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The Israel Air Force’s build-up program: Waves of massive, heavy fire

9th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 1

My latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly is based on information I received from a senior Israel Air Force (IAF) source, who has intimate knowledge of […]

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Israel integrating military data centers – And why that is not just another military-tech headline

5th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

In one of my recent stories for Jane’s Defense Weekly, I report that the IDF is integrating its military data centers into a few modern […]

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Israeli – Turkish relations: The inside story

4th July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Turkey is run by an Islamist government that is ideologically hostile to Israel. Yet Jerusalem and Ankara continue to maintain a level of diplomatic relations, […]

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Israel issuing public warnings on underground Iranian missile factory in Lebanon

2nd July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

Israeli leaders are continuing to issue public statements on an Iranian underground missile factory that was apparently built in Lebanon. The latest comment comes from […]

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Enemy missiles versus Israel’s air defenses – An insider’s look at the evolving arms race

2nd July 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

A long-standing arms race is underway between Israel and its enemies.  Among many aspects, the arms race includes steps by radical actors Hezbollah and Hamas, […]

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Hizballah using Lebanese Armed Forces to gather intel on Israel

22nd June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

For my latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly, I travelled to the Lebanese border, where a senior IDF officer told me that there is growing […]

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New system will enable the IAF’s F-15s, F-16s to train with Lavi jets

19th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

A new version of a training system called EHUD, which was acquired by the Israel Air Force, will enable F-15 and F-16 jets to simulate […]

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IDF equipping infantry with commerical drones

18th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

My recent article for Jane’s Defense Weekly is about an IDF program to equipt infantry companies with commercially made drones. The idea behind equipping smaller, […]

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The IDF’s network revolution

17th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

My latest piece for JNS.org is about the network-centered warfare revolution, which is sweeping the IDF. I began the piece with a look at how […]

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Border security units coming into their own

14th June 2017 yaakovlappin2017 0

My latest article for Jane’s Defense Weekly looks at a significant process underway in the IDF: The ongoing differentiation between border security units, and wartime units. […]

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