The Embassy of the State of Israel sent relief assistance for those in Surigao affected by Typhoon “Odette” through Ambassador Ilan Fluss (right). The aid was received by Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar—a Surigaonon—at the Villamor Airbase. PCOO

The Pentagon recently announced that the US Central Command (CENTCOM), along with the UK military forces, carried out a new precision airstrike on Houthi militias in Yemen. “The militaries of the United States and the United Kingdom, at the direction of their respective governments with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, and the Netherlands, conducted an […]

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Recently, Turkey and the United Kingdom (UK) held talks that reportedly covered the possible sale of a large package of weapons, including fighter jets, transport planes, engines, and frigates, according to a report by Middle East Eye citing three separate sources familiar with the discussions. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited London on January 15 […]

An Israel company has released footage of its Typhoon remote controlled weapons station downing small drones.

With all the hurricanes, typhoons, wars, volcanoes, earthquakes, fires, floods, global warming—and now these peace treaties—this may be what Jesus called "the beginning of birth pains” which lead up to the great tribulation.

If the Trump administration is truly committed to countering Iranian influence in the Middle East, it has done a shoddy job thus far.

In Israel, this MiG killer is known as a Baz (falcon in Hebrew) rather than an Eagle. All Baz's are proudly named in bold blue Hebrew on the port nose... 658 is named Typhoon and has contributed 2 of the IDF F-15's 60+ kills. The IDF has flown the Baz in two squadrons out of Tel Nof Air Base in central Israel since 1978. They have been constantly updated and use some unique equipment. 658 is ready for an armed reconnaissance mission load out; CFT's for extra fuel with a EL-8222 electronics countermeasures pod and 3 x AIM-7M's hung on them, 2 x Python 3's and 2 x Python 4's under the wings, and an Ophir reconnaissance pod on the centerline. Behind the main image, a three-view drawing of the jet and technical specifications complete the image. Fighter Studios prints are available in either Medium ( 24x11.3” |61x28.7” ) and Large ( 35x17" | 88.9x44.5 cm) sizes and a choice of Classic White, Parchment, Blueprint, or Graphite (pencil sketch) backgrounds. There is no price change for the different backgrounds. Our prints are the finest Giclee quality using pigment-based ink and 308 GSM Cotton Photo Rag paper and the detail and accuracy are second to none. For the finest in fighter profile prints, look to Fighter Studios. I offer print customization with different tail/side numbers, canopy rail names, squadron markings, etc... contact me for details. There is an additional fee for customization. Images are shown with reduced fidelity for copyright considerations.

This post is also available in: English (אנגלית)חיל האוויר הבריטי החל בניסוי הגרסה העדכנית של מערכת BriteCloud להטעיית טילים על מטוסי הקרב Typhoon של החיל. הטכנולוגיה מיועדת להגן על מטוסי קרב מפני טילים מונחי מכ"ם חדישים. הניסויים בחבילות האלקטרוניקה החד-פעמיות נגד מכ"ם, שגודלן כגודל פחית שתיה, החלו באפריל, כך חשף שר ההגנה הבריטי סטיוארט אנדרו. […]

A six-person Israeli advance team headed on Sunday evening to the Philippines to aid survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, which on Friday killed at least 10,000 and left more than 600,000 homeless.

The IDF aid team in the Philippines is working with locals to rebuild a school damaged during Typhoon Haiyan. Follow live updates on IDF's rescue mission in the Philippines at www.idfblog.com Photo Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit The Israel Defense Forces Facebook The Israel Defense Forces blog The Israel Defense Forces Twitter

