Israel’s new spy satellite releases photos from Syria
The Defense Ministry and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Tuesday released the first photos taken by the “Ofek 16” spy satellite, showing the ancient ruins of Palmyra in Syria. Engineers at the More...
Israel to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine in September
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Thursday an Israeli research institute will begin human trials on a potential coronavirus vaccine after the Jewish High Holidays in September. Gantz visited the Israel Institute More...
Coronavirus outbreak in the IDF sends 10,000 troops and chief of staff into quarantine
A record-breaking 10,000 soldiers on active duty and civilian employees working on military bases have been ordered to quarantine as of Thursday morning after coming in contact with confirmed coronavirus carriers. Among More...
Defense Ministry begins exporting Israeli defense inventions to fight coronavirus
Drone defense system developed by the Israeli Rafael defense technology company (Photo Courtesy) The Defense Ministry said IDF has started exporting Israeli inventions meant to combat coronavirus. According to a More...
11 dead in Israeli attack in Syria, including 7 Iranians, Report
On Wednesday, around 1:15 PM, the IDF carried out a relatively widespread attack, perhaps the most widespread in relation to Iranian targets in Syria. In Iran, we attacked six Syrian anti-aircraft batteries. We More...
IDF Future Combat Vehicle Revealed: Two Fighters and F-35 Helmet
After three years of development and experimentation, the Defense Ministry’s Defense Research and Development Department (DDR&D) presented today (Sunday), its three models of “Carmel” – More...
Israel believes Iran could have a nuclear bomb in two years
If it resumes its nuclear enrichment race, the Islamic Republic could develop a nuclear bomb in two years’ time, according to Military Intelligence Directorate’ assessment. The United States’ More...
Former IDF Deputy Chief Warns: Ground Forces NOT Combat Ready
Senior officers in the IDF’s top brass have warned that the Ground Forces are not adequately ready for war, and that the General Staff’s lack of confidence in the Ground Forces stands to perpetuate More...
Many IDF Projects Shelved Annually Exceed Medical Basket
Over the past decade, the army initiated and promoted hundreds of technological and infrastructure projects. Some, however, were inexplicably halted after years of development, and hundreds of millions of shekels More...
IDF launches operation on Lebanon border to destroy Hezbollah tunnels
The IDF launched Operation Northern Shield on Tuesday morning to expose and neutralize terror tunnels Hezbollah has constructed along the Israel-Lebanon border since 2006. It is unclear how many tunnels snake into More...