BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 798, April 16, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the 11 years since the Israeli strike on Syria’s nuclear-weapons production site, a quiet revolution has taken place within the Israeli defense establishment. Today, the IDF’s ability to …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 772, March 18, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Military drills simulate what the Israel Defense Forces will face in a new kind of ground combat in Gaza – a kind that will inevitably involve civilians amid general …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 746, February 19, 2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The IDF is implementing a plan to improve its ability to operate on multiple battle fronts simultaneously. While there is no indication that any one of Israel’s enemies is …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 692, December 20, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Iron Dome anti-rocket system generated global headlines in 2014, when it successfully defended Israeli cities from Gazan rocket attacks for more than 50 days. Now, a sea-based version …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 689, December 18, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Though it receives little public fanfare, war prevention is the IDF’s number-one goal. If war cannot be prevented, the object is to win so quickly and decisively that the …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 686, December 17, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: While most naval fleets spend the bulk of their time conducting international missions, the Israeli Navy is on operational duty against enemies every day. There is much NATO fleets …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 664, November 30, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The need to engage enemies embedded in urban combat zones, megacities (metropolitan areas with more than 10 million inhabitants), and other populated regions is a challenge that is set …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 663, November 29, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia is alarmed at the rapid expansion of Iran and its proxies. That alarm reached a new peak when the Kingdom accused Hezbollah of launching a ballistic missile …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 649, November 21, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israeli air power now has capabilities beyond any yet seen in military history. Its aerial strike capabilities are likely to prove decisive to the outcome of any military action …
BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 629, October 29, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft is about to become fully operational in the Israel Air Force. An intelligence-gathering machine in a league of its own, the F-35 can …
