Israel Begins Testing Giant Radar Blimp For Spotting Low-Flying Missiles
As cruise missile and drone threats proliferate in the region, Israel is trying to succeed where the U.S. failed with its own radar blimp concept.
As cruise missile and drone threats proliferate in the region, Israel is trying to succeed where the U.S. failed with its own radar blimp concept.
Running over budget and still not ready, Israel’s new VIP transport now faces a fight for survival.
The screaming sound of the Harop as it dives onto its target under the cover of darkness is chilling to the bone.
The Israeli Police and state security service have been investigating a clandestine plan to illegally export the loitering munitions.
The Harop loitering munition was a star of Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia on land last year, but it can pose an equally wily threat at sea.
Israel conducted a mysterious “rocket propulsion system” test earlier today from a base in the central part of the country. What few details are available has prompted speculation that this launch is related to the development of a new member of the country’s top-secret Jericho family of nuclear-armed ballistic missiles.
This new test of the missile defense system comes as the Israeli and U.S. governments have taken renewed aim at Iran’s missile development programs.
Israel’s Justice Ministry says what the firm described as a “demonstration” was actually a strike that injured two ethnic Armenian fighters.
Domestic firm Israel Aerospace Industries had planned to convert second-hand Boeing 767 aircraft into aerial refuelers.
It seems as if the unfamiliar appearance of the delta-winged, charcoal gray jets with white bellies have attracted some local attention.