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India Dreams of Israel’s Barak-MX Missile Defense System
For potential importers, the Barak-MX offers a cost-effective alternative to systems like the U.S. Patriot or the Russian S-400, combining advanced technology with operational flexibility.
The F-15I Ra’am: The Backbone of the Israeli Air Force
Even as newer planes are coming online, such as the F-35I and even the F-15EX, Israel continues relying upon the Ra’am above all the other options it has.
Message To Iran: U.S. B-52s Operated Alongside Israeli F-35Is
Multiple B-52H bombers took flight from the British Isles to the Middle East last week accompanied by Israeli aircraft. A move which will not go unnoticed by Iran’s top brass....
Israel Wants Russia Back in Syria. America Shouldn’t Help.
If Washington listens to Israel and facilitates the return of the Russians, it will have reversed the one good thing to have come out of America’s involvement in Assad’s ouster. ...
Israel’s Merkava Tanks Are Back In The West Bank
The West Bank has seen a marked increase in violence since the Iranian-backed Hamas carried out its terrorist attack into southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
Israel is Upgrading Its F-16I Sufa Fighters
The F-16I Sufa has seen dozens of actions during the past two decades in service.
Israel’s Merkava Tank Is an Armored Juggernaut
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been forced to grapple with its shortcomings in nearly every defense sector. The fact that Hamas militants were able to infiltrate southern Israel on...
In 2025, Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Not Over
As the new year begins, Israel will need to find a strategy for the war in Gaza. Several factors are at play in this decision. First, the war has gone...
National Character and Wartime Abuses
With the record of newly minted Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris being freshly scrutinized, one recently recalled item is her reaction to revelations several years ago of the torture of...
Israel’s Catch-22 in Rafah
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza is grinding on after seven months of fighting Hamas. Since the October 7 attack, Israel has faced not only threats from Hamas in Gaza but...
The Iranian-Israeli Cold War is Turning Hot
Any serious observer of the Middle East knows that, long before Hamas’ October 7 terror campaign and the resulting military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Israel was already embroiled in...
The U.S. and Israel Negotiate Over the Fate of Hamas’s Last Bastion
Six months into the war with Hamas, throughout which Jerusalem has mostly managed to keep Washington on-side, Israel’s proposed IDF operation in Rafah is now testing American patience. However, the...