Defense Tech

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
Ondas is expanding its integrated autonomous defense systems platform

Expanding foothold in Israel, Ondas acquires three more defense tech companies

 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team conduct force-on-force and live-fire operations June 15, 2026, during a training rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana.

US deploys National Guard drone, electronic warfare brigade to the Middle East

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show


How Propeller Drones became Israel's quiet powerhouse for drone operations

Propeller Drones isn’t building aircraft, it’s building the operational backbone of Israel’s drone ecosystem, training pilots, enabling autonomy, and helping industries adopt drones at scale.

Flying high with Propeller Drones

The West’s defense boom is colliding with an industrial base that can’t keep up - opinion

The West is spending record sums on weapons, but broken factories and fragile mineral supply chains are slowing the arsenal it desperately needs

The first produced ammunition from a new filling line for artillery ammunition, known as the "screw-type filling line" at ZVS holding, in Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia, December 16, 2025.

Bus driver stops explosive-laden drone at major German NATO logistics hub

The drone was spotted at Germany's Leipzig/Halle, the main operational base for ​NATO's Strategic Airlift International Solution

The empennages of a DHL cargo plane and Ukrainian Antonov cargo planes at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, August 5, 2026

Germany faces daily 'hybrid warfare' attacks, minister warns after explosive drone found at airport

"We're not at war, but we are the daily target of hybrid warfare," Dobrindt said. "Espionage, sabotage, cyberattacks, or covert operations by foreign powers aimed at destabilizing Germany."

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (R) speaks to the media during a news conference at Leipzig/Halle Airport on August 5, 2026 near Leipzig, Germany.

Defense Ministry works toward future of Israel's defense sector, plans for munitions independence

Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram told industry leaders that Israel aims to expand domestic production, innovation, and defense exports.

Defense Ministry Director-General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram.

Italy removes Israeli companies, including Rafael, from Rome airport's counter-drone project

According to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero, the ruling effectively removes two Israeli defense companies from one of Italy’s most strategically important civilian infrastructure projects.

An aircraft takes off near a no-entry sign at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as European airlines monitor higher jet fuel costs and supply concerns amid the Iran war, in Fiumicino, Italy, June 6, 2026

Estonia’s drone gamble is rewriting NATO’s frontline defense - opinion

Estonia is redirecting €500M from armored vehicles to drones, aiming to become a global unmanned‑systems leader as Russia escalates hybrid threats along NATO’s eastern flank.

A member of the Lava Unmanned Systems Regiment, Norman, poses for a photograph with a Bulava strike drone, a kamikaze UAV capable of carrying a 3.5-kilogram payload with a range of up to 100 kilometers in Kharkiv region, Ukraine.

Israel successfully tests improved Arrow system as defense upgrades accelerate

Since its inception in the 1980’s, the development of the program has been led by the Defense Ministry, through the IMDO and Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D).

 VISITORS VIEW a model of the Arrow 3 interceptor missile on display at an aerospace conference in Jerusalem.

Zamir holds meeting with General Staff Forum on building IDF, expanding robotics development

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir asserted that in order to advance, the military must deepen its force development efforts, plan at least three years ahead, and adjust its budgets accordingly.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir attends the graduation ceremony of an IDF officers’ course in southern Israel, June 25, 2026; Illustrative.

Ukraine's Fire Point starts to integrate European tech into missile defense system

Fire Point aims to produce a ballistic interceptor for less than €1 million ($1.2 million) per missile, Terekh said - a quarter to a sixth of the cost of a Patriot.

Smoke billows from a warehouse, after deadly Ukrainian drone attacks, as per regional governors, in Elektrostal, Moscow Region, Russia, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.