Arie Egozi

-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

ST Engineering, IAI Sign Deal to Form a 50:50 JV to Sell Advanced Naval Missile Systems

Tel Aviv. Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) on July 16 announced that its land systems arm has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to set up a joint venture (JV) in...

Israel-based Tactical Robotics in Talks with Armed Forces for Sale of Cormorant VTOL UAV

  Tel Aviv. Tactical Robotics Ltd. (TRL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Israel-based Urban Aeronautics Ltd, is in talks with some armed forces that are considered potential customers for the company’s Cormorant VTOL UAV for...

China Expanding Outreach in West Asia Arms Market on Dwindling US Defense Supplies

  Tel Aviv. China is charging ahead into the arms market of the Gulf states. This is at the expense of the US defence industry as also in a parallel effort to extract technical data...

Russia Continues Efforts to Turn Syria as Military Base for Its Defence Forces

  Tel Aviv. In order to achieve its goal of full control on Syria, Russia is operating one division of the Syrian army as part of the Russian army. This unprecedented move emphasises, according to...

US Military Aid to Lebanon has been a Dilemma in Recent Years for Israel, say Experts

Israel has stepped up its efforts to convince the US to cut all military assistance to Lebanon, claiming that the weapon systems that are transferred to this country's armed forces are further transferred to...

IWI’s New Assault Rifles – ARAD and CARMEL to be Manufactured in India soon

  The joint venture between Israeli company IWI and Indian company PLR Systems is set to manufacture the new weapons developed in Israel. In 2017, Indian conglomerate PLR Systems and its JV Partner, Israel Weapon...

OFEK 16: A New Spy Satellite Launched Successfully by Israel

A new Israeli spy satellite the Ofek 16 was launched successfully on July 6 from Israeli air force base using a Sahvit launcher. The new very advanced satellite will allow Israel to continue monitoring...

Polarix’s Revolutionary Electric Motor Creating Great Interest among Israeli UAV Manufacturers

    A new revolutionary electric motor may give greater range to different types of UAV's. Currently negotiations continue in an effort to test the motor on an existing Israeli made UAV. The electric engine was...

Rafael-Astra JV to Start Production of IAF-selected BNET Software Defined Radio in October

  Tel Aviv. The local production, of the Rafael BNET software defined radio selected by Indian Air Force (IAF), in India will begin in October. The systems will be manufactured by Astra Rafael Communication System (ARC),a...

Elbit Awarded US$53 mn Deal to Provide, Integrate Intelligence Suites Onboard Navy Vessels of Southeast Asian Nation

Haifa, Israel. Elbit Systems recently has been awarded a contract valued at approximately US$53 million to provide and integrate intelligence suites onboard vessels of the Navy of a country in Southeast Asia. The contract...

SafeShoot System: A Full Scale System to Protect from Friendly Fire

Tel Aviv. A full scale test of the Israeli system designed to avoid friendly fire is scheduled for November in Singapore. "The Asian defence forces are a big potential market for us" Amir Nadan,...

Iran Satellite Launch a Big Leap for Iranian Ballistic Missiles Programme

  Though experts were not impressed by the satellite recently launched by Iran but, "this launcher means a big leap forward for the Iranian ballistic missiles programme. While keeping an eye on its nuclear programme,...

Israeli Defence Industries Upgrading Systems, Planned Force on the Anvil

  Tel Aviv. While the plan to form an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) specialised ground-to-ground missile force is still on hold, the Israeli defence industries are upgrading their systems. Two weeks ago a special test of...
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