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Israel says Iran nuclear plant immune to conventional strike
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that Iran’s recently diclosed second uranium enrichment plant is “immune” to conventional bombing. “The new site near Qom is meant for enrichment. What was revealed by the Iranians had been built over years and is located in bunkers that cannot be destroyed through a conventional attack,” [...]
Iran test-fires medium-range Sejil missile
Tehran: A defiant Iran on Wednesday test-fired an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile which it says can reach targets inside Israel, prompting a sharp rebuke from Britain. “It hit the defined target,” state television reported, without giving further details. The two-stage Sejil, powered by solid fuel, is capable according to Iran of [...]
Successful Maiden Flight of Hermes 900 UAV
HAIFA, Israel: Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its Hermes 900 UAV completed a successful Maiden Flight and will commence serial production following the completion of additional flight tests. The Hermes 900 is based on the successful track record of the Hermes 450 that has accumulated over 170,000 flight hours and is one of less [...]
Heron UAS Delivered to Royal Australian Air Force Troops
BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel: Today (Dec. 10th, 2009) was the first delivery of the Heron Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Canadian company MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), and to the customer, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The Heron UAS, made by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), includes an aircraft, mission payloads, Advanced [...]
New Member of Spike Family – Spike NLOS Released
Haifa, Israel: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announces the release of the Spike NLOS weapon system. The Spike NLOS is an electro-optically guided missile for ranges of up to 25 km with pinpoint accuracy and midcourse navigation. The weapon system can be launched from land, air and naval platforms. Equipped with a variety of warheads, RF [...]
Raytheon to develop New Missile Defense System
TUCSON, Az: Raytheon Company was awarded two contracts worth in excess of $100 million by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. to design and develop the David’s Sling Weapon System. The DSWS is a joint program between the Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization. The system will defeat short-range ballistic missiles, large-caliber rockets [...]
Israel May Receive PAC 3 Systems Left Behind by US
JERUSALEM: The U.S. and Israel are discussing whether several Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC 3) missile systems will be left behind by American forces for future use by Israel. The systems have been deployed in southern Israel in anticipation of the joint Juniper Cobra military defense exercise that will be undertaken next week by both [...]
IAI Will Supply Advanced Radar Systems To South Korea
Tel Aviv, Israel: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded two contracts in the Republic of South Korea (ROK) to supply radar systems for fighter jets and advanced radar systems for air defense. The multi-year contracts are valued at $280 million. In one contract, IAI’s group and wholly-owned subsidiary, ELTA Systems Ltd., will develop and [...]
Continued Israeli settlements in West Bank not legitimate: Obama
UNITED NATIONS: The United States does not view continued Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as legitimate, President Barack Obama told the UN General Assembly Wednesday. “We continue to emphasize that America does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements (in the West Bank),” he said in a maiden speech to the 192-member [...]
