Defense industry

The West’s defense boom is colliding with an industrial base that can’t keep up - opinion

The West is spending record sums on weapons, but broken factories and fragile mineral supply chains are slowing the arsenal it desperately needs

The first produced ammunition from a new filling line for artillery ammunition, known as the "screw-type filling line" at ZVS holding, in Dubnica nad Vahom, Slovakia, December 16, 2025.
A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.

Qatar, UK discuss expanding defense cooperation amid regional security concerns

Defense Ministry Director-General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram.

Defense Ministry works toward future of Israel's defense sector, plans for munitions independence

An aircraft takes off near a no-entry sign at Rome's Fiumicino airport, as European airlines monitor higher jet fuel costs and supply concerns amid the Iran war, in Fiumicino, Italy, June 6, 2026

Italy removes Israeli companies, including Rafael, from Rome airport's counter-drone project


Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors as air defense demand soars

The new PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector, or ​ACE, missile would cost less than half as much as its ⁠PAC-3 MSE interceptors, which cost roughly $4 million per missile

Lockheed Martin’s Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

Israel to produce its own JDAM bombs en masse within two years, in bid for arms independence

Move is part of broader push to reduce Israel's reliance on foreign munitions, expand domestic weapons production • Germany deals lead to quadrupled Arrow production

Israeli Air Force fighter pilots prepare to strike Iran, February 28, 2026

Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding

New data shows defense-tech firms dominating Israel’s hi-tech investment, with start-up funding tripling year-on-year.

Asio Technology

China’s missile test shows the defense‑tech race is now about networks, not platforms - opinion

China’s missile test signals a new era where networks, resilience, and alliances-not the largest fleet or most advanced long-range missile will define power.

Chinese Navy's nuclear-powered submarine Long March 11 takes part in a naval parade off the eastern port city of Qingdao, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, China, April 23, 2019.

NATO selects Anduril’s Lattice platform for next-generation air command and control

Other companies awarded the contract included Palantir and Athea SAS. NATO said that it would select a single solution for long-term implementation at the end of the assessment period.

Combat aircrafts from a NATO country stand in front of a hangar during a fighter plane maneuver exercise at the American military's Ramstein Air Base, near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, June 6, 2024.

Turkey doesn't need F-35s to threaten Israel. It's already testing its arsenal in Libya - opinion

While Trump dangles sanctions relief and fighter jets in Ankara, the more revealing story about what Turkey does with advanced military technology is already unfolding on Libya's coast

(illustrative) A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.

Vietnam defies Eurosatory ban and met with Israeli defense companies

Senior Vietnamese officials, led by Deputy Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Truong Thang, devoted a lot of time to the Israeli companies at the exhibition

A police officer stands in front of red flags used to decorate a street, in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 30, 2025.

Ghalibaf: 'If you strike, you'll get hit,' IRGC claims responsibility for Kuwait, Bahrain strikes

"America still hasn't learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free," Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026; Illustrative.

NATO 'came a long way today,' falling back into favor with Trump after the Ankara summit

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, "I did have issues, and I still do. But Spain, they came back all the way today. Spain was very generous today."

US President Donald Trump and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attend a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026

NATO leaders unveil $50 billion in defense deals as Trump renews push to control Greenland

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday that Europeans had made "staggering" increases in defense spending.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during the High Level Defence announcements at the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum, on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' Summit, in Ankara, Turkey, July 7, 2026.