A joint operational technology working group of the Israeli and US Defense Departments held several meetings in Washington in July to discuss technological cooperation between the two countries.
The head of the Directorate of Defense Research and Development in the Israeli Defense Ministry, Brigadier-General (res.) Dr. Daniel Gold and the US Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Heidi Shyu, led the working group.
Subjects discussed in meeting
The subjects discussed included anti-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems and advanced communication systems, the Defense Ministry said.
The meetings reportedly focused on the technological lessons learned during the Israel-Hamas War.
Among the cooperations in this sector between the two countries is the Arrow air defense systems, which were developed collectively over a decade. The Arrow has been instrumental in the IDF’s defense of Eilat against Houthi missiles.