Military

17-year-old student develops IED defense system for the IDF

Groundbreaking innovation comes from the youth: Exclusive – a high school student from Netanya has developed a life-saving system for early detection of explosive devices along IDF traffic routes.

 Shalev Taharani
  Person holding mobile phone with logo of Israeli defense company Elbit Systems Ltd. on screen in front of business web page. Focus on phone display Stuttgart, Germany 6 June 2024.

Morocco mulls buying Elbit Systems turrets - report

A MAN RIDES his motorbike past a sign showing Pakistan’s President Alvi, Turkey’s President Erdogan and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Khan, in Islamabad, Pakistan, last year.

Turkey and Pakistan pledge closer cooperation in trade, energy, and security

 IDF troops operate in northern Gaza, May 25, 2025.

IDF soldier seriously wounds fellow troop in violent incident in northern Gaza


African union welcomes appointment of Sudan’s new prime minister as step toward civilian rule

The African Union views the premiership as a vital step toward restoring democracy and peace after military rule.

 People celebrate after reaching the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following last month's coup in Khartoum, Sudan December 19, 2021.

Trump announces design for Golden Dome defense system based on Israel's Iron Dome

Trump said on Tuesday that Canada wanted to be part of his Golden Dome missile defense system and that the United States would help Canada.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as he makes an announcement with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 20, 2025.

Time for a new chapter: Israel needs new leadership - opinion

The government is dysfunctional on both the national and local level and must be replaced.

IS NAFTALI BENNETT ready to go all the way and bring an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s reign over Israel?

Editor's Notes: The missing face in Israel's war - Where is the IDF spokesman? - comment

The absence of IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Effie Defrin from Israel’s public messaging has created a dangerous vacuum in a time of war.

 A CARTOONIST published a parody of ‘Where’s Waldo?,’ rebranded in Hebrew as ‘Where’s Effie?’, offering a ‘draft notice’ to anyone who could find him.

Chinese fighter jets soar over Egypt in first joint exercises

Analysts say the 18-day drills also help Egypt assert itself as a major regional power among the Arab nations and North Africa amid growing regional turbulence.

 Military aircraft fly in formation, as tourists look on, at the Giza pyramid complex, as China and Egypt conduct their first joint air force exercise, in Giza, Egypt May 1, 2025.

WATCH: Does Israel have the military ability to defeat the Houthis?

Senior Middle East analyst Seth J. Frantzman discusses what military capabilities the Houthis have after US strikes against them, and why they are so hard to fight.

 A VIEW of missiles during a military parade held by the Houthis on September 21 to mark the anniversary of their takeover in Sanaa, Yemen.

Israel's military expenditure surged by 65% in 2024, research shows

Spending across the Middle East reached an estimated $243 billion in 2024, increasing 15% from 2023, and 19% more than it was in 2015.

 IDF soldiers in a swearing in ceremony. February 27, 2025.

Historical significance of six operational IDF bases revealed for Israel's 77th Independence Day

"IDF bases are not just military installations, they are pieces of history," the military wrote.

 IDF parade in Ramle, 1954.

Hundreds of North Korean troops killed while fighting Ukraine, Seoul says

Pyongyang earlier this week confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine under orders from leader Kim Jong Un.

 A view shows an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Kamyanske in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine April 26, 2025.

India says it responded to 'unprovoked' firing from Pakistani army posts

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told his military chiefs they have the freedom to decide the country's response to the Pahalgam attack.

 Indian security force personnel stands guard on a street, following a suspected militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar, April 28, 2025.

Expanding influences: Egypt's ties with China go beyond security, expert says

A first-of-its-kind military exercise between Egypt and China managed to surprise even China itself, with the Defense Ministry in Beijing publicly taking pride.

Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter jets of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force perform with open weapon bays during the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, or Zhuhai Airshow, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China November 11, 2018.