US clears $100M A-29 Super Tucano sustainment deal for Lebanese Air Force
Years ago, the Lebanese armed forces eyed expanding the A-29 fleet up to as many as 12, but these ambitions never came together
Why Hezbollah might sit out the Israel-Iran conflict
"The broader Lebanese population sees little strategic or national benefit in entangling their fragile country further in Iran’s own agenda, particularly after the heavy toll they have already paid," one analyst told Breaking Defense.
Michigan: Arsenal of Democracy for dangerous times
Michigan’s defense ecosystem and expertise makes it a special asset for production.
Israeli defense spending jumped in 2024, part of overall rise in Middle East: SIPRI
Meanwhile, Iran’s military spending decreased by 10 percent to reach $7.9 billion in 2024.
Lebanon and Syria’s plan to formalize borders a ‘positive’ step, needs follow-through: Experts
"The alternative is more instability and cross-border risk in a frontier where Lebanese and Syrian maps diverge in key ways,” analyst Aram Nerguizian told Breaking Defense.
Amid renewed fighting in Gaza, Israel conducts ‘advanced’ tests for Iron Dome
The Rafael-made missile intercept platform is the lowest tier of Israel's multi-layered air defense system.
US unfreezes $95M in military aid to Lebanese Armed Forces
“The Department approved an exception to expend the $95 million of FMF recently reprogrammed to Lebanon. We are working with our DoD colleagues to move forward with the implementation of these funds,” a State Department Spokesperson told Breaking Defense Tuesday.
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Smaller polygons and cell alerts: How Israel’s Home Front Command honed its civilian alert system
The Middle Eastern nation has used a siren system to warn of threats for decades, but the latest Gaza war saw several upgrades, an Israeli security official told Breaking Defense.
On Lebanese border, Israel’s Plasan kept rolling out armored vehicles as war raged
Given the demand from the IDF, the company was charged with keeping production up at normal or higher rates, despite the potential dangers of being so close to the border.
With Foreign Military Financing paused, Lebanese forces wait on promised funds
Foreign Military Financing is one of the pots of money caught up in the State Department's current hold on foreign assistance.
With its commander as president and amid fragile ceasefire, Lebanese Armed Forces take center stage
A key part of the ceasefire with Israel involves the LAF providing security in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces withdraw. Is it up to the task?
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The future of Syria, Lebanon and geopolitical moves in the Middle East to come: 2025 preview
The new year brings much instability, and opportunity, to the region.
Middle East was defined by regional conflicts and increased indigenous production: 2024 in review
This year was dominated by the fallout of Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza, which expanded into Lebanon, but elsewhere the defense industry kept chugging along.
The terror of war, a helo crash mystery and the business of defense: 5 Middle East stories from 2024
From eye-witness accounts of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon to a rare appearance of Iranian weapons at a foreign arms expo, there's a selection of Breaking Defense's Middle East coverage.
Peace at 4 am: Israel, Lebanon agree to US-sponsored ceasefire, Biden says
The deal calls for guns to go silent overnight, the eventual withdrawal of Israeli troops and the US and France's inclusion in a monitoring group.