Weapons sales

Israel's Elbit Systems sees further growth from Iran war

The US and Israel launched air strikes on Iran on February 28. Iran has struck Israel, as well as Gulf neighbours, with drones and missiles.

Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 over Iran
The IDF receives additional F-35 fighter jets at the Nevatim Air Force Base. January 18, 2026.

Israel expands arms trade as regional conflicts reshape global transfers

A United States Air Force (USAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster comes in to land behind a USAF B-1B bomber parked beside the runway at RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Britain, March 8, 2026.

Boeing signs $289 million Israel contract for 5,000 smart bombs, source says

A man walks past a smashed window on the office building of Bain & Company after it was vandalised by pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration over alleged ties to Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems in London, Britain, September 16, 2025.

Scotiabank unit sells stake in Israeli arms supplier Elbit following backlash


Israel’s battle‑tested tech sees demand in Asia amid tensions with China - analysis

Israel’s strong presence at the Singapore Airshow highlights a shift toward Asian defense markets as demand for battle‑tested technology rises

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow

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

Israel Aerospace to pay state $242m dividend

In May, IAI distributed a dividend of NIS 1.6 billion to the state from its profits between 2017 and 2023.

 Boaz Levy, CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)

Israel and Germany's rekindled alliance presents a strategic opportunity - opinion

Over the decades, guilt, the driving force behind Germany’s attitude toward Israel, has been replaced by mutual interests and strategic partnership.

 Eyal Zamir is seen signing a many-billion-euro deal with Germany to provide Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system, 2023 (as Defense Ministry director-general).

IDF, police conduct operation against criminal, terror operatives in Kafr Aqab, northern Jerusalem

IDF and police officers carried out a large operation in Kafr Aqab, seizing weapons and stolen vehicles, arresting suspects, and dispersing violent riots linked to terror and crime groups.

IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

US awards Colt $12.9m. contract to supply M4A1 carbines to Israel

The M4A1 carbines will be delivered to the IDF by June 2026.

M4 Carbine superimposed on an Israeli flag

Pakistan strikes $4 billion deal to sell weapons to Libyan force, officials say

An unfinalized copy of the deal listed the purchase of 16 JF-17 fighter jets and 12 Super Mushak trainer aircraft, used for basic pilot training.

 Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan Asim Munir holds a microphone during his visit at the Tilla Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) to witness the Exercise Hammer Strike, a high-intensity field training exercise conducted by the Pakistan Army's Mangla Strike Corps, in Mangla, Pakistan May 1, 2025.

Rafael delivers Spyder air defense system to Georgia - report

The system can engage multiple threats simultaneously up to 80 kilometers away in all weather conditions.

Rafael's Spyder air defense system

Israel will not annex West Bank soon, Netanyahu assures Germany's Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz: Germany believes Israel should have conducted war differently • German chancellor explains imposing, removal of arms embargo

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025

Israel risks lagging behind as Arab neighbors deepen US ties at our expense - opinion

Cancellation of cooperation would cut off the PA from the Israeli financial system. With almost complete dependency on the Israeli shekel, it would make it virtually impossible for the PA to operate.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu sits among cabinet ministers in the Knesset plenum last week. The government is sending out an incoherent message, the writer maintains.