Defense industry
Three years after October 7: How crisis rewired Israel’s defense tech ecosystem - analysis
Israel’s October 7 shock forged a defense tech machine that’s faster, harder, and mission‑driven. But the real test is whether it can endure beyond war.
US defense funding paths for Israeli tech: Navigating the Pentagon’s innovation gateways - opinion
'The picture of manpower': IDF reports defense accomplishments three years into war
Russia preparing 'massive attack' against Ukraine, Zelensky warns as he urges partner support
Wearable counter‑drone tech enters frontline service across US, Ukraine and IDF units
The wearable counter‑drone kit, deployed by Ukrainian troops and IDF forces and integrated into US Army exercises under EUCOM as top US commander warns troops will be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems
Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea in return for its help in Ukraine
Jared Kushner Gaza role draws scrutiny over investments tied to Israeli defense firms - report
CNN found that Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners remains the largest shareholder in Phoenix Financial, which has invested millions of dollars in Elbit Systems and other Israeli defense companies.
Ukraine carries out first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV
The UGV traveled more than 40 km. while carrying ammunition and food supplies to frontline positions, moving across terrain that included rivers, canals, and marshland.
Smart Shooter secures $150m. contract for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone systems
Over the past 12 months, Smart Shooter has signed contracts with the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps.
Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies
Protego was founded by Lital Leshem and Lee Moser and invests in Israeli companies that have demonstrated operational performance
Who writes the code of the new world? - opinion
Software has quietly become strategic terrain. The question is no longer who can write it, but who can be trusted to govern it.
Fully autonomous robots are closer than you think- opinion
Robots might look autonomous online, but the real revolution is on the battlefield where cheap drones and smarter defenses are shifting humans from the front line to the sidelines.
Expanding foothold in Israel, Ondas acquires three more defense tech companies
Ondas said the deal is intended to strengthen its “systems‑of‑systems” approach, combining sensing, connectivity, navigation, and autonomy across aerial and ground systems
Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show
Jerusalem is targeting Morocco’s growing defense market as it gains a foothold in North Africa
