Defense Tech

Israeli companies show off battle-proven systems at Farnborough Airshow

IAI unveils new multi-mission aircraft while Rafael showcases the Iron Beam laser defense system and Elbit Systems to highlight it's role as a supplier to the British Armed Forces

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' LITENING 5 targeting pod
An Orion tactical awareness system, made by Israeli firm ASIO.

Israeli startup ASIO raises $15 million to boost worldwide deployment of its tactical platforms

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

Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors as air defense demand soars

Illustrative image of a drone

IAI's new ‘HYPNOSIS’ system aims to blind enemy drones in flight


Drone crashes and severed fingers at a $13 billion Silicon Valley military startup

V-BAT has crashed more than 50 times over the past 18 months, a Cessna plane with a Shield AI employee and his child aboard had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a V-BAT.

Visitors look at Shield AI’s V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicle on display during the Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan, September 18, 2025.

The Beirut trap: Why success in Southern Lebanon may not be enough- opinion

Relative quiet alone is not a strategy. What is required is a comprehensive and systematic effort to change the reality inside Lebanon itself.

Demonstrators carry portraits of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest against direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 11, 2026

Robel Innovation unveils “Black Raven” counter‑drone system shaped by frontline experience

The system emerged directly from the operational experiences of its own employees who have faced the threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones on the battlefield

Members of the Metula civilian security squad search the area following the fall of an Iron Dome interceptor missile and reports of a drone infiltration near the Israel-Lebanon border, June 01, 2026.

Shifters: Robots on the frontline

Shifters’ platform is built around supervised autonomy, where robotic teams can operate in complex environments while remaining under human oversight.

Shifters' technology

Europe condemns Israel while arms makers buy billions in Israeli weapons - opinion

European politicians retain the power to hold press conferences and vote on symbolic resolutions, but the generals have the power to sign contracts; for now, the generals are winning.

 THE THREE biggest companies of Israel’s defense industry are Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, and Elbit Systems.

Thirty interceptions a minute: An Israeli startup's drone solution

Omer-based Esh-Tech has developed Dronelight, a low-energy, fast reacting, portable laser interception system.

Dronelight

UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say

Britain has started using SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, for secure military communications.

SpaceX logo and miniature satellite model are seen in this illustration taken, March 10, 2025.

From Iron Dome to the final frontier: Hilla Haddad Chmelnik on Israel's defense legacy and the race

Moonshot Space CEO Hilla Haddad Chmelnik wants Israel to become the “FedEx to space” using kinetic launch technology.

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, October 9, 2023.

Motorola to acquire Israeli leader in counter-drone solutions, in historic $1.5b. deal

Motorola's entry into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend, which operates across more than 30 countries with an expected 2026 revenue of $185m., capitalizes on the Safer Skies Act.

A delivery drone flies above skyscrapers in the Houhai Central Business District (CBD) in Nanshan District, China on May 22, 2026.

Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill

Khanna, and Massie both said over the weekend that they would seek to remove a provision from the House’s annual defense bill that would expand US-Israeli defense technology cooperation.

Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna conduct a news conference after reviewing unredacted portions of the Jeffrey Epstein files, outside a Department of Justice office in NoMa on Feb. 9, 2026.