Defense industry

Ammunition Hill hero and defense innovator Yaki Hetz passes away at age 80

Hetz (Haimovitch) was 21 when he fought at Ammunition Hill, becoming one of the figures most closely associated with the historic battle for Jerusalem's liberation.

Yaakov (Yaki) Hetz, a decorated veteran of the battle for Jerusalem’s Ammunition Hill and an Israel Defense Prize laureate, pictured at the Ammunition Hill memorial.
Burnt car remains near the Gaza border, after October 7, 2023

Three years after October 7: How crisis rewired Israel’s defense tech ecosystem - analysis

Defense tech innovation.

US defense funding paths for Israeli tech: Navigating the Pentagon’s innovation gateways - opinion

The IDF released a report including pictures and details regarding military accomplishments since the October 7, 2023, massacre.

'The picture of manpower': IDF reports defense accomplishments three years into war


Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show

Jerusalem is targeting Morocco’s growing defense market as it gains a foothold in North Africa

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

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

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Israel’s AI advantage is strategic, but humans in the IDF remain responsible - opinion

AI can help process intelligence, identify threats, and support operations, but it does not replace human judgment in battlefield decisions.

An illustration of an AI software running on a laptop, with a silhouetted soldier and Israeli flag in the background.

IAI debuts new tactical vehicle for German special forces

Two TAHRs to be transported inside CH‑47 Chinook helicopters, with crews able to achieve combat readiness shortly after landing

IAI's TAHR for the German Special Forces

Building a drone bridge from Israel's Negev to NATO’s eastern flank

From Gaza-border communities to Latvia’s border with Russia and Belarus, frontline experience is becoming a bridge for innovation

Latvia's drone industry. The country ranks as Europe's seventh-largest drone exporter, a capacity now pairing with the Negev's field-tested edge.

US defense tech company Ondas buys GATE in latest Israeli company acquisition

The acquisition includes GATE, which develops, manufactures, and licenses advanced electronic safe and arm devices (ESADs), as well as its European partner, Bron Technologies.

Ondas manages to complete acquisitions swiftly, sometime within just three weeks

Iran strikes damaged, destroyed hundreds of US bases across Middle East, cost $33.4b, Pentagon says

Ex-CENTCOM chief Gen. Frank McKenzie warned that "the US will not be able to maintain these bases in a full-throated conflict, because they will be rendered unusable by sustained Iranian attack."

US Navy sailors work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as it transits the Arabian Sea to support US military operations in the war with Iran August 20, 2026.

Ukraine wins first reported naval drone‑on‑drone battle in the Black Sea

Ukrainian USVs have destroyed Russian ships both at port and at sea, hitting over 100 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea over the summer

Ukraine's Sargan-3000 unmanned surface vessel

Behind the killer robots of Ukraine's new warfare 'revolution'

'They don't need food, they don't need water, they don't need logs delivered to build shelters Basically, we don't need to feel for them. It's a hunk of iron sent to do the job'

Soldiers of NC13, a unit of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps that specializes in the combat use of unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), prepare new vehicles for field use in a workshop in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 22, 2026.

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.