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UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say

BY REUTERS — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:00:14 GMT

Britain has started using SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, for secure military communications.

Motorola to acquire Israeli leader in counter-drone solutions, in historic USD 1.5b. deal

BY JONAH DAVIDOV — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:19:09 GMT

Motorola's entry into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend, which operates across more than 30 countries with an expected 2026 revenue of USD 185m., capitalizes on the Safer Skies Act.

XTEND selected for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Phase II

BY JAMES GENN — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:42:07 GMT

The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is one of the largest drone initiatives in US military history, aiming to procure over 200,000 drones by 2027.

Moving beyond Western paradigms: The geopolitical lesson of India’s multi-alignment- opinion

BY DR. LAUREN DAGAN AMOSS — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:46:48 GMT

New Delhi operates on the understanding that hard military and economic power cannot be divorced from soft power and personal diplomacy

France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons

BY YONAH JEREMY BOB — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:51:49 GMT

This means that the government and the ministry will be unable to participate in the exhibition or establish a national pavilion at EUROSATORY.

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

BY JAMES GENN — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:04:00 GMT

'Autonomy and robotics are reshaping how defense forces operate today' - Eyal Dahan, CEO of FUSE, an Elbit Systems subsidiary.

Israeli AI defense-tech firm Airis Labs emerges from stealth with $60m. in funding

BY GLOBES/TNS — Thu, 28 May 2026 09:42:55 GMT

Airis Labs turns unstructured visual data from smartphones, social media, digital forensics, security and body cameras, and drones into machine-readable intelligence

No shots fired since the ceasefire - opinion

BY COLONEL (RET.) ADI BERSHADSKY — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:27:10 GMT

The war between Iran and Israel has become psychological and economic

Defense establishment developing new solutions against Hezbollah's fiber-optic FPV drones

BY AMIR BOHBOT — Thu, 28 May 2026 01:42:28 GMT

At the same time, intelligence efforts have intensified to locate and strike drone operators. Additional air and ground firepower will reportedly be allocated to shorten the attack cycle.

Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Wed, 27 May 2026 14:02:17 GMT

Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox put together an urgent seminar to bring counter-drone tech to troops in the field who are scrambling to counter Hezbollah attack drones

Israeli defense tech companies High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Tue, 26 May 2026 21:16:46 GMT

The agreement will integrate ThirdEye’s MeduzaX optical‑detection system into High Lander’s Vega uncrewed traffic‑management platform

Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows - report

BY JAMES GENN — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:38:37 GMT

Hezbollah used an FPV drone equipped with night vision or thermal technology in a strike that wounded two IDF soldiers, KAN News reported.

Fiber-optic drones require Israel to recalculate its course - opinion

BY ROTEM MEY-TAL — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:28:16 GMT

After three years of warnings from the Ukrainian battlefield, Israel must establish a national task force and deploy a multi-layered defense before the threat spreads to every front

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:39:02 GMT

During the month-long war with Iran, 'The Washington Post' quoted several American officials as stating that over 200 THAAD interceptors were fired in defense of Israel.

Rafael unveils Storm Shield to protect UAVs in contested environments

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Sun, 24 May 2026 10:24:21 GMT

During Operation Roaring Lion, aka Epic Fury, several American and Israeli drones were downed by Iranian systems.

Iran did not win the war, it won something more dangerous - opinion

BY AJ JAFF — Sun, 24 May 2026 09:09:53 GMT

The war didn’t collapse Iran. It cemented its control over Hormuz, rewired its alliances, and strengthened the very institutions the US targeted.

How Ukraine is using home-grown tech to shield its skies from Russian drones - BBC

BY CORINNE BAUM — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:01:57 GMT

While hundreds of civilians are still dying in Russia’s ever-increasing attacks, which are designed to overwhelm Ukraine’s defense systems, Kyiv is getting better at defending its citizens.

IAI reveals new DIAMOND Concept to upgrade naval fleets without the need to build new ships

BY MIRIAM SELA-EITAM — Thu, 21 May 2026 10:34:53 GMT

Further, all the systems are based on a standard container configuration and can be deployed, replaced, or reconfigured “within a matter of hours” if the situation calls for it.

Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:18:02 GMT

SMASH Hopper can be used for multiple mission scenarios including force protection, border security, anti-drone, remote ambush, and low profile operations

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI - opinion

BY MERAV DAVIDOVITS — Tue, 19 May 2026 09:07:06 GMT

The war with Iran is producing a massive operational memory. The strategic question is whether democratic defense ecosystems can organize this memory faster, more responsibly, and more intelligently

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

BY ASAF ZAGRIZAK/GLOBES/TNS AND ASSAF GILEAD/GLOBES/TNS — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:17 GMT

The budgetary source comes from a small NIS 4 billion fund set up and reserved in the Ministry of Defense budget for the Prime Minister's prioritization

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

BY DEAN SHMUEL ELMAS/GLOBES/TNS — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:15:25 GMT

Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas

Israeli start‑up Kela named winner in DIU's Drone Dominance Program's lethality challenge

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:09:23 GMT

Kela was named one of five winners in the DIU’s Lethality Challenge, advancing next‑gen small‑drone capabilities.

Two battlefields, one war: One year since Operation Sindoor - opinion

BY DR. LAUREN DAGAN AMOSS AND MAYA SHERMAN — Mon, 18 May 2026 08:25:01 GMT

Operation Sindoor was the first large-scale South Asian conflict in which AI played a central and openly declared role on both sides.

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Sun, 17 May 2026 10:43:54 GMT

The firing tests mark the first successful firing of the popular missile from an unmanned ground platform

The time has come for US-Israel partnership 2.0 - opinion

BY MAJ.-GEN. (RET.) AMOS YADLIN — Sat, 16 May 2026 21:11:22 GMT

Israel must offer the US a new narrative: No longer a relationship based mainly on security interests or historical commitment but a partnership that generates direct strategic value

Finland hosts large Israeli defense delegation for two-day seminar

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:33:35 GMT

The seminar followed a similar one held in India several weeks ago, as well as another in Miami at Israel-tech week. Others have been held in Asia and Europe.

Steadicopter unveils Golden Eagle 'mothership' for complex missions

BY ANNA AHRONHEIM — Thu, 14 May 2026 14:02:03 GMT

System is intended for missions in areas with heavy air defenses and electronic‑warfare (EW) activity

Israel set for first-ever F-35 external fuel tank upgrade in force buildup push

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 14 May 2026 10:48:34 GMT

New capability would reduce reliance on aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility in long-range missions. But it remains unclear if it would affect aircraft's stealth capabilities

Doomsday weapon: Not nuclear arms but a war with no end - opinion

BY COLONEL (RET.) ADI BERSHADSKY — Thu, 14 May 2026 08:16:09 GMT

Long wars are a strategic failure for almost every nation. They drain economies, erode public confidence, and weaken leadership. For Israel, they are especially dangerous