The Israel Air Force’s build-up program: Waves of massive, heavy fire
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
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 […]
Israeli – Turkish relations: The inside story
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, […]
Israel issuing public warnings on underground Iranian missile factory in Lebanon
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 […]
Enemy missiles versus Israel’s air defenses – An insider’s look at the evolving arms race
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, […]
Hizballah using Lebanese Armed Forces to gather intel on Israel
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 […]
New system will enable the IAF’s F-15s, F-16s to train with Lavi jets
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 […]
IDF equipping infantry with commerical drones
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, […]
The IDF’s network revolution
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 […]
Border security units coming into their own
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. […]