Defense Tech

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI - opinion

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

Iran Israel USA war conflict social media on display. Searching on tablet, pad, phone or smartphone screen in hand.
Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

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

Logos of Ondas and Omnisys

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

Kela has partnered with Starling to bring an advanced fixed-wing eVTOL-in-a-box autonomous aerial system to Israel

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


US defense giant taps Israeli drone navigation tech built for jammed battlefields

ASIO’s drone navigation technology is designed to keep unmanned aircraft on course even when GPS is jammed or denied in combat.

NOCTA autonomous navigation system

US interceptor stockpiles being depleted by Iran war, could take years to replenish

The Payne Institute estimates that the war has consumed about a third of the THAAD missile stockpile, whose annual production rate does not exceed about 100

US President Donald Trump takes a look at a Lockheed Martin THAAD anti-ballistic missile launcher at the White House, July 15, 2019

Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software - report

Anduril and ​Palantir have been interested in being a part ​of Golden Dome since its inception. The software would connect the radars and other sensors to detect and track airborne threats.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as he makes an announcement with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 20, 2025.

Volkswagen in talks with Rafael to manufacture Iron Dome parts

Volkswagen and Rafael are exploring the conversion of the Osnabrück plant, with Volkswagen emphasizing that it is still examining options and that no final decision has been made.

The Volkswagen logo adorns a VW ID. Buzz electric van at the Volkswagen commercial vehicles van and bus factory on March 4, 2026 in Hanover, Germany.

The wars Israel is already preparing for – and why they look nothing like today's

As alliances shift and technologies transform warfare, Israel must preserve its qualitative military edge.

An artillery unit, deployed at a position in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanon border. Depending on the outcome of this war, Israel’s security challenges could worsen; therefore, its qualitative military edge must be preserved.

US defense company deepens collaboration with Israel’s drone sector

From Kansas farming to drones, EagleNXT is focused on expanding into the Israeli defense sector

Illustrative image of a drone

Why AI is only the beginning of the tech war- opinion

Quantum technologies could reshape cybersecurity, military power, and the global balance of power

The concept "harvest now, decrypt later,” assumes that harvested encrypted information can be decrypted when quantum cryptography becomes the norm.

So, you want to build a defense tech start-up? - opinion

A founder’s guide to entering one of the hardest, and most important, arenas in tech

AI laptop

Covert Israeli drones used in sensitive missions during Operation Roaring Lion

Drones have played a significant role in the war against Iran, but it's not only the big ones that are taking part. It's also the small, quiet ones.

AeroSentinel’s G3 drone, designed for advanced tactical missions, handled by special forces in the field.

The paradox machine: How the AI that was banned won the war- opinion

Maven helped generate around 1,000 prioritized targets in the first 24 hours of Operation Epic Fury aka Roaring Lion

pen AI and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration created on September 12, 2025.