IDF strikes Gaza targets in retaliatory attack

In response to the firing of long-range Grad rockets that hit within the city limits of Ashkelon and in the area of Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, the IDF bombed Gaza 'targets' (which usually means tunnels or bomb-making factories unless they specifically say that they hit a rocket launching team) in the early hours of Thursday. IDF aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours on

IAF to put missile defense system on helicopters?

The IAF is condiering installing a missile defense system on its helicopters. The air force is looking into installing an active protection system aboard its helicopters that would intercept enemy missiles, similar to a system recently proven in combat on IDF tanks.The proposal comes in face of the growing surface-to-air missile threat against IAF aircraft from the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.The