Defense Ministry

Israel's Elbit Systems signs $750 million deal for missile systems with Greece

The four-year long contract will include an additional "ten years of follow-on maintenance and support services" according to Elbit.

Elbit System's PULS rocket launcher
Maj. (res.) Asaf Dagan participating in a flight mission.

Israeli Air Force navigator recognized as fallen soldier after PTSD-related suicide

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to vote at the Knesset on the 2026 state budget, March 30, 2026.

Knesset approves 2026 state budget in final votes, avoids early elections

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Arens (R) and former Ambassador to the United States Zalman Shoval listen to a question as they attend an event at the National Press Club in Washington, February 15, 2001.

The unsung architect of Israel's home front resilience - opinion


Hundreds of Hamas-linked operatives had ties to Canada on Oct. 7 - report

Multiple Canadian residents were discovered to be funding or active within Hamas.

 Supporters of a ceasefire in Gaza pray as they gather to protest outside the venue of a Liberal Party fundraising rally featuring Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 15, 2024.

WATCH: 1,000th US military aid aircraft lands in Israel, Baram calls it 'crucial link'

To date, over 120,000 tons of military equipment, munitions, weapons systems, and protective gear have been transferred to Israel via 1,000 aircraft and approximately 150 maritime vessels.

1,000th US military aid aircraft lands in Israel.

Elbit Systems to upgrade Israel's Merkava tanks in $200m. Defense Ministry deal

Elbit Systems secured a $210m MOD contract to upgrade Merkava tanks with renewed electronics, AI-enhanced sights, spare parts, and long-term support.

An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 7, 2023

Israel advances sweeping reforms to boost, streamline defense exports

With global demand for Israeli technologies rising, the Ministry of Defense is introducing a streamlined framework to boost competitiveness

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

Israel’s top civil service chiefs tour Jordan border to shape five-year eastern front plan

Defense Ministry Director General Amir Baram led an inter-ministerial team to review security, settlement, and infrastructure needs along Jordan's border.

An inter-ministerial directors-general team, led by Defense Ministry Director-General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram with the acting director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office Drorit Steinmetz and Settlement Affairs Ministry Director-General Avi Meir, toured the Jordan border, November 18, 2025.

Systemic failures in Israel's support for reservists during Gaza war, comptroller warns

Englman concluded that the state must now commit to sweeping structural reforms.

IDF reservists in Gaza.

Defense Minister Katz finally condemns Jewish extremist violence against Palestinians

Katz's condemnation came months after a spike in such attacks, six days after a new mass attack last week, and after yet another mass attack earlier Monday.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Ending Army Radio is right choice, but Israel must protect media landscape - editorial

The question now is whether the closing of Army Radio marks the rational end of a long-outdated anomaly, or the first step toward a narrowing of Israel’s public-media space.

An illustrative image of a reporter for Army Radio (Galei Tzahal) taken in 2019.

Disabled ex-police officer who self-immolated in front of defense official succumbs to wounds

"The choice to commit such a shocking and severe act of self-harm, as well as violence toward a caregiver, is not a solution, even in moments of extreme crisis," the Defense Ministry stated.

 A Magen David Adom ambulance drives through the streets of Israel.

Knesset members to convene emergency meeting against Katz's 'destructive' Army Radio closure

“The defense minister’s decision is an inseparable part of the assault on the free press. His words incite violence and put the employees of Army Radio at risk,” Kariv stated.

MKs Naama Lazimi, Gilad Kariv over a backdrop of Army Radio building.