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IAI-ELTA’s ELM-2258 ALPHA radar (Image: IAI)

Report: Israeli Saar 5 Corvette Fitted with ELM-2258 ALPHA Radar

IAI-ELTA’s ALPHA is a digital, multi-function AESA radar that operates in the S-band to detect and track threats and provide guidance for weapon systems. According to Jane’s, at least one Saar 5 corvette has been upgraded with the advanced radar

The large-scale multinational exercise simulated the aftermath of a major earthquake (Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)

Israeli Navy Leads International Exercise Simulating Major Earthquake

The IDF Naval Arm has recently completed a joint training exercise with ten other naval forces that simulated a major earthquake hitting Israel. This was the first time that the Navy has carried out an exercise focused on earthquake response

British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iranian vessels (Photo: AP)

US Warns of Iranian GPS Spoofing Threat

The US Department of Transportation has issued a new warning about Iranian threats to commercial vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, including GPS interference and communications jamming

The Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS-7) fires an AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missile during a live-fire missile exercise. US Navy photo.

US Navy Completes Hellfire Tests on Littoral Combat Ship

The testing confirmed that the Hellfire can be safely operated on the littoral combat ship (LCS). The missile will likely be deployed later this year

Live fire exercise by the Israeli Navy (Photo: IDF)

Sea-Air-Ground Interoperability‏

The range of threats in the maritime theater has changed in recent years. In a special interview, the Head of the Weapon Systems Department at IDF Navy HQ, Col. Eli Friedman, talks about the latest weapon systems and the advantages of interoperability between naval, aerial and ground forces on the modern battlefield
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