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☆ How US tax dollars have supported Israel and its military for 75 years — and what's next for American aid
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden said this week he will ask Congress to send Israel additional aid in the wake of Hamas' terror attacks. Between 2001 and 2020, Israel received more military aid from the US than all other nations combined. Despite concerns that Israel will continue killing civilians and children in Gaza, there is bipartisan support for aid to Israel. In 2016, the US signed its third 10-year Memorandum of Understanding on military aid to Israel, pledging to send it $38 billion between 2019 and 2028. In 2022, the US spent a total of $4.8 billion on military, economic, and missile defense aid for Israel.

Persons: Biden, —, Harry Truman, Israel, Joe Biden, Gerald R, he'll, John Kirby, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: Democratic, Service, Saturday, US, Congressional Research Service, CRS, Israel, Hamas, Gazan Health, United Nations, White, National Security, Rep, Minnesota Democrat, Republicans, Taiwan Locations: Israel, Gaza, Washington, Alexandria, United States, Minnesota, Ukraine

☆ What is Israel's Iron Dome? Here’s what you need to know about the missile defense system
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Sam Meredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel October 9, 2023. What is Israel's Iron Dome? The Iron Dome, or "Kippat Barzel" in Hebrew, is widely regarded as one of the most important tools in Israel's arsenal. An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor missile as rockets are fired from Gaza, in Ashkelon, Israel May 10, 2023. The Center for Strategic International Studies, a U.S. think tank, has previously estimated that a complete Iron Dome battery costs roughly $100 million to produce.

Persons: Amir Cohen, Israel, Rafael, —, Tamir Organizations: Reuters, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel's Defense Ministry, Iron Dome, European Union, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Reuters Israel's Defense Forces, Dome, Congressional Research Service, Strategic International Studies Locations: Gaza, Ashkelon, Israel, Reuters Israel, Jihad, U.S, Washington

☆ Why Israel's Iron Dome couldn't stop every rocket strike from Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Iron Dome has been a crucial part of Israel's first line of defense for the past decade. The cost of the Iron Dome is under scrutinyAn ongoing controversy about the Iron Dome is its cost — some of which has come out of US pockets. If the Iron Dome were shown to be less effective under heavy fire, that cost-to-benefit ratio might shift. Per reports, the Iron Dome has continued to intercept short-range fire coming from Gaza over the past few days. One of the unique things about Iron Dome to date has been its ability to learn as it goes on and become more effective.

Persons: —, Israel, Tamir, Israel Ilia Yefimovich, John Erath, Erath, MAHMUD HAMS, that's, It's, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Iron Dome, Raytheon Technologies, Rafael Advance, Center for Arms Control, Israel Defense Forces, CNN, ABC, US Locations: Israel's, Israel, Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Ashkelon, North, Gaza, Al Jazeera, Israeli, Netivot, States, Germany, Ukraine

For nearly three decades – from fiscal years 1974 to 2002 – Israel was the top recipient of U.S. aid, the longest-standing duration for a top aid recipient dating back to 1946, according to figures from ForeignAssistance.gov. While 2003 to 2020 saw the most aid going to either Iraq or Afghanistan, Israel nevertheless remained a top three aid recipient throughout that time. In 2021, U.S. obligations to Israel amounted to $3.31 billion, a figure that saw Israel returning to the top spot among aid recipients that year. Almost all U.S. aid to Israel recently has been military aid rather than economic aid, in the form of Foreign Military Financing grants – U.S. grants and loans to Israel for acquiring U.S. military equipment and services. Israel saw that rate peak at 30.5% in 1975, but it has slowly been descending since.

Persons: Biden, Gerald R, Ford, Israel, – Israel, Christine Wormuth, Kevin McCarthy’s, Israel’s Rafael, – Organizations: United, Foreign Military Financing, U.S, Congressional Research Service, CRS, Israel Defense Forces, Defense Systems, Raytheon, Raytheon Rafael, Protection Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Boeing, Israel, World Bank, Russia, USAID . Missile Locations: Israel, U.S, United States, Egypt, ForeignAssistance.gov, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, – Israel

☆ Hamas fooled Israel's advanced surveillance by doing all of its planning offline, retired US general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A retired US general called it a "classic failure of technology," given Israel's surveillance apparatus. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe latest attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas was a failure of Israel's huge surveillance and defense systems, a retired US general told CNN. Retired US Air Force Colonel Cedric Leighton called the deadly attacks a ''classic failure of technology," given the strength of Israel's defenses. But Leighton said that Hamas launched missiles with a short, lower trajectory, making them harder for Israel to shoot down. In a separate CNN interview, Leighton said it doesn't make sense that this attack could happen, given Israel's vast intelligence apparatus.

