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Shachar Shohat

Jan 11, 2018, 5:40 PM

Commercial drones: A clear and growing threat to our skies

A remote controlled drone with a camera attached to it on February 18, 2015. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

Israel's security forces are racing to protect vulnerable areas before it's too late

Nov 20, 2017, 8:15 AM

A new western front to attack Israel will emerge if Iran comes to Syria

In recent days and weeks, Israeli leaders have warned that they will not accept an Iranian military presence in Syria. From the perspective of aerial defense, this Israeli red line is crucial, for if Iran is allowed to set up...

Jun 30, 2017, 6:36 PM

Israeli air-defense: A game of cat and mouse.

THE THREAT IS NOT DIMINISHING Israel is currently facing a growing threat of accurate, guided projectiles that are being amassed by its enemies. Once reserved for great superpowers, today, non-state actors can obtain accurate, stand off weapons. They can use...

Mar 12, 2017, 6:52 PM

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Iran, master of misdirection

In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, Iranian armed forces members march in a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Projectiles from Gaza and Hezbollah are a risky diversion from Tehran's domestic nuclear program and weapons R and D

About Me

Brigadier-General Shachar Shohat (Res.) commanded the Israel Air-Defense Forces from 2012 - 2015. He is the senior Air-Defense Advisor to Our Soldiers Speak.