Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Systems Limited announced on 3 January, that its SPYDER air defense system is now enhanced with a sophisticated Counter-TBM (Tactical Ballistic Missile) capability. The new feature… Continue reading "Rafael’s SPYDER Gains Counter Tactical Ballistic Missile Capability"
On December 28, Argentina signed a contract to procure two types of loitering munitions from Israeli firm UVision Smart Loitering Systems. The contract was signed by Minister of Defense Jorge… Continue reading "Argentina Signs Contract To Procure Israeli UVision HERO Loitering Munitions"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to collaborate on the development of Iron Beam, a high-power laser interceptor system. According to a statement from… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems To Collaborate On The Iron Beam Laser Weapon System"
The Israel Defense Forces are still working to equip their navy with a layered air defense system. In this context, a Sa’ar-6 corvette was equipped with the long-range LRAD missile… Continue reading "The Israeli Navy Successfully Completes the First Test of the BARAK Long Range Robust Interceptor (LRAD)"
After a successful interception test last month, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems announced that the C-Dome system, the naval version of the Iron Dome air defense missile system, is now operational.… Continue reading "The Israeli Navy Announces That C-DOME Has Completed Its Final Stage of Operationalization"
On November 14, Elbit Systems announced that it had completed a $72 million sale of Hermes 900 UAVs and training capabilities to an unnamed customer. The Israeli company will provide… Continue reading "Elbit Systems To Export An Unspecified Number of Hermes 900 UAVs To An Unidentified Country"
Yesterday, Manila received a major boost to its air defense capabilities with the delivery of Israeli surface-to-air missile systems. The Philippine Air Force received two SPYDER Philippine Air Defense System… Continue reading "Philippine Air Force Receives Israeli Air Defense Systems"
Over the past few days, a number of developments closely tied to Iranian supply of drones to Ukraine have come about – often implicating Israel. When Iran began to send… Continue reading "Israel, Ukraine, Iranian Drones, and Various Occurrences"
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has ruled out the possibility of transferring weapons systems to Ukraine in response to renewed requests from Kyiv, saying that Jerusalem could instead supply an… Continue reading "Israeli Defense Minister: No Weapons Sales To Ukraine, But Early Warning System Possible"