Defense industry

Israeli defense tech M&A surges to $3.26 billion in first half of 2026

Israeli technology has proven its effectiveness and ability to adapt on the battlefield and have attracted increased interest from international buyers

Defense tech innovation.
Israel and Cyprus signed an agreement for the acquisition of a new offshore patrol vessel

Israel to supply Cyprus with new offshore patrol vessel equipped with Rafael systems

A developer prepares a drone called "Raven", an Electronic Warfare System, by team Stark, during the Spectra Challenge competition in Erding near Munich, southern Germany.

The fastest arms race is happening in the electromagnetic spectrum

A satellite image shows the solid propellant motor plant in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2026.

Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says


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.

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

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.

Robotican's hybrid Rooster drone and autonomous dog robot

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

Ondas is expanding its integrated autonomous defense systems platform

Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show

Jerusalem is targeting Morocco’s growing defense market as it gains a foothold in North Africa

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

What will Israel bring to its most important alliance? - opinion

Israel’s greatest test isn’t what it receives from Washington, it’s what it can bring. As America builds alliances around technology and innovation, Israel has a chance to prove its value

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible - opinion

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

IAI debuts new tactical vehicle for German special forces

Two TAHRs to be transported inside CH‑47 Chinook helicopters, with crews able to achieve combat readiness shortly after landing

IAI's TAHR for the German Special Forces

Building a drone bridge from Israel's Negev to NATO’s eastern flank

From Gaza-border communities to Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus, frontline experience is becoming a bridge for innovation

Latvia's drone industry. The country ranks as Europe's seventh-largest drone exporter, a capacity now pairing with the Negev's field-tested edge.

US defense tech company Ondas buys GATE in latest Israeli company acquisition

The acquisition includes GATE, which develops, manufactures, and licenses advanced electronic safe and arm devices (ESADs), as well as its European partner, Bron Technologies.

Ondas manages to complete acquisitions swiftly, sometime within just three weeks

Iran strikes damaged, destroyed hundreds of US bases across Middle East, cost $33.4b, Pentagon says

Ex-CENTCOM chief Gen. Frank McKenzie warned that "the US will not be able to maintain these bases in a full-throated conflict, because they will be rendered unusable by sustained Iranian attack."

US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026.