Persons: Israel, —, Cedric Leighton, Leighton, Col, Alexander Vindman, Eli Maron Organizations: Hamas, Service, CNN, US Air Force, Israeli Navy, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel, US, Gaza

☆ Ukrainian steelmakers who scared off Russian forces with decoy weapons made of trash are now supplying troops with hundreds of fake weapons
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Lauren Steussy | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Steelworkers in Ukraine are outsmarting Russian troops with realistic-looking decoy weapons. After fooling Russian radar, new decoy weapons are being given directly to Ukrainian troops. The workers at Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steel plant, have produced more than 250 decoy weapons for Ukrainian troops, tricking Russian forces into using up valuable ammunition on nothing more than trash, the Financial Times reported. The fakes cost about 1,000 Euros to create — a fraction of the $1.1 million missiles used by Russian troops to destroy them. Militaries have long used decoy weapons to outmaneuver their opponents, such as inflatable tanks in WWII and parachuting dummies meant to simulate an airborne invasion leading up to D-Day.

Persons: — Organizations: Steelworkers, Service, Financial Times, The steelworkers Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Metinvest

☆ Ambitious plans for US-India technology sharing face hurdles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( David Brunnstrom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Standing in the way are strict U.S. rules governing export of defense technology, including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Ely Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific affairs, has stressed the need to break down barriers to technology sharing with allies and partners, including India. But one congressional aide said efforts to speed technology sharing with India would face "an uphill battle" both in the U.S. Congress and at the U.S. State Department, where officials have a specific obligation to protect U.S. technology. "There are concerns about (technology sharing) in the Australia context and there would be more concerns in the India context," he said. Rick Rossow, an India expert at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies, said approval processes for advanced defense technology transfer were "onerous but not impossible."

Persons: Joe Biden, Narendra Modi, Elizabeth Frantz WASHINGTON, Biden, Ely Ratner, Democrat Mark Warner, Republican John Cornyn, Bill Greenwalt, Greenwalt, ITAR, Rick Rossow, David Brunnstrom, Mike Stone, Patricia Zengerle, Don Durfee, Deepa Babington Organizations: India's, White, REUTERS, United, Indian, General Electric Co, Center, New, New American Security, TECH, U.S . Senate India Caucus, Democrat, Republican, U.S . Congress, U.S . State Department, Pentagon, GE, State Department, U.S . Missile Technology Control, Washington's Center, Strategic, International Studies, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States, India, New Delhi, Asia, U.S, Britain, Australia, New American, Russia, Ukraine, Delhi

☆ NATO's newest member is now becoming the first country to buy an advanced Israeli air-defense system
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A day after it joined NATO, Finland said it'll buy an advanced Israeli air-defense system. The Finnish Defense Ministry said it approved the purchase of the David's Sling system in a statement on Wednesday. Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will deliver the system, which was procured in a deal valued at nearly $345 million, according to the statement. It will be the first export of the David's Sling system, according to a translation of the ministry's statement. David's Sling is an advanced air-defense system built by Rafael and the US firm Raytheon and has been operational since 2017.

☆ Factbox: What can Finland's armed forces and arsenal offer NATO?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Anne Kauranen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HELSINKI, April 4 (Reuters) - Finland joined NATO on Tuesday, bringing the Western defence alliance significant military capabilities developed over the years. Finland's ground, naval and air forces are all trained and equipped with one primary aim - to repel any Russian invasion. Its most important anti-aircraft system is the NATO-compatible Norwegian-American NASAMS 2. AIR FORCEThe Finnish Air Force has a fleet of 61 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets, which are being replaced by 64 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II jets, the delivery of which will begin in 2026. In addition to the jet fleet, the Air Force has dozens of training aircraft and surveillance radars, including ones that have a range of almost 500 km (300 miles).

☆ Trump said he would build an 'impenetrable dome' over the US as he warned of a possible World War III
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump warned of the possible "catastrophe" of World War III amid increased nuclear threats from Russia. He said he would build an "impenetrable dome" over the US, similar to Israel's Iron Dome. "World War III would be a catastrophe unlike any other. This would make World War I and World War II like very small battles," Trump said. Trump's comments about a possible world war come a day after he posted a message on Truth Social claiming he could negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours.

☆ Inside a $2.5 million Michigan castle that harkens back to medieval Europe with its secret passageways, wooden drawbridge, and wine cellar
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The LeBlanc Castle is a custom 10,000-square-foot property about 30 minutes north of Detroit. The castle, set on more than 6 acres, has been on the market for three months asking $2.5 million. To this day, he has not spent a single night at the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom mansion a 30-minute drive north of Detroit known to locals as The LeBlanc Castle. It harkens back to the 15th-century Scottish medieval era with its secret passageways, wooden drawbridge, and other classical features like a moat. Since taking possession of the castle, Gatecliff said he has updated several pieces of the home's infrastructure.

☆ „Praștia lui David”, „Săgeata” „Iron Dome”. Secretele sistemelor inteligente de apărare ale Israelului
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

Acest sistem antirachetă, devenit operațional în 2011, reprezintă însă doar unul dintre cele trei „straturi” ale scutului antirachetă al Israelului. Una dintre cele mai răspândite rachete Hamas cu rază scurtă de acțiune (circa 10 km) este Qassam. Procesul de interceptare a rachetelor de către Iron Dome este cvasi-automatizat: în momentul când un astfel de proiectil apare pe radarele Iron Dome, unitatea de comandă a bateriei analizează traiectoria proiectilului și „decide” dacă ținta „merită” să fie interceptată. Până acum, Iron Dome și-a dovedit eficiența în interceptarea proiectilelor Hamas. Astfel, recentele atacuri ale Hamas pot fi privite, conform Forbes, și ca o tentativă a palestinienilor de a testa eventualele slăbiciuni ale Iron Dome și de a afla nivelul acestui prag de saturație.

