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Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin

Yaakov Lappin is an Israel-based military affairs correspondent and analyst. He is the in-house analyst at the Miryam Institute; a research associate at the Alma Research and Education Center; and a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University. He is a frequent guest commentator on international television news networks, including Sky News and i24 News. Lappin is the author of Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet. Follow him at: www.patreon.com/yaakovlappin.

The view from Mount Bental on the Golan Heights looking into Syria, Aug. 22, 2020. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.
Israel News
New report exposes how Iran is entrenching itself into southern Syria
Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri says Tehran seeks to replicate its Hezbollah model in southern Lebanon to its next-door neighbor, explaining that even though it’s entrenching itself in Sunni areas, locals are not objecting to the Shi’ite axis “due to a meeting of interests.”
Dec. 22, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
During the tests, held over the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coastline in recent days, interceptors from two Rafael-made systems—David’s Sling and Iron Dome—were fired at targets simulating a range of advanced threats, such as maneuvering ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.
Israel News
First-of-its-kind missile-defense drill sees multiple systems fire at same targets
Held over the Mediterranean Sea off the Israeli coastline in recent days, interceptors from two Rafael-made systems—David’s Sling and Iron Dome—were fired at targets simulating a range of advanced threats, such as maneuvering ballistic missiles and cruise missiles.
Dec. 18, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
The two Category 4 hurricanes, Eta and Iota, struck the Central American country in November, leaving behind mudslides and widespread devastation. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry.
Feature
In hurricane-ravaged Honduras, IDF provides hope for villagers amid catastrophic destruction
Ministry of Defense representative Amir Shalom describes the seven-day mission by an Israeli delegation to assist the Central American country in the wake of two Category 4 hurricanes.
Dec. 16, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
A promotional image of BlackSwan Technologies AI software. Source: BlackSwan Technologies/Facebook.
Feature
Israeli software firm uses AI modeled after the human brain to generate insights for companies
“Organizations responsible for critical services must be rigorous in acquiring and analyzing data to enable informed actions,” says former Israeli intelligence officer Michael Ouliel, the founder and CEO of BlackSwan Technologies.
Dec. 14, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
Xtend has built the Skylord Hunter mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developing it for the operational requirements of the Israeli Ministry of Defense and America’s Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO). Credit: Courtesy.
Israel News
Advanced Israeli drone tech that’s taken militaries by storm now eyes civilian use
Xtend employs a virtual-reality headset and a single-handed controller—reminiscent of a game console—that operators use to point into the space around them and direct the drones to their expected locations.
Dec. 7, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
The IDF Tactical Command College’s activities include building mental resilience, leadership, command-and-control abilities and teaching in-depth combat doctrines. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
IDF Tactical Command College, ‘Israel’s West Point,’ increasingly shapes ground forces
Officers are put in simulated crises “where there are no good or bad decisions, only the least worst decisions to choose from under pressure and under uncomfortable conditions. This is based on the understanding that when they find themselves in the field, they will say, ‘Wait a second! I remember what this feels like,’ ” Col. Shahar Back tells JNS.
Dec. 2, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. Credit: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.
World News
Who was Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the ‘mysterious’ nuclear scientist killed outside of Tehran?
He headed the “weaponization” group of Iran’s nuclear program, attended an underground nuclear-weapons test in North Korea in 2013 and was earmarked for the stage following a sufficient accumulation of uranium, a former senior Israeli military intelligence analyst tells JNS.
Nov. 28, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
Artist's rendition of the Dror 1, which will be the most advanced communication satellite built in Israel to date. Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries.
Feature
An insider’s look at Israel’s next satellite: A ‘smartphone in space’
Built by Israel Aerospace Industries, the Dror 1 will be the most advanced communication satellite made in Israel.
Nov. 25, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
The commissioning and flag-raising ceremony onboard the “INS Magen” in Kiel, Germany, on Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
Israeli Navy commissions its most advanced warship ever
The state-of-the-art German-made Sa’ar 6 will form a central pillar in Israel’s ability to secure its economic waters and naval energy resources, which are under mounting threat from Hezbollah’s arsenal, Hamas and Iranian forces in the region.
Nov. 23, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
Israel Defense Forces soldiers operating along the border with Syria in the Golan Heights after the discovery of IEDs in the area. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
Israel News
Hezbollah’s vengeance threat ‘still stands’ after Israeli strike on Iranian forces in Syria
No dramatic changes have taken place on the northern front, a senior Israeli security analyst assures JNS, adding that Russia has decided to give Israel a free hand to operate against Iran.
Nov. 18, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
The Israel Defense Forces "Lethal Arrow" exercise in the Galilee, which simulated war on both the Lebanese and Syrian fronts against Hezbollah, Iranian forces and Iranian-backed militias, October 2020. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's Unit.
Israel News
IDF tests its ‘Victory’ concept in latest war drill
The exercise, part of the 2020 training regimen, saw an increased level of fighter jets, attack helicopters and other aircraft take to the skies during the duration of Lethal Arrow, coupled with a surge in ground military traffic.
Nov. 17, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi at a graduation ceremony of naval officers of the Israeli Navy in Haifa Naval Base, Northern Israel on March 4, 2020. Photo by Flash90
Israel News
IDF’s new Iran and Strategy Directorate takes ‘big picture’ approach
An Israeli military source tells JNS that the recently formed Strategy and Third Circle Directorate takes a holistic view of the Iranian threat, which stretches from its territory all the way to Israel’s borders, and describes how the new approach optimizes Israel’s readiness for future perils.
Nov. 12, 2020
Yaakov Lappin
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