Smart Shooter secures $150m. contract for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone systems
Over the past 12 months, Smart Shooter has signed contracts with the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps.
Defense & Tech
Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies
Demystifying the eVTOL industry - opinion
IDF extends suspension of 'Atalef' loitering munition drones after two reservists killed
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.
Former Ukrainian defense minister unveils 'Army of Robots' to accelerate autonomous warfare
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov plans to have humanoid robots playing active combat roles on the battlefield. Aims to have a humanoid robot kill a Russian soldier in six months.
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.
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
US deploys National Guard drone, electronic warfare brigade to the Middle East
The 116th Brigade's Mobile Brigade Combat Team blends traditional ground maneuver froces with UAS, EW and counter-UAS tools. It will be deployed amid high tensions in the Middle East
Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show
Jerusalem is targeting Morocco’s growing defense market as it gains a foothold in North Africa
Adir Capital, Sling Capital announced as winners for state defense-tech venture capital funds
Finance Division Chief Gil Cohen said that the Finance Ministry was "confident" that the Israeli defense-tech market would achieve "significant milestones" under the management of the tender winners.
Israel marks delivery of final 'Dragon' submarine as defense officials press for fleet expansion
The report follows a send-off ceremony in late August for the Israel's newest submarine, attended by Israel Navy Chief V.-Adm. Eyal Harel and German Naval Chief V.-Adm. Jan Christian Kaack.
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
Czech Republic receives all four Israeli Rafael SPYDER air defense systems
The Czech Defense Ministry unveiled all four Rafael SPYDER air defense systems after completing a deal with Israel to modernize the country’s air defenses.
