. The Israeli government, embroiled in a war with Iran since Friday,…...
US sends F-35s to Middle East as strikes on Houthis continue
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (561+ words) The U.S. military has deployed more of its most advanced fighter jets to the Middle East as it continues to strike Yemen's Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed terrorist group attackin US sends F-35s to Middle East as strikes on Houthis continue The U.S. military…...