israel israel Capital: Tel Aviv Jerusalem Historical The history of the so called "state of israel" began in 1948 Clandestine ships and tactics used to bring in more “jewish” immigrants from Europe and the US before 1948. 1948- Arab-israeli war 1967- Six Day War 8 June 1967- israeli attack on the USS Liberty 1973- Yom Kippur War (Ramadan War) 1981- “Operation Opera” israeli aircraft fly in below radar level and destroy an Iraqi nuclear reactor. 1982- Invasion and Occupation of Lebanon 2000- israeli withdrawal from Lebanon 2006- israeli attack on Lebanon 2006- israeli aircraft destroy a facility in Syria. 8 June 1968- The israeli attack on the U.S.S. Liberty was an attempt by israeli torpedo boats and aircraft to destroy the USS Liberty and blame the Arab nations, causing the U.S. to openly enter the war on the side of israel. A so called "False Flag" attack. U.S. to establish a radar base in israel to give israel advanced warning of an Iranian or Syrian attack. Radar station on Mount Keren in the Negev Desert. 06 SEP 06- israeli fighter jets bombed a supposed nuclear weapons facilities in Syria. It is estimated that the U.S. gives israel around 3 billion dollars a year in financial aid. Knesset Space Program israeli Space Agency Shavit ("Comet") series of space launch rockets. Launched from Palmachim Air base. Spy satellites in orbit. Ofeq series of reconnaissance satellites Ofeq 3 satellite launched in 1995. Palmachim (Yavne) facility Single 2,000 meter runway. Missile test range and space launch facility located near the Palmachim Air Force Base on the coast, south of Tel Aviv and north east of Ashdod. Helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. “israeli Defense Force” (IDF) Camp Yitzhak- Home of the 36th Ga'ash (Rage) armored division Shizafan base outside Eilat Adam army base Palmachim Air Base- South of Tel Aviv. Home of the Shaldag commando unit. Haifa naval base- Missile boats and submarines. Training facilities. Alit- Home to Shayetet 13 Ashdod- Home to patrol boat unit 916 Eilat- Home to patrol boat unit 915 Mossad training school at Henzelia, near Tel Aviv Ballistic missiles Jericho III intercontinental ballistic missiles Jericho II long range ballistic missiles LORA (Long Range Attack) missiles with a 400 km range. Offered to export market. May also be used by israel. EXTRA (Extended Range Artillery) guided missiles with a 150 km range. Container sealed missiles fired from the Lynx launcher system. Offered to export market. May also be used by israel. israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I Adir stealth fighter aircraft (9) F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Barak)-136 F-16I Sufa-100 F-16A/B Netz-107 F-15 Eagle (Baz)-52 F-15I Raam-25 Kfir C7 F4E Phantom (Kurnass) A4N Skyhawk (Ayit) M-346 Lavi (Aermacchi M-346 Master) trainer aircraft (30) E2 Hawkeye AWACS RF-4E Oref reconnaissance aircraft C-130 transport aircraft KC-130H Karnaf refueling aircraft (4) Phalcon 707 AEW aircraft AH-64 Apache (Peten) attack helicopters (45) AH-1 Cobra (Tzefa) attack helicopters (33) UH-60 Black Hawk (Yanshuf)-48 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles IAI Harpy- Loitering UAV with an explosive warhead. Capable of surveillance and crashing into a target, exploding on impact. 32kg (70 lb) warhead. Launched from canisters. IAI Mini Harpy IAI Harop- Also called the Harpy 2. Loitering UAV with an explosive warhead. Capable of surveillance and crashing into a target, exploding on impact. 23kg (51 lb) warhead. Canister launched. IAI Super Heron IAI Heron IAI Eitan RQ-2 Pioneer RQ-5 Hunter Elbit Hermes 90 Elbit Hermes 450 Elbit Hermes 900 Elbit Skylark Ranger Mastiff Casper 250 IAI Scout ("Oriole") IAI Searcher Orbiter 4 Orbiter 3 Orbiter 1K IAI Green Dragon loitering munitions UVision Hero 30 loitering munitions UVision Hero 70 loitering munitions UVision Hero 120 loitering munitions UVision Hero 250 loitering munitions UVision Hero 400 loitering munitions UVision Hero 400EC loitering munitions UVision Hero 900 loitering munitions UVision Hero 1250 loitering munitions Elbit Skystriker loitering munitions IAI Rotem loitering munitions Aircraft Munitions AIM-120 air-to-air missiles AIM-9 air-to-air missiles AIM-7 air-to-air missiles Python 4 air-to-air missiles Python 