While smaller in size than the air and ground forces, the Israeli navy is a critical strategic arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It is responsible for enforcing maritime border security and securing trade routes. Over the last decade, the
The IDF has many ways to protect Israeli citizens from rocket fire–chief among them being the anti-missile defense systems. The technology was developed, together with the US Army, in order to combat the increasing missile and rocket proliferation of Israel’s
On January 31, 2012 the IDF conducted an aerial evacuation drill of soldiers to test the abilities of medical squads, consisting of paramedics and physicians in emergencies. The drill emphasizes everything the recruits learned in the army until this point.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military, four-star General Martin E. Dempsey, will arrive today, Thursday, January 19th, 2012, for a short visit to Israel during a visit to the region. This will be
Excerpts from the IDF Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz’s speech today at the NATO conference held in Brussels: …”In the year that has passed since the last meeting, the strategic situation in which both NATO and the IDF operate and
The IDF Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz, left for Brussels today (Tuesday) for a two-day work visit where he will participate in a conference attended by Chiefs of Staff of NATO member countries, and will conduct work
Yesterday Italian Air Force aircrafts took off from “Uvda” aerial base, concluding a two week exercise with the Israel Air Force.
IDF aid missions help disaster-struck areas around the world
Idan Shetel, a company commander in the IDF Armored Corps, graduated first in his Maneuver Captains Career Course. “I was the only Israeli there. I was with 16 foreign officers from all over the world, and obviously quite a few
The commander of the US European Command (EUCOM), Admiral James Stavridis, departed Israel today, concluding a two-day work visit as a guest of the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Benny Gantz. During the course of his visit, Admiral Stavridis