US Navy Orders 35 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Choppers for $2.7B
The US Navy has awarded a $2.7-billion contract to Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky for 35 CH-53K heavy-lift cargo helicopters.
Israel Air Force to Receive New F-16 Training Center
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $180-million contract to develop an F-16 mission training center for the Israeli Air Force.
Four Killed in Israel Jenin Raid: Palestinian Ministry
An Israeli raid targeting alleged militants in the West Bank killed four Palestinians, including the brother of a man blamed for a deadly attack in Tel Aviv.
US, Israel Army Engineers Test New Runway Damage Repair Technologies
The US Army and Air Force conducted training with engineers from the Israeli Air Force to test new runway damage repair technologies.
Israel Hosts First International Drone Exercise
The Israeli Air Force has conducted its first international drone exercise with military pilots from five other countries.
US approves $2.4 billion sale to Israel of 8 Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft
The US State Department approved a $2.4 billion sale of up to eight Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling and strategic transport aircraft to Israel
Israel strikes Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza and Syria, killing 2 fighters
Israeli aircraft struck the Islamic Jihad militant group in both the Gaza Strip and Syria, killing two fighters after the group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel
Syria missile defense systems nearly shot down passenger plane after latest Israeli strikes, Russia says
Syrian missile defense systems nearly shot down a passenger plane while responding to an Israeli attack near Damascus, Russia said
Israel reinforces troops in West Bank ahead of US approval for partial annexation
The IDF sent reinforcements into the West Bank to brace for Trump's declared support for Israeli plan to annex the Jordan Valley settlements
Israel strikes 100 targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Israel said it struck dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward Tel Aviv
Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says
Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria
Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria
Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria
Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes
A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's Ministry of Defense said
Israel airstrike kills 2 Palestinians on Gaza border
Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza border, the health ministry said, with Israel saying they planted a suspicious object next to the border fence
Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board
A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province
Israel strikes targets in Gaza after militants fire mortars at southern Israel
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of mortar shells at southern Israel, the army said, causing no injuries but raising tensions in the border area
Israel claims world’s first F-35 airstrikes
Israel has used its F-35 fighter jets to carry out airstrikes in the region, IAF commander Major General Amikam Norkin said, the first acknowledgement of the plane's operational use.
Israel strikes dozens of ‘Iranian military targets’ in Syria overnight
Israel said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, including one where a rocket attack on the Israeli army in the Golan Heights originated.
Israel blamed for strikes near Damascus after ordering shelters open in the Golan
Israeli forces struck Syria on Tuesday night, shortly after recalling reserve units and ordered shelters open in the Golan Heights
Israeli F-16 crashes while attacking Iranian targets in Syria
An Israeli Defence Forces F-16 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while it was attacking Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF and Syrian military said
Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire, three wounded
The Israeli air force hit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday lightly wounding three people, after Palestinians fired at southern Israel, the military and Gaza security officials said.
Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational
Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service
