The internal turmoil sweeping through Israel has dominated the headlines in recent weeks. Left-wing protesters are demanding that the Israeli government scrap its planned reforms and calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Most significantly, an increasing number of military reservists – the foundation of the Israel Defense Forces – are refusing to fulfill their obligations and intended missions as the crisis rages on.
The only IDF unit operating the Israeli F-15I fighter, the famous 69 Squadron, also participates in the protests.
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The U.S. Air Force plans to scrap its troubled AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic weapon program and instead switch its priorities to the rival Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). The announcement comes after the ARRW recently suffered another test failure.
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Ukraine is one step closer to having at least some parts of its skies protected by Patriot air defense systems.
After a little more than three months, the first cadre of 65 Ukrainian air defense troops arrived back in Europe this week after training on Patriot air defense systems at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, according to the Pentagon. Those troops began training on Jan. 15.
Troops undergoing Patriot training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
The sensor network, known as NSDAD, will provide next-generation weapon system assets with a leverage effect to achieve their mission objectives.
Indra, the Spanish company that coordinates the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), has partnered with the German FCMS and the French Thales to start the next phase of designing a suite of sensors, defensive aids, and network attack systems and distributed.
Hosts Christine Dolan and L Todd Wood interview famous reporter Seymour Hersch about his research into the destruction of the Nordstream II pipeline and his conclusion the Biden administration was behind it. The agenda behind the war in Ukraine is also discussed.
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The French military website “avionics legendary” said that during PM Modi’s trip to Paris later this year, India could announce Dassault Aviation’s Rafale M as the victor for the Indian Navy’s deck-based fighter requirements for 26 units.
According to the portal, Modi has been invited to be the major guest at the Bastille Day parade in Paris on July 14, 2023, but there has been no confirmation of this from the Indian side.
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The U.S. military sees planned engine upgrades for all the variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as critical because the Pratt & Whitney F135 engines that power all of the aircraft have been “under spec since the beginning,” according to the top officer in charge of the program. This means the engines have to routinely operate at higher-than-expected temperatures, which has led to costly increased maintenance and logistics requirements and hurt the F-35’s overall readiness rates.
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FILE: U.S. Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. (Sgt. Briauna Birl/U.S. Marine Corps).
U.S. Marines and their South Korean counterparts are conducting a military exercise that includes a bilateral division-sized amphibious landing for the first time since 2018, said Wesley Hayes, a spokesman for U.S. Forces Korea.
This month marks the resumption of the Ssang Yong exercise, which lasts until April 3, Hayes told Task & Purpose.
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The Spanish Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, confirmed on Wednesday in the Congress of Deputies that the first six Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks will be sent to Ukraine after Easter.
The six Leopard 2s that are on their way to Ukraine “are being checked to verify their correct operation,” as Robles put it. The remaining four vehicles will undergo maintenance and testing before being sent out.