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Israel strikes targets in Syria after Assad falls.
News & Features

Syria’s Suddenly Permissive Airspace Prompts Flurry Of Foreign Airstrikes (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

Rebel forces have taken most of Aleppo.
News & Features

Aleppo Has Fallen, Assad’s Forces Regrouping As Rebels Blitz South

By Howard Altman

Posted on Dec 1, 2024

Israel will buy 25 F-15IA fighters, marking the first new Eagles that the country has acquired since November 1995, when it ordered F-15I Ra’am jets. This summer, Israel had been given U.S. approval to by as many as 50 F-15IAs, as well as upgrade its F-15Is. Whether more F-15s or upgrades are added, the current wars in the Middle East mean that further acquisitions of combat aircraft are likely.
Air

Israel Executes Long Awaited Buy Of F-15IA Advanced Eagle Fighters

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has released a rare picture of an F-16I fighter armed with four Rampage missiles, an adaptation of a ground-launched precision-guided artillery rocket.
Air

Israeli F-16I Shown Loaded-Up With Four Rampage Stand-Off Missiles (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 30, 2024

A Russian-made, S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a military parade marking the annual Iranian National Army Day in Tehran, on April 18, 2019. - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Middle East states on April 18 to "drive back Zionism", in an Army Day tirade against the Islamic republic's archfoe Israel. Speaking flanked by top general as troops paraded in a show of might, Rouhani also sought to reassure the region that the weaponry on display was for defensive purposes and not a threat.
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Israeli Strikes Knocked Out All Of Iran’s S-300 Air Defense Systems: Officials

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 28, 2024

IAF strikes Iran
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Israel’s Reprisal Strike Carefully Calculated, Unclear If Jets Ever Flew Over Iran

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 26, 2024

F-35 IDF
Around The Globe

Israel’s Retaliation Strikes On Iran Have Begun (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 26, 2024

Russians Helped Houthis Target International Shipping: Report
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Russians Helped Houthis Target International Shipping: Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

U.S. pushed back against claim Israel will delay its retaliation strike over leaked documents.
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U.S. Pushes Back On Claim Israel Delaying Iran Attack Over Document Leak

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 24, 2024

The existence of a top-secret Israeli drone, referred to as RA-01 and used for covert missions, has emerged from an unauthorized disclosure of U.S. intelligence documents which have now been posted all over social media.
Air

The Existence Of Israel’s Secret Stealth Drone Should Come As No Surprise

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

IAF F-16 Iran
Around The Globe

Israel Trades Increasingly Bellicose Threats With Iran As Retaliation Operation Looms

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 21, 2024

THAAD being sent to Israel
Armies

Emergency THAAD Deployment To Israel Heightens Concerns On Strain To U.S. Air Defenses

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 14, 2024

Israeli defense contractor Rafael says it has developed a new version of its combat-proven Trophy active protection system (APS) that is better able to defeat top-down attacks including drones.
Land

Trophy Armored Vehicle Protection System Gains New Ability To Defeat Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 8, 2024

Iran looks to have fielded a Chinese laser directed energy weapon capable of 'dazzling' drones or even destroying them in certain circumstances.
Land

Chinese Laser Anti-Drone System Spotted In Iran

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 8, 2024

Israel marks the first anniversary of Hamas' infamous terrorist attacks last year, which touched off what the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now described as a "war of resurrection."
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Israel Expands Ground Operation In Lebanon As World Braces For Retaliation Against Iran

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 7, 2024

Iranian attack on Israeli airbase shows some damage but nothing widespread
Air

Clearer Picture Of Damage To Israeli Airbase From Iranian Ballistic Missiles Emerges

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 4, 2024

Iran oil production targeted by Israel
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Iranian Oil Tankers Bolting From Major Export Island Ahead Of Possible Israeli Strikes

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

Iran-Israel barrage missile
Around The Globe

Surreal Missile Battle In The Sky Seen In Astonishing Video Of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Barrage

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

The world is bracing for Israel's response to Tuesday's massive Iranian ballistic missile barrage.
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World Braces For Israel’s Retaliation To Iran’s Ballistic Missile Barrage

By Howard Altman

Updated on Oct 2, 2024

The U.S. Navy said it successfully intercepted several Iranian missiles headed to Israel.
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U.S. Navy Destroyers “Successfully Engaged” Iranian Ballistic Missiles On Their Way To Israel

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

Ballistic missile attack from Iran on israel
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Iranian Ballistic Missiles Rain Down On Israel (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway, Howard Altman

