Israel Bolsters KC-707 Refueling Fleet | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in January 14th, 2010 | 1 comment

Published in Israel, Aviation Week, Conflict, Fleet Week, Iran, Israel, Israeli Air Force, Nuclear Facilities, Teheran

With the threat of a conflict with Iran looming, the Israeli air force has augmented its fleet of KC-707 (“Re’em”) aerial refueling aircraft with an eighth tanker, bolstering the strike capacity the country would have if it tries to undertake a raid on Teheran’s nuclear facilities.
Israel Bolsters KC-707 Refueling Fleet | AVIATION WEEK

Israeli pilots prep to fight Iran’s SAMs – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in November 24th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Air Force Crews, Attack Pilots, Capabilities, Conflict, Exercises, Hamas, hezbollah, Israeli Air Force, Jerusalem Post, Missile Defenses, Nationwide, Sams, Seminars, Sessions, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Surface To Air Missiles, Syria And Iran, Unprecedented Number, Upi

As Iran tests the capabilities of its air defense systems in nationwide exercises, the Israeli air force is reported to be planning special seminars to prepare its attack pilots to cope with heavy surface-to-air missile defenses.
According to The Jerusalem Post, the sessions will encompass “future conflict with Hamas, Hezbollah, Syria and Iran” in which air [...]

Israel trains SAM battalion for Iron Dome

Posted by Matt in July 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Allies, Battalion, Batteries, Blogged, Deployment, Dome System, Egypt, Flock Browser, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Iron Dome, Israel, Israeli Air Force, Negev Desert, Qassam, rockets, Trains

The Israeli air force is training a new battalion of air-defense troops to man the first batteries of the Iron Dome system designed to shoot down short-range rockets, which is scheduled for deployment in the southern Negev Desert in May 2010.
The first units will be arrayed to counter Qassam and Grad rockets fired from the [...]

Israeli navy in Suez Canal prepares for potential attack on Iran – Times Online

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Blogged, Clear Signal, Deployment, Exercises, Flock Browser, Iran Nuclear, Israeli Air Force, Israeli Navy, Israeli Officials, Missile Defence Shield, Missile Range, Missile Strike, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Missile, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, Strike Force, suez, Suez Canal, warships

Two Israeli missile class warships have sailed through the Suez Canal ten days after a submarine capable of launching a nuclear missile strike, in preparation for a possible attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The deployment into the Red Sea, confirmed by Israeli officials, was a clear signal that Israel was able to put its strike force [...]

Greece assists Israel as war with Iran looms

Posted by Matt in July 14th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Israel, 300 Spartans, Air Radar, Air Tactics, Batteries, Battle Of Thermopylae, Battle Of Thermopylae In 480 Bc, Greece, Greek Air, Ground Radar, Hartford Courant, Initial Reports, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Air, Israeli Air Force, Jerusalem Post, jets, Jewish State, Moscow Times, New York Times, Nuclear Threat, Persian Army, Play With Fire, Potemkin, Radar Systems, Russian System, S 300, S Media, Spartan, Tiny Land

Greece has the same Russian S-300 ground-to-air radar systems as Iran. A June 2008 exercise with Israel may be preparation for strike.
While the Israeli-Greek air tactics were amply reported in the world’s media after initial reports in the New York Times, the pivotal information from Greece’s S-300 batteries has remained below the radar. By swarming [...]

As Iran Tests Missile Fleet, Experts Map High-Tech Israeli Attack

Posted by Matt in July 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Airstrike, Antiaircraft Missile, arsenal, Attack, Concrete Coverings, Dodge, Dozens, Fleet Experts, Iran, Iran Map, Israeli Air Force, Israeli Air Force Iaf, Israeli Attack, Middle East, Military Ops, Missile Batteries, Nuclear Facilities, Payloads, Planes, radar, Underground Rooms, Warheads

An attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be far more extensive than the 1980 raid. Some of the would-be targets for the Israeli Air Force (IAF) are hardened with concrete coverings and underground rooms. Dozens of planes would have to dodge radar and antiaircraft missile batteries to deliver multiple payloads of penetrating warheads—bought from the [...]

‘Israel Will Not Stand By While Iran Builds the Bomb’

Posted by Matt in July 1st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Nuclear, Bomb, diplomacy, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israeli Air Force, Military Strike, Mullah, Nuclear Program, Regime, sanctions, Spiegel

Isaac Ben-Israel, a former Israeli Air Force general and now member of the ruling Kadima party, spoke with SPIEGEL about the limits of sanctions in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program. He says Israel is prepared to mount a military strike against the mullah regime if diplomacy fails. more…

Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Military, Attack, Blitz, Capability, Conjunction, Crete, Greek Air Force, helicopters, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Nuclear, Israeli Air Force, Long Distance, Maneuver, Military Sources, natanz, Nuclear Facilities, Reactor, Rehearsal, Tactic, Uranium Enrichment Plant, Warplanes

DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June [...]

Israel and Hizballah: 2006 and 2008

Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Israel, Army, Balance Of Power, Bashar Al Asad, Capability, Conclusion, damascus, Deterrence, hezbollah, Hizballah, IDF, Imad Mughniyeh, Intelligence, Israel, Israeli Air Force, Israeli Defense Force, Nuclear Reactor, Point Of View, rockets, Syria

Almost two years have passed since Israel’s war against Hizballah in 2006, and the balance of power is far from positive from an Israeli point of view. One of the major remaining questions is that of deterrence. Although the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) performed disappointingly during the war, the army’s image and its deterrent capability [...]