Persons: David, Rafael, Ahile Organizations: Washington Post, Iron, Iron Dome, Hamas, Europeană, BBC, Rafael Advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries, Forbes Locations: Israelului, Gaza, Fâșia Gaza, Israel, Statelor Unite, Hamas, Artillery, Deveselu, SUA, Iranului

☆ VIDEO/ „Peste o mie de rachete au fost trase, în ultimele zile, asupra Israelului, iar 90% dintre acestea au fost interceptate de sistemul Iron Dome”. Israelul are trei sisteme de apărare antirachetă
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-15 | by ( Mudrii Elena | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Presa internațională scrie că „peste o mie de rachete au fost trase, în ultimele zile, asupra Israelului, iar 90% dintre acestea au fost interceptate de sistemul Iron Dome”. Pus în funcțiune pentru prima dată în anul 2011, este conceput pentru a opri rachete și artilerii cu rază scurtă de acțiune, precum cele trase din Gaza. Două sisteme separate, cunoscute sub numele de „Praștia lui David” și „Săgeata”, sunt proiectate pentru amenințări cu rază medie și lungă de acțiune, inclusiv avioane, drone, rachete și rachete. Potrivit presei internaționale, peste o mie de rachete au fost trase, în ultimele zile, din Gaza asupra Israelului, în cadrul confruntărilor dintre evrei și palestinieni din Fâșia Gaza. Oficialii militari israelieni susțin că 90% dintre rachete au fost interceptate cu succes de sistemul Iron Dome.

Persons: Rafael, David Organizations: Iron, Rafael Advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries, Washington Post Locations: Israelului, Israel, Statelor Unite, Gaza, israeliano, Fâșia Gaza

☆ Cum a funcționat scutul Iron Dome în momentul în care Hamas lansează o ploaie de rachete asupra Israelului
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un sunet familiar a revenit în sudul Israelului, pe măsură ce spirala violențelor se întețește: țiuitul sirenelor care anunță atacuri cu rachete din Gaza și exploziile interceptorilor din scutul Iron Dome. Braţul armat al Hamas susține că a lansat 130 de rachete, marți seara, în direcţia Tel Aviv-ului. Ore în șir s-a auzit zgomotul sirenelor și sunetul interceptoarelor antirachetă. Iron Dome se bazează pe un sistem de analiză radar pentru a depista o amenințare. Ei lovesc racheta în aer și produc o explozie care se vede ca o lumină pe cer, în momentul impactului.

Persons: Rafael, David Organizations: Hamas, Iron, Iron Dome, Rafael Advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries, Washington Post Locations: Israelului, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Statelor Unite

☆ Cum a funcționat scutul Iron Dome în momentul în care Hamas lansează o ploaie de rachete asupra Israelului // VIDEO
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaCum a funcționat scutul Iron Dome în momentul în care Hamas lansează o ploaie de rachete asupra Israelului // VIDEOUn sunet familiar a revenit în sudul Israelului, pe măsură ce spirala violențelor se întețește: țiuitul sirenelor care anunță atacuri cu rachete din Gaza și exploziile interceptorilor din scutul Iron Dome. Majoritatea proiectilelor din Gaza au fost interceptate însă de sistemul israelian antirachetă Iron Dome. Ambasada Israelului la București a postat marți seara pe Facebook un filmuleț care arată cum funcționează scutul antirachetă Iron Dome, scrie Digi24. „Iron Dome în acțiune, interceptând din zecile de rachete lansate în seara aceasta din Gaza către centrul Israelului. Iron Dome se bazează pe un sistem de analiză radar pentru a depista o amenințare.

Persons: Imediat, Rafael, David Organizations: Hamas, Iron, Ambasada, Facebook, Iron Dome, Rafael Advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries, Washington Post Locations: Israelului, Gaza, Tel Aviv, București, Israel, Hanadi Tower, Tel, Statelor Unite

Ambasada Israelului la București a postat marți seara pe Facebook un filmuleț care arată cum funcționează scutul antirachetă Iron Dome. „Iron Dome în acțiune, interceptând din zecile de rachete lansate în seara aceasta din Gaza către centrul Israelului. Iron Dome se bazează pe un sistem de analiză radar pentru a depista o amenințare. Într-adevăr, Iron Dome este mai puțin eficient la o rază mai mică de 5 kilometri. De curând, și Ungaria a anunțat că va achiziționa sistemul Iron Dome, primele echipamente radar urmând să fie livrate în 2022.

Persons: Imediat, Rafael, David Organizations: Hamas, Iron, Ambasada, Facebook, Dome, Rafael Advanced, Israel Aerospace Industries, Washington Post, Iron Dome Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, București, Hanadi Tower, Tel, Israel, Israelului, Statelor Unite, SUA, Ungaria

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