Defense Tech

Beyond the horizon: The evolution of the Houthi autonomous naval fleet- opinion

The sandal-clad militia has become a high-tech naval force, turning global shipping lanes into battlefields and reshaping maritime warfare

HOUTHI SUPPORTERS lose their minds at an anti-Saudi rally in Sana’a, Yemen, July 31.
Israeli defense technologies come with a stamp of actually working in real time, says Leshem. Her company, Protego, has invested in drones with AI operating systems developed by Israeli start-up XTEND

Investors turn to Israel’s battle-tested defense-tech start-ups as funding hits record $40.8b.

'There will be more humanoids than soldiers on the battlefield, and they need special arms just for them,' Wild West Systems CEO David Franco

Inside Wild West's vision for armed robotics

International Submarine Engineering Ltd. (ISE)'s Explorer Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. ISE was acquired by Israeli defense giant Elbit. Published October 20, 2026.

Israel's Elbit Systems acquires Canadian underwater drone company amid rising Russian Arctic threat


The war with Iran will not be won through airstrikes, so what's left? - opinion

Congressional recognition of minority independence; debt relief for indebted young Americans; and a Beijing deal on Iranian oil are the three options that haven’t been publicly discussed

US and Israeli military, open war against Iran

Cellebrite launches tactical digital forensics kit for military units

Cellebrite's Tactical Extraction Kit (C-TEK) is a ruggedized, all-in-one mobile forensics field kit that fits into in a standard-size backpack

Cellebrite's Tactical Extraction Kit (C-TEK), a ruggedized, all-in- one mobile forensics field kit fits in a standard-size backpack

Jeen Defense wins 14.9m NIS defense AI contract

Jeen Technologies' subsidiary secures its largest Defense Ministry order, accelerating deployment of its sovereign AI platform designed to support intelligence, operations, and decision-making

Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots - opinion

AI succeeds when leaders act like pilots, by reading conditions and diverting before trouble hits.

Female pilot in the cockpit.

ParaZero wins first US government order for DefendAir counter-drone system

ParaZero says it has seen growing interest in DefendAir from defense forces, government organizations, security agencies, and defense companies across several international markets

ParaZero's DefendAir neutralizes hostile drones by intercepting them with nets

US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range

The Navy states its range is “in excess of 250 nautical miles,” placing it well beyond conventional beyond‑visual‑range weapons such as the AIM‑120 AMRAAM.

An AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) is mounted in the internal weapons bay of an F-35C.

CENTCOM establishes multinational drone task force

Falcon Strike aims to integrated unmanned systems not only in the air but also on and below the sea.

LUCAS drone (illustrative).

UK, Ukraine sign AI defense partnership linked to battlefield technology

The British government ⁠said the partnership would initially focus on defense and national security projects

Ukraine launches TrophyLab for captured Russian equipment

UVision wins US Army follow-on suicide drone order

This is a follow-up deal to a huge, multi-year contract that was signed in October 2025, for the supply of suicide drones for $982 million

HERO 120 LMS autonomous multi-launch loitering munition system

Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy exposes the limits of destruction - opinion

Airpower temporarily shattered Iran’s arsenal, but the Hormuz Strait proved a harsher truth: the real fight is over the narrow corridor where even a weaker force can bend global power to its will

STRAIT OF HORMUZ, OMAN/IRAN -- JUNE 16, 2026: 01 -- Maps4media-processed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery shows a broad overview of the Strait of Hormuz, including the Musandam Peninsula, nearby islands, coastal shallows, and the narrow maritime corridor linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman.