Defense industry
IAI debuts new tactical vehicle for German special forces
Two TAHRs to be transported inside CH‑47 Chinook helicopters, with crews able to achieve combat readiness shortly after landing
Building a drone bridge from Israel's Negev to NATO’s eastern flank
US defense tech company Ondas buys GATE in latest Israeli company acquisition
Iran strikes damaged, destroyed hundreds of US bases across Middle East, cost $33.4b, Pentagon says
Ukraine wins first reported naval drone‑on‑drone battle in the Black Sea
Ukrainian USVs have destroyed Russian ships both at port and at sea, hitting over 100 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea over the summer
Behind the killer robots of Ukraine's new warfare 'revolution'
'They don't need food, they don't need water, they don't need logs delivered to build shelters Basically, we don't need to feel for them. It's a hunk of iron sent to do the job'
Reinventing the battlefield
Israel's defense giants and a new generations of startups are reshaping how the country fights its wars
No. 34: Tomer Bar, Omer Tishler, and Shlomi Binder: Reshaping Israel’s military after October 7
Bar succeeded in returning an aura of supremacy to the IAF • Tishler was appointed as the key liaison with the US • Shlomi Binder took over the reins of IDF intelligence in the midst of a whirlwind
No. 35: Yoav Turgeman, Bezalel Machlis, and Inbal Kreiss: Powering Israel’s defense revolution
Machlis is the president and CEO of Elbit • Kreiss is one of the most prominent people in Israel’s defense and space industries • Turgeman spent over 40 years shaping Israel’s defense capabilities
Russia markets drone-like missiles in Egypt during Su-57 jet's Africa air show debut
The export model of the Su-57 is a rival to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II. Russia showed off its S-71M and S-71K missiles
Swarming the battlefield: Elbit-FUSE reveals mass drone and robot armies as IDF plans new AI branch
As an ethical matter, Elbit officials said that humans will and must remain in the loop to sign off on targeting decisions and to reduce collateral harm to civilians.
Covenant emerges from stealth and unveils Anthem, a deep‑strike precision missile
The secretive start-up is emerging from stealth with more than $250 million in funding, facilities in the US, Germany, and Israel, and plans to produce as many as 5,000 long-range weapons a year
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works quietly meets with Israeli defense-tech start-ups - exclusive
In a rare visit, Skunk Works met Israeli defense officials and start-ups to identify combat‑validated technologies for integration into American systems
Germany on its way to getting Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system
While it may take awhile before an Iron Dome battery will be deployed on German soil, Germany sees Israeli missile defense as the best bet against hostile Russian activity.
