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Professional Gear Reviews
The Israeli Defense Forces’ Special Forces units are getting a huge upgrade. It was recently announced that Israel would be purchasing new “Negeva” combat vehicles worth 100 million new shekels ($28 million) for their Special Forces. Israeli Deputy Director-General and the Directorate Head of Production and Procurement (DOPP) Avi Dadon signed the order for “hundreds […]
After expending much of their precision-guided missiles in Ukraine during the first and second months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrian experts and technicians linked to Syria’s barrel bombs have come to Russia, potentially helping the Kremlin to build their own versions of these barrel bombs. Intel claims that Putin had drafted some 50 […]
A report by the United States Department of Defense concludes that approximately $7 billion in weapons, aircraft, and other military equipment was left in Afghanistan in the aftermath of Biden’s move to withdraw troops from the country. $18.6 billion was the total bill on the equipment provided by the US to the Afghan National Defense […]
After its world-renowned success with the Iron Dome, its counter-rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) system with a 90% success rate defending against incoming missiles, Israel wants to up the ante by supplementing its air defense systems with a new, comprehensive, high-powered laser wall system that can be cost-effective to use when compared to the exorbitantly […]
If you’ve lived in Israel for some time now or follow the videos coming out of Israel’s military that circulate online, you’d be no stranger to those bright lights that illuminate the sky like Chinese sky lanterns. Yup, they’re pretty to look at, alright, but those aren’t lanterns. They’re Israel’s, Iron Dome. No, they’re not […]
Iran is claiming that it has a new missile with a range of 900 miles on Wednesday, allowing the weapon to reach nearby US bases within the Middle East and the Gulf states and potential targets within Israel. This report comes after the eighth round of US-Iranian talks resumed in Vienna regarding the Iran nuclear […]