3 air-to-air missiles AIM-92 Stinger air-to-air missiles (air launched version of the Stinger) Rampage supersonic long range air-to-surface missiles. Popeye air-to-surface cruise missiles (designated the AGM-142 by the U.S.) AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles Nimrod anti-tank missiles Gabriel 4LR air launched anti-ship missiles GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) - US made precision guided glide bombs SPICE 250 glide bombs SPICE 1000 guided bomb kit SPICE 2000 guided bomb kit Air Defense Iron Dome air defense system. Short range air defense and Counter Rocket Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) capabilities Fires the Tamir interceptor missile "David's Sling" air defense system. Anti-missile capability. Uses the Stunner missile. Joint project between the israeli company Rafael and the US company Raytheon. Arrow (Hetz) air defense system. The program was co-sponsored by the U.S and payed for by U.S. tax payers. Anti-ballistic missile capability. MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles I-Hawk surface-to-air missiles MIM-23 Hawk surface-to-air missiles Machbet air defense system with Stinger missiles and 20mm Vulcan gatling style gun. Based on the U.S. M-163 Vulcan air defense system. (400) FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles (500) FIM-43 Redeye surface-to-air missiles ZU-23-4 anti-aircraft guns ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns Bofors L/70 anti-aircraft guns TCM-20 20mm anti-aircraft guns. Composed of two Hispano Suiza HS.404 guns. A possible buildup of surface-to-air or anti-missile systems to counter the buildup of missiles and rockets in the muslim nations. Mainly positioned around major cities, air bases, and strategic places. Hatzerim airbase Tel Nof airbase Dimona Air Force is to quickly establish air superiority over the battlefield or enemy nation. Attack helicopters are to engage enemy armored forces from a distance, after which time israeli armored units move in to attack. Air Force Special Forces Sayeret Shaldag (Unit 5101) Air Force commando unit. Conduct air traffic control after establishing airfields. Conduct commando actions behind enemy lines. Also conduct laser designation operations against enemy targets for airstrikes. Shaldag means Kingfisher. Yanmam (Unit 7298) Airborne anti-aircraft unit. Air Force rapid deployment Special Forces unit. The assigned objective of sealing security breaches and protecting captured territory before heavier, better equipped units arrive. Includes a Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) unit. Use Avenger vehicles (HMMWV with Stinger surface-to-air missiles). Unit 669 Airborne rescue and evacuation unit. Subordinate to the Special Air Force Command. Also act as a heliborne medivac unit. Black Hawk helicopters. Navy Naval headquarters in Tel Aviv. Naval facilities in the port city of Ashdod, Haifa, Eilat Operates mostly in the Mediterranean Sea near israels small coastline and on the Red Sea. 19,500 personnel Corvettes (3) Sa'ar 5 Class corvettes Missile Boats (10) Sa'ar 4 Class missile boats-2 Sa'ar 4.5 Class missile boats-8 Submarines (German made Type 800 Dolphin Class)-5 Patrol Boats (42) Super Dvora Mk II-4 Super Dvora Mk III-10 Dabur Class patrol boats-15 Shaldag Fast Patrol Boats-5 Shaldag Mk II Patrol Boats- 5 ordered Nachshol Class Patrol Boats (Stingray Interceptor 2000)-2 Landing Craft Alligator semi-submersible craft Typhoon weapon system Mounts a 20-30mm gun on a naval vessel. Spike Typhoon Typhoon gun system with SPIKE ER missiles Mini-Typhoon Protector unmanned surface vehicles (USV) Unmanned naval patrol craft. Developed by the Raphael company. 30 feet (9 meters) long. Equipped with a Mini-Typhoon weapon system. The operator of the craft may be located on shore or aboard a vessel. IAI Katana unmanned surface vehicle. Modular. Can be manned or unmanned. IAI Seascan aircraft. Maritime surveillance version of the IAI Westwind business jet. AS.5655A helicopters Bell 212 helicopters SA.366G helicopters Gabriel 2 anti-ship missiles Harpoon anti-ship missiles Popeye Turbo submarine launched cruise missiles IAI Sea Serpent anti-ship missile Rafael Sea Breaker anti-ship/land attack missile Barak ship fired air defense missile system. 