US, Israel prepare to train for joint missile defense ops

March 9, 2018

Defense News:

HAZOR AIR BASE, Israel — During a press briefing at Hatzor Air Force base in southern Israel ahead of the 9th Juniper Cobra,  chief of the Israeli Air Defense Command, Brig. Gen. Zvika Haimovich, joined his American counterparts to issue platitudes about the US-Israel alliance.

The joint exercise between the Israel Defense Forces’ Air Defense Command and the U.S. military is elevated in importance for both Israel and the U.S., amid increasingly tensions in Syria. It will also be the first time the IDF operationally practices with the David’s Sling system…

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