Israel defense news

Elbit plans to hire 2,000 new employees, ending 2026 with 4,000 new hires, CEO Machlis says

Machlis explained that this comes as countries shift their war strategy, mainly because the "length of conflicts and the scale of the use of munitions require a different industrial readiness.

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.
A general view of the the Magistrate's Court in Rishon LeZion on October 28, 2020.

Ability Industries, two officials indicted in NIS 35m. defense-export case

 A view of the dome of the US Capitol building, during a vote in the US House of Representatives on a stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, September 19, 2025.

US House to vote on amendment to block $3.3 billion in annual military aid for Israel

The Defense Ministry conducted a joint drill in which the Iron Beam laser defense and the Iron Dome interceptor-based defense systems were used together to combat a multi-threat scenario. June 29, 2026.

Iron Beam, Iron Dome combine forces in Defense Ministry drill


'Innovative, highly sustainable': Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new border protection system

In demonstrations, IAI’s solution, which is based on algorithms and AI of the most advanced in the field, has impressed both the Israeli security forces and potential foreign customers

IAI's border protection system

Pentagon audit finds US lost track of many sensitive weapons sent to Israel after Oct. 7

Audit found that from November 2024, the Pentagon maintained records for only 44%, down from 69% before the war began.

A munition fired by an Israeli jet above the skies of Beirut's southern suburbs

‘Do not mess with us,’ - Herzog issues stern warning to Israel's enemies

“This is also a message to our enemies,” declared Herzog. “We suggest that you simply not mess with us, and understand that Israel is an existing fact..."

President Isaac Herzog visits Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in northern Israel.

Red Sea conflict boosts Israel‑Gulf‑India defense innovation - opinion

The Red Sea war is exposing global connectivity’s fragility and speeding a quiet new partnership as Israel, the Gulf, and India link defense tech, logistics, and data systems

 Smoke rises from an explosion after a projectile hit a group of buildings at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a ha

Israel faces multiple challenges in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria for last weeks of December

The problem for Israel is that ceasefires on two borders are not bringing calm. Israeli leaders and officials appear to think that new rounds of conflict are only a matter of time.

IDF killed six terrorists and arrested dozens in "Operation Five Stones" in the northern West Bank.

How the Philippines turned tech and truth into weapons – and why Israel should care - opinion

The genius of the Philippine strategy lies in converting military asymmetry into cognitive superiority. They cannot out-gun the Chinese Navy, but they can out-truth them.

Filipino troops watch members of the U.S. Army National Guard demonstrate their rappelling skills during the Urban Search and Rescue activity of the 2016 RP-US Balikatan joint military exercises in Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal east of Manila

'Invade Iran or accept talks,' ex-Israeli Air Force chief warns

Former IAF commander Eitan Ben Eliyahu said Operation Rising Lion delayed Iran’s nuclear program but did not destroy it, warning Tehran is learning for the next round.

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

Germany set to finally deploy Israel's Arrow 3 defense system, which neutralized Iranian missiles

Germany will officially deploy the Israeli-supplied Arrow 3 missile defense system this week, marking its first use outside Israel to counter long-range ballistic missile threats.

 Israel's Arrow 3 interceptor.

'Day after' cannot be just a slogan, or Israel could emerge same as before the war - editorial

Israel needs to invest heavily in its citizens, whether it is children who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or adults who have lost their businesses.

 The cumulative expenditure for the protests, distributed among 26 collectives, totals approximately NIS 2 million. Protesters rally in Jerusalem, July 23.

French gov't allows Israeli firms to participate in defense exhibition after alleged ban

The French Foreign Ministry informed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that the decision had been reversed and that all Israeli companies would be able to participate in the exhibition.

 French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (illustration)