7th Flotilla Consists of submarines. Attack enemy shipping in their own ports. Covert intelligence gathering. 13th Flotilla Consists of Naval Commandos Shayetet 13 (S13) naval commandos Tiran and Sanafir israel also holds the strategic islands of Tiran and Sanafir which were captured during the 1967 war. Situated in a strategic position in the Gulf of Aqaba, between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The two islands originally belonged to Saudi Arabia until 1967, when King Faisal gave control of the islands to Egypt in an attempt to prevent israel from sending their ships to the Eilat naval station. Army Merkava Mk IV tanks (320) Merkava Mk III tanks (780) Merkava Mk II tanks (400) Merkava Mk I tanks (180) Magach 7A tanks (in reserve status)-1,040 Magach 6 tanks (in reserve status)-310 Magach 5 tanks (in reserve status)-200 M113 armored personnel carriers (5,500) Achzarit armored personnel carriers (T-55 chassis)-215 Nagmachon armored personnel carriers (based on the Centurion) Nakpadon armored personnel carriers (based on the Centurion) Namer infantry fighting vehicles (based on the Merkava chassis)-60 M113 Tamuz with SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles Combat Guard 4x4 armored vehicle Wolf armored vehicles (600) RBY Mk I reconnaissance vehicles. Made by the Ramta division of IAI HMMWV utility vehicles (5,000) AIL Storm utility vehicles AIL Abir utility vehicles Plasan Sand Cat utility vehicles (79) MDT David utility vehicles (based on the Land Rover)-400 Caterpillar armored bulldozers. Black Thunder unmanned bulldozer Elbit Medium Robotic Combat Vehicle (M-RCV) Under development. IAI RoBattle unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) Guardium unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) VIPeR unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) Artillery M270 MLRS 227mm multiple rocket launchers (48) LAR-160 self propelled 160mm multiple rocket launchers BM-21 122mm multiple rocket launchers (In reserve)-60 MAR-290 290mm multiple rocket launchers (based on the M4 Sherman tank) Lynx multiple rocket launching system. Capable of firing a variety of different rockets and missiles. Capable of firing 122mm Grad rockets, 160mm LAR and ACCULAR rockets, 306mm EXTRA rockets, and Delilah cruise missiles. Made by IMI. Exported. Used by the IDF? M109 self propelled 155mm howitzers (600) M110 self propelled 203mm howitzers (36) M107 self propelled 175mm howitzers (70) Soltam M-68 towed 155mm howitzers (50) Soltam M-71 towed 155mm howitzers (300) M-46 towed 130mm howitzers (100) D-30 towed 122mm howitzers (In reserve) TopGun fuze kits used to turn regular 155mm ammunition into precision guided ammunition. Cardom or Keshet (Hatchet) 120mm automated mortar system. Can be mounted in M1064 mortar carrier vehicles. Made by Elbit. (64) Soltam M-66 160mm mortars ? Soltam M-65 120mm mortars (250) Soltam M-120 120mm mortars? Pereh anti-tank guided missile launcher. Disguised to look like a tank. Carries 12 SPIKE missiles. BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missiles SPIKE anti-tank guided missiles MAPATS (Hutra) anti-tank guided missiles Michol anti-tank guided missiles? LAHAT anti-tank guided missiles M47 Dragon anti-tank guided missiles Nimrod anti-tank guided missiles RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers B-300 anti-tank rocket launchers Shipon anti-tank rocket launchers MATADOR anti-tank rocket launchers (Joint development between Singapore and israel) M-72 LAW anti-tank rocket launchers Mark 19 automatic grenade launcher Mark 47 Striker automatic grenade launcher M-203 under barrel grenade launchers M-79 Negev light machine guns M-24 sniper rifles M-21 sniper rifles Galil sniper rifles Mauser SR 82/66 sniper rifles M-16 assault rifles M4 carbines Galil assault rifles Tavor assault rifles Uzi sub-machine guns Desert eagle pistols Jericho 941 pistols Glock 19 pistols Glock 17 pistols Uzi pistols Many israeli snipers are female. israel also uses female instructors to train male soldiers. Studies have found that men learn better with a female instructor who is not yelling at them, but talking to the soldiers and encouraging them. CornerShot Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station (RCWS) Also known as Katlanit. Can be mounted on vehicles or on pillboxes and bunkers. Uses mostly machine guns, but also has a 40mm grenade launcher configuration. The Samson RCWS is deployed on concrete pillboxes along the border with Gaza. Operated remotely. The Rafael Overhead Weapons Station (OWS) was replaced by the Samson RCWS. The Raphael was basically a remote controlled machine gun mounted on a vehicle. Cruise Missiles Delilah cruise missiles. 