Updated on Oct 1, 2024

Israel’s “limited” ground campaign in Lebanon has entered its second day, now named Operation Northern Arrows. The area around the border in southern Lebanon has been subject to heavy artillery shelling, while the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has again struck targets in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.
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Israel Waits For Possible Iranian Strikes As Commando Raids Into Lebanon Continue

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 1, 2024

Israeli soldiers work on the maintenance of tanks deployed in the Upper Galilee region of northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on September 29, 2024. Israel said on September 29 that it was carrying out new air raids against "dozens" of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after killing the Iran-backed group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Israel has also raised the prospect of a ground operation against Hezbollah, prompting widespread international concern.
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Israeli Ground Operation In Lebanon Has Begun

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 1, 2024

KC-707 IAF remote vision system
Air

Israeli 707 Tanker’s Secretive Remote Vision System Revealed In Long-Range Yemen Raid

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 30, 2024

Bunker Strike IDF lebanon
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Israel Executes Massive Bunker Buster Strike On Hezbollah Command Headquarters In Beirut (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 27, 2024

Imagery said to show the aftermath of a highly targeted air strike on a car in Lebanon has prompted questions about whether a previously unknown miniature munition designed to produce extremely little collateral damage may have been employed.
Air

Was A Mini “Sword Bomb” Just Used To Strike A Car In Lebanon?

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 27, 2024

Around The Globe

Israel’s Potential Invasion Of Southern Lebanon Looms Larger

By Howard Altman

Posted on Sep 25, 2024

Tu-143 Hezbollah
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Hezbollah Converted Soviet Tu-143 Jet Recon Drone Into Cruise Missile Says IDF, Just Like Ukraine

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 23, 2024

An Israeli F-16I fighter jet taking off at an unidentified location.
News & Features

Israeli Airstrikes In Lebanon Intensify

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 20, 2024

A man holds an Icom walkie talkie device after he removed the battery during the funeral of persons killed when hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on September 17, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel.
Around The Globe

How Israel Turned Hezbollah’s Pagers Into Exploding Trojan Horses

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 19, 2024

Walkie Talkie exploded in Lebanon
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More Electronics Explode In Lebanon As Israel Declares ‘New Phase’ Of War

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 18, 2024

Israel raid
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Israeli Commando Raid In Syria Sends A Message To Iran That Its Underground Bases Are Not Untouchable

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2024

North Korea has revealed two new kamikaze drones that look to be virtual copies, at least externally, of the Israeli-made Harop and Hero-400.
Air

North Korea Unveils Clones of Israeli Kamikaze Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows an Israeli Air Force fighter jet firing flares as it flies to intercept a hostile aircraft that launched from Lebanon over the border area with south Lebanon on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for "large-scale" attacks by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Hezbollah said August 25, 2024 it had launched more than 320 rockets at Israel overnight, targeting a string of military positions, even as Israel's military said it was carrying out pre-emptive strikes against the group. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes In Lebanon Just Before Hezbollah Carried Out Retribution Barrage (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 25, 2024

Hezbollah has released a video providing the best look so far inside its extensive network of huge underground tunnel systems, including concealed heavy multiple rocket launch systems, part of an extensive arsenal of weapons that could be employed against Israel. The release of the footage comes as tensions in the Middle East remain high, with fears of an all-out conflict between Israel and Hezbollah as well as a potential broader conflict involving Iran and other Iran-aligned militias.
News & Features

Hezbollah Touts Rocket Cave Network Capable Of Underground Launches

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

F-15IA sale approved by state department.
Air

Israel Officially Cleared To Buy 50 New F-15IAs, Upgrade 25 F-15Is

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets brandishing full loads of nine air-to-air missiles have touched down at a base in Jordan ahead of expected Iranian attacks against Israel.
Air

F/A-18E Super Hornets Fully Loaded With Air-To-Air Missiles Arrive In Jordan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

Israel and Hezbollah traded attacks as the Lebanese militant group's leader issued a new threat.
Around The Globe

Attacks In Lebanon-Israel Border Region Intensify Ahead Of Anticipated Large-Scale Strikes

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

F-22s being sent to Middle East to protect Israel.
News & Features

Scramble Underway To Prepare For Looming Iranian Retribution Strike On Israel

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

F-16 Iran Middle East
Air

More U.S. Combat Aircraft Heading To Middle East Ahead Of Expected Iranian Attack On Israel (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran by a bomb smuggled into the guesthouse where he was staying, according to The New York Times.
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Planted Bomb Was Used To Kill Hamas Leader In Tehran: Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

