Defense industry

Microwave weapon aims to knock drones out of the sky, Epirus pitches Leonidas

"We can saturate the sky with weaponized electromagnetic energy and defeat an unlimited number of drones simultaneously."

Leonidas Stryker
IDF drone developed dto transport whole blood.

Defense is not a stock market sprint: It's a long game of time, politics and patience - opinion

CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper meets with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on January 24, 2026.

Israel to seek new 10-year security deal with Trump administration, FT reports

US Army's Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Elbit to integrate additional Iron Fist APS systems onto the US Army’s Bradley IFV


Trump's equity stake plan doesn't apply to 'legacy defense contractors', Boeing says

Steve Parker, Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, pointed to Boeing's recent investment of billions in St. Louis, Missouri, where the company makes fighter jets.

Loyal Wingman drone from Boeing supporting fighters in 3D illustration.

From the NSA to Israeli defense tech, Mike Rogers isn’t slowing down

DEFENSE AFFAIRS: Former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses why Israel’s security challenges are redefining the next era of defense technology.

SPEAKING TO Defense & Tech, Admiral (ret.) Mike Rogers noted that the adaptability and creativity of Israeli entrepreneurs mirrored the urgency of their national security environment. Here, Rogers speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center, in 2019.

Netanyahu taps military secretary Roman Gofman as next Mossad chief in surprise move

PM's appointment comes as a surprise as he overlooks leading candidate 'A' • Mossad sources highly circumspect regarding what to expect during Gofman's term

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Maj.-Gen.Roman Gofman.

Lockheed Martin extends industrial cooperation with Israel through 2029, aiming to boost trade

One of the biggest American defense companies, Lockheed Martin currently supplies Israel with combat aircraft such as F-16 and F-35 jets, giving Israel a significant advantage throughout the region.

 IDF F35 aircraft.

From theme parks to UAVs: Massivit 3D joins Israel’s defense pivot

After over a decade of civilian production, Massivit 3D realized that its printing process lends itself to aircraft production.

Massivit 10000 additive manufacturing system

Israel Iron Beam shows world defense importance to win wars, even over offensive - editorial

The Jewish state, born in the shadow of history’s worst vulnerability, is now defending itself with light. This laser does not seize territory. It intercepts trajectories.

  Iron Beam, Iron Beam M, and Lite Beam

Ontario police raids arrest anti-Israel activists who blockaded, damaged property at defense expo

The police arrested five people in relation to blockading and property damage totaling $32,000 at an October defense exposition.

Police officers keep watch over a situation during a demonstration march on April 21, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. Protesters demanded a ceasefire in the current conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Two women break barriers with $150 million Israeli defense fund

Protego Ventures is the only venture capital fund investing in Israeli defense tech that is led by two women.

Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.

Israeli drone startup Heven AeroTech now valued over $1 billion after IonQ investment

Investor Lorne Abony of Texas Venture Partners described the Israeli-founded US based drone company Heven AeroTech as “Israel’s first defense tech unicorn.”

Heven's Z1 unmanned aerial system

Israeli defense giants climb int'l ranks, record double-digit revenue growth in 2024, report says

The three Israeli firms listed in SIPRI’s Top 100 arms producers report increased their combined arms revenues by 16% from 2023 to $16.2 billion. 

View of the closed Elbit Systems stand after the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025.