250 km range. Can be launched from land, air and sea platforms. LORA (Long Range Attack) missiles. Can be fired from land or sea. In sealed containers. 280 km range. Currently not used by the IDF. Ballistic Missiles Jericho III medium range ballistic missiles Jericho II ballistic missiles MGM-52 Lance short range ballistic missiles (still in service?) Radars Elta EL/M-2129 ground based radar Elta EL/M-2127 ground based radar Elta EL/M-2112 ground based radar Mitznefet hats are placed over a soldiers helmet to break up the helmets outline. Resemble flattened camouflaged chef hats. West Bank Division Judea Division Samaria Division Golani Brigade The Egoz unit falls under the Golani Brigade. Has a green tree with roots on a yellow background for a symbol or badge. Wear brown berets in dress uniform. Egoz unit is a reconnaissance unit belonging to the Golani Brigade. Givati Brigade Functions as an amphibious assault force. Wear purple berets in dress uniform. Fox as a symbol. Nahal Brigade Wear green berets in dress uniform. Kfir Brigade Sayeret Matkal (Unit 262) The General Staff Reconnaissance Unit. Gathers strategic intelligence behind enemy lines. Deep reconnaissance. Hostage rescue. Commando operations. Conducted Operation Thunderbolt also known as Operation Entebbe. Wear red berets in dress uniform. Sayeret Maglan Airborne anti-tank unit belonging to the 35th airborne brigade. Maglan means Ibis. Laser designation operations against enemy targets to be destroyed by IAF aircraft. Includes a small Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) unit. Use Nymrod anti-tank missiles on Land Rover Defender vehicles. Also use MAPATS (Hutra) and Michol anti-tank missiles. Wear red berets in dress uniform. Sayeret Duvdevan Wear Arab clothes and drive modified civilian vehicles. Conduct raids, assassinations, and kidnappings. Similar to YAMAM, but military. Wear red berets in dress uniform. YACHMAM Intelligence and targeting unit for long range artillery. Oketz elite K-9 dog handling unit. Independent unit. Search for explosives, people, weapons. Tracking. Look for breaches in security. Members are often assigned to other units. YAMAM Not to be confused with Yanmam. YAMAM is an acronym for Special Police Unit. Conduct hostage rescue operations. Do undercover operations. SWAT team duties. Members often dress as Arabs and many are fluent in Arabic. Charged with infiltrating militant Arab organizations. Intelligence Agencies Shin Bet (aka General Security Services or Shabak) Mossad or ha Mossad le Modin ule Tafkidim Meyuhadim (The Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks) Kidon (Bayonet) assassination teams. Also conduct kidnapping operations. Directorate of Military Intelligence (Aman) Military intelligence. Unit 8200 (Shmone Matayim) Signal intelligence. Many israeli tech companies are connected to Unit 8200. Special Weapons Nuclear Believed to have between 200-400 nuclear warheads. Soreq nuclear research center Negev nuclear research center near Dimona. Biological weapons Purchased or jointly developed ethnic specific biological weapons with racist white South African scientists. Companies israel Military Industries (IMI) state owned israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) state owned Soltam (subsidiary of Elbit) Elta (subsidiary of IAI) Elbit EMIT Rafael Advanced Defense Systems israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Carmor israel Shipyards Ltd Uvision Aeronautics Defence Systems

A Luftwaffe Tornado IDS over northern Germany during fueling training with a KC-135R of the 100th ARW, United States Air Force Europe.

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Humanitarian mission to typhoon-struck country, which departed Wednesday with over 100 tons of supplies, begins treating casualties

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