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American, Israeli troops deploy a Patriot missile defense battery during the 2018 Juniper Cobra air defense exercise in March 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 22, 2018, 6:39 pm
Israel, US end biennial Juniper Cobra exercise with live-fire air defense test
Iron Dome, Patriot interceptors launched as final act of weeks-long, large-scale drill in which militaries simulated ballistic missile attack on Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, left, shakes hands with the commander of the US European Command Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti at the IDF's Tel Aviv headquarters during the joint US-Israeli Juniper Cobra missile defense exercise on March 11, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 11, 2018, 8:02 pm
Top US general in Europe pledges support for IDF during joint air-defense drill
Head of US EUCOM meets with IDF brass at biennial Juniper Cobra exercise, in which American, Israeli troops prepare for massive missile attack
By Judah Ari Gross
American, Israeli troops take part in a the 2018 Juniper Cobra air defense exercise in March 2018. (US Army)
March 8, 2018, 5:00 pm
US, IDF troops train to protect Israel from ballistic missiles together
US general says Juniper Cobra exercise, which simulates a large-scale missile attack, could look similar to actual deployment of American troops to Israel in time of war
By Judah Ari Gross
The Israeli Navy tests a ship-based Iron Dome missile defense system, which is declared operational, on November 27, 2017 (Israel Defense Forces)
November 27, 2017, 8:51 pm
Navy says ship-based Iron Dome ready to knock down missiles on high seas
Battery deployed on one vessel so far; meant to protect Israel’s natural gas platforms, shipping lanes against rocket attacks
By Judah Ari Gross
Col. Liran Cohen, head of the IDF's air defense school, left, and Col. David Shank, of the US 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, cut the ribbon to open the first American military base in Israel, inside the Mashabim Air Base, on September 18, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 19, 2017, 9:34 pm
Contradicting IDF, US says it didn’t establish military base in Israel
On its website, Israeli military scrambles to change all mentions of American ‘base’ to say ‘facility,’ but insists it’s still a first
By Judah Ari Gross
Brig. Gen. Tzvika Haimovitch, the head of Israel's Aerial Defense Command, left, plants a tree with Lt. Gen. Richard Clark, commander of the US 3rd Air Force, to mark the establishment of the first American military base in Israel inside the Mashabim Air Base in southern Israel on September 18, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 18, 2017, 9:08 pm
In first, US establishes permanent military base in Israel
Head of IDF’s Aerial Defense Command lauds new air defense facility as a symbolic and operational achievement
By Judah Ari Gross
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and IAF commander Major General, Amir Eshel at the unveiling of the David's Sling missile defense system at the Hatzor Air Force base on April 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
April 2, 2017, 10:16 pm
With a storm on the horizon, Israel turns on its latest missile defense system
2 David’s Sling batteries go operational in Hatzor Air Base, heralding a new era, as multi-tiered anti-missile array is completed; light rain cuts power near end of ceremony
By Judah Ari Gross
From right, Moshe Patel, head of the Defense Ministry's missile program, David Ivri, president of Boeing-Israel, Brig. Gen. Tzvika Haimovitch, head of the army's Aerial Defense Command, Boaz Levi, vice president of IAI's missile division, Danny Gold, the former head of the ministry's missile program, and Brig. Gen. William Cooley, of the US Air Force, stand in front of a Arrow 3 missile defense system that was delivered to the Israeli Air Force on January 18, 2017. (Defense Ministry)
March 20, 2017, 7:12 pm
Air Force defends use of Arrow system against Syrian missile
Head of military’s air defense program says surface-to-air missile contained ‘hundreds of kilograms’ of explosives and was headed for Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
A test of the David's Sling missile defense system (Defense Ministry)
March 20, 2017, 6:10 pm
Israel to deploy David’s Sling, final piece of missile defense shield
Senior air force officer says Jewish state still vulnerable to attack, but multi-tiered system will put it ‘one step ahead’ of enemies
By Judah Ari Gross
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