Despite many procurement disappointments, there are also many examples of defense programs which have worked as planned and have stood the test of time.
The cost and scope of two projects in Brazil—co-development and production of Saab JAS 39E/F Gripen fighters and construction of five submarines, the last of them nuclear-powered—will delay launching other major projects, such as renewal of the country’s surface fleet and the SisGAAz ocean and littoral surveillance system, according to industry executives at the LAAD defense and security show here in April.
Years of economic sanctions and limited access to the global arms market seem not to have dulled Iran’s ability to develop or modify weapons and equipment.
In his final months as head of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz laid the foundation for the country’s military vision over the next decade. The “IDF 2025” study addressed all theaters of warfare—air, naval and land—and diverse operations: urban and subterranean; unmanned systems; command, control and communications; training; logistics; homeland defense, and legal aspects.
Hardly a month goes by without news of successful Aegis combat system tests, especially when it comes to ballistic missile defense improvements and operations.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are setting new standards for air support of ground maneuver operations, say Israel Air Force (IAF) officials, after reviewing lessons from Operation Protective Edge, the military campaign in Gaza last summer. To aid ground forces under attack, IAF disregarded existing safety regulations and dropped hundreds of 2,000-lb. bombs as close as 100 meters (328 ft.) from friendly forces.
