Defense Tech

How Anduril's new 'Thunder system' could reshape the future of drone warfare - analysis

A new concept from US defense firm Anduril highlights how manned-unmanned teaming and drone swarms could reshape the battlefield of tomorrow.

Anduril Industries, Inc. signage is displayed above the company's booth at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week at the Tampa Convention Center on May 19, 2026 in Tampa, Florida.
Pictured is an illustrative image of an IDF soldier.

MAFAT's innovation chief reveals how Israel's defense ecosystem transformed since October 7

Anduril and Archer Aviation's Thunder autonomous VTOL aircraft platform

Archer, Anduril unveil autonomous aircraft platform for defense, commercial markets

Robot on a phone call.

The robot I never won is finally showing up - opinion


‘Wingmen’ aircraft takes spotlight at ILA Berlin airshow as Europe continues rearming

As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East continue, the US and European countries have increased their focus on developing and procuring unmanned AI-powered drones to complement their fighter jets.

PEOPLE WALK through the static display behind a drone mockup at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 13, 2026.

US Air Force awards production contracts to Anduril for drone wingmen

Anduril says the production line is currently capable of delivering up to 150 aircraft per year.

Anduril's  FQ-44 semi-autonomous fighter aircraft

The US can debate AI integration, Israel has already operationalized it - opinion

The next American soldier saved by AI‑assisted targeting will owe that edge to an IDF unit Congress has never heard of.

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

Pratt & Whitney's BTL plant in Nahariya to close

The plant was founded in 1968 by Stef Wertheimer after the then French President Charles de Gaulle imposed an arms embargo on Israel following the Six Day War.

Blades Technology plant in Nahariya

Israeli defense firms walled off in Paris as Ondas unveils autonomous warfare push

Despite over a dozen Israeli booths boarded up at Eurosatory, several Israeli companies acquired by Florida-based Ondas systems are showcasing their systems

Ondas's systems of systems

Physical AI is rewriting the rules of war, Israel can’t afford to miss it - opinion

Physical AI isn’t chatbots or recommendation algorithms. It’s intelligence embedded in machines that move, perceive, and act in the real world.

Shifters' technology

Israeli defense booths boarded up at Eurosatory despite meeting discriminatory demands

A video distributed by the defense ministry showed that French workers had arrived overnight for a special operation to board up certain Israeli companies' exhibits.

Aeronautic's booth at Eurosatory 2026, blocked off by the French

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns

The Mepro 6x is a compact and lightweight x6 telescopic day sight with a range of up to 1000 meters

Meprolight's Mepro x6 scope on the Negev light machine gun

Rafael unveils Hunter Eagle, a hit‑to‑kill interceptor for the low‑altitude drone fight

The VTOL interceptor carries no warhead, and if the mission is aborted it can return to its launch point and land vertically-ready for the next mission

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Hunter Eagle counter-UAS system

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Danylo Tsvok predicts 'war of operating systems' with Russia in the next three-five years

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026