Israel missile defense

Reinventing the battlefield

Israel's defense giants and a new generations of startups are reshaping how the country fights its wars

AeroSentinel G2 drone in active operation, providing real-time aerial intelligence in complex environments.
 The Iron Dome air defense missile systems is seen during operational trials conducted following the conclusion Operation Shield and Arrow on May 14, 2023

Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system

An Iron Dome anti-missile battery is stationed near the Israeli-Syrian border,, in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, on January 3, 2020.

Rafael, Aurelius to build Iron Dome components at former Volkswagen plant in Germany's Lower Saxony

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Estonia eyes Israel's David Sling for missile defense against Russia


WATCH: Israel completes trial of David's Sling missile defense system

"Revolutionary" new air defense system, designed to shoot down guided threats, will become operational at start of 2016.

David's sling test

La fronde, la flèche et le dôme

Après Arrow et Dôme de fer, la Fronde de David est le dernier volet d’un système élaboré de défense antimissile à trois niveaux qui frôle parfois la science-fiction

Test réussi pour la fronde de David

US approves munitions sale to Israel worth $1.87b

Israel requested a possible sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions to convert "dumb bombs" and make them precision guided weapons.

An aviation ordinanceman gets ready to load a couple of GBU-24 2000 pound "Bunker Buster" bombs onto aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the northern Gulf

Defense Ministry carries out test of new rocket propulsion system

In February, officials from the ministry said they identified and repaired a weakness in the Arrow 2 missile defense system that was discovered during a test last September.

Ballistics tests over Tel Aviv

US budget caps could complicate Israel's missile funding request

Caps on US defense budget may keep Congress from granting Israel's request for additional missile system funding.

David's sling test

‘Weak spot’ in Arrow 2 missile defense system now rectified, say officials

Problem discovered when upgraded version missed target.

Arrow missle

Liberman says he will demand defense portfolio in next government

Liberman says Yisrael Beytenu will not enter into any coalition without demands being met.

Avigdor Liberman.

Iron Dome meets the Wind Shield: Missile defense gets moving

The new missile defense system can be mounted on an armored car, truck or all-terrain vehicle.

The IAI's Green Rock mobile missile defense system, which has been named the Wind Shield in the IDF.