On July 5, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that three Israeli defense firms successfully tested the Iron Dome, Magic Wand, and Arrow 3 missile defense systems near Tel Aviv this past week. According to The Times of Israel, the MoD stated that the tests were “designed to ‘counter emerging threats in the region.’” The...
On July 6, the Finnish Ministry of Defense announced that it would buy the Gabriel missile system from Israel Aerospace Industries. In the press release, the MoD noted that “[t]he new SSM2020 Missiles will be installed on board the Hamina Class and Squadron 2020 Class vessels and on a vehicle platform,” and that “[t]he purchase...
On June 27, Israel’s Iron Dome defense system intercepted three missiles launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. Hamas launched more than twelve missiles in retaliation for Israeli attacks “on a car that the [Israeli] army said belonged to a senior Hamas operative involved in the airborne arson attacks…and two Hamas outposts in the north of the...
On June 25, two Israeli air-to-surface missiles struck near the Damascus international airport from the Golan Heights area. Reports indicated the target was likely a shipment of weapons intended for delivery to Iran-backed, Hezbollah-affiliated fighters in Syria, but confirmation about damages was unavailable. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported than an attempted missile intercept...
On June 24, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that they fired an MIM-104 Patriot air defense system missile at a UAV by the Israeli border near the Golan Heights but operating in Syrian airspace. Flying over Safed, the missile did not strike the UAV, which “was engaged in local operations in Southern Syria,” according...
On June 11, IMI Systems (formerly Israeli Military Industries) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) issued a joint press release announcing that Israeli F-35 fighter jets will be fitted with the companies’ co-developed air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), Rampage. The Rampage is a precision-guided, stand-off weapon designed to penetrate air defenses and overcome anti access and areal...
On May 24, Israeli aircraft launched missile strikes on a Syrian military airport near the city of al-Qasr, northwest of Homs. The target base, Dabaa airport, reportedly hosts Hezbollah and allied fighters. Israeli officials have not commented on the strikes, as is common IDF practice, but the planes’ jet engines could be heard in areas...
On May 9, Iran’s Quds Forces in Syria launched approximately 20 Grad and Fajr-5 rockets at Israeli military bases. The attack came in retaliation to multiple Israeli Defense Force (IDF) strikes on Iranian bases and personnel in recent weeks, killing dozens. The IDF says its Iron Dome intercepted four rockets, while the rest fell on...
On May 1, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced that a planned live test of its Arrow-3 BMD system in the United States had been postponed. Officials say they will work to improve the system’s readiness before rescheduling. This is the latest in a string of delayed Arrow-3 tests, with planned intercept tests postponed in December...
On April 9, Israeli aircraft carried out a missile strike on a Syrian airbase following the Assad government’s chemical weapons attack in Ghouta. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which was the first to publicly detail the attack, two Israeli F-15 warplanes fired a total of eight cruise missiles from Lebanese airspace on Syria’s...