Demonstrators wave flags and hold pictures of the leader of the Palestinian militant Hamas group, Ismail Haniyeh, (C) and senior leader Saleh al-Arouri during a protest on July 31, 2024 in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees, denouncing his killing. Hamas said on July 31 its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered".
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Claims Swirl Around How Israel Assassinated Hamas Leader In Tehran (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 31, 2024

The world awaits Israel's response after a deadly Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer field.
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World Awaits Israel’s Response To Deadly Hezbollah Rocket Attack That Hit Soccer Field

By Howard Altman

Updated on Jul 29, 2024

First inside look at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new VIP transport aircraft
Air

Israel’s New 767 “Air Force One” Has Flown Its First Prime Minister Transport Mission

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jul 22, 2024

Yemen Port Strike by Israeli Air Force
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Details Of Israel’s Long-Range Strike That Decimated Yemeni Port Emerge

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 21, 2024

Russia may give anti-ship missiles to the Houthis, who carried out their first lethal strike on Israel today.
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Intel Says Russia Looking To Arm Houthis With Anti-Ship Missiles: Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jul 19, 2024

Israeli AH-64 helicopter gunship pilots have provided an extensive account of their operations during the surprise attack on the country by Hamas militants last October 7. Their accounts — provided to the Israeli media — give a rare insight into the Israeli Air Force’s immediate response to the first invasion of Israeli territory since 1948.
Air

Israeli AH-64 Apache Commanders Describe Brutal Reality Of October 7 Missions

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 2, 2024

smoke billows following an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on June 21, that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza." (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)
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War Drums Grow Louder Along The Israel-Lebanon Border

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 25, 2024

IDF using flame throwing trebuchet
Around The Globe

Medieval Flame Throwing Trebuchet Is Israel’s Latest Weapon

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 13, 2024

The Trident Pier in Gaza has been repaired after storm damage and aid is expected to soon flow to those who need it.
Sea

Gaza Pier Repaired, Aid To Flow Soon

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

An Iron dome launcher being targeted by an Almas missile.
News & Features

Whether Hezbollah Hit An Iron Dome Launcher Or Not, Its Almas Missiles Are A Problem For Israel

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 7, 2024

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) today officially unveiled an air-launched version of its LORA (Long Range Artillery), a short-range ballistic missile originally developed for ground launch. The new weapon joins an expanding armory of ballistic missile designs adapted for air launch, including the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Rampage, also based on a long-range artillery munition.
Air

Air LORA, Israel’s Biggest Air-Launched Ballistic Missile, Emerges From The Shadows

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 6, 2024

Why no LCAC used in Gaza aid mission.
Sea

Why Aren’t U.S. Navy LCAC Hovercraft Being Used To Deliver Aid To Gaza?

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 3, 2024

Tamir air-o-air variant
Air

The Case For Arming Drone-Hunting Fighters With Iron Dome’s Tamir Missile

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 30, 2024

Israeli forces are shooting down large numbers of their own drones in friendly fire incidents, underscoring challenges the U.S. military will also have to contend with as uncrewed aerial systems become an ever more ubiquitous component of operations.
Air

Israel Is Shooting Down A Lot Of Its Own Drones

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 2, 2024

Israel is mothballing its Patriot air defense systems, will Ukraine get them?
Land

Could Ukraine Get Israel’s Mothballed Patriot Air Defense Batteries?

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 30, 2024

Despite an attack near the location where the U.S. is building a pier to pour aid into Gaza, the Pentagon is satisfied with security plans.
News & Features

Despite Mortar Attack, U.S. Is Satisfied With Gaza Beachhead Security

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 26, 2024

Mystery missile in Iraq.
Air

Mystery Weapon Appears In Iraqi Field After Israeli Strike (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 20, 2024

A photo of a map of Iraq and Iran.
News & Features

Israel Strikes Back (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2024

F-15EX
Air

F-15E Strike Eagle’s Defense Of Israel Bolsters The Case For F-15EX

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 17, 2024

Israeli launch of a Shavit-2 with the Ofek 13 satellite
News & Features

Could Israel Use Conventionally-Armed Jericho Ballistic Missiles To Strike Iran?

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 16, 2024

An Israeli Air Force F-15I in its shelter armed with air-to-air missiles.
News & Features

Intel From Saudi Arabia, UAE Helped Defend Israel Against Iranian Attack: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 15, 2024

A variety of US and other foreign military assets, including US Navy Arleigh Burke class destroyers helped shoot down Iranian missiles and drones heading for targets in Israel.
Sea

Signs Point To Combat Debut Of Navy’s SM-3 Interceptor Against Iranian Ballistic Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 14, 2024

Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Have Begun (Updated)
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Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Have Begun (Updated)

By The War Zone staff

Updated on Apr 14, 2024