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Israeli Missiles Strike Near Damascus Airport

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...

Israel Launches Patriot at UAV

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...

Israel to Equip F-35s with ‘Rampage’ ALBM

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...

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Airport Near Homs

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...

Israel, Iran Exchange Missile Fire in Syrian Theater

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...

Israel Postpones US-based Test of Arrow-3

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...

Israel Carries Out Missile Attack on Syrian Base

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...

US, Israel Conduct Joint BMD Exercises in Juniper Cobra 2018

On March 4, U.S. and Israeli forces began joint exercises for the 12-day Juniper Cobra 2018 wargame, designed to improve coordination between the two militaries. The exercise consists of responding to threat scenarios using computer-assisted simulations that range from rocket threats to crisis resupply, foreign disaster response and foreign humanitarian assistance. Integrated ballistic missile defense...

Israel Tests Arrow-3 Missile Defense System

On February 19, Israel conducted a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 missile defense system. “A short while ago, the Defense Ministry and American MDA carried out a planned flight test of its Arrow weapons system, with an Arrow 3 interceptor,” the Defense Ministry tweeted. “The Arrow 3 interceptor was launched and carried out its...

Israel Strikes Iranian, Syrian Assets

On February 10, Israel clashed with Iranian and Syrian military forces in a series of cross-border strikes. The confrontations began when Israel shot down an Iranian drone that had reportedly penetrated its airspace from Syria. The Israeli military then attacked the command-and-control center from which Iran had launched the drone, at the so-called T4 air...