Defense industry

The fastest arms race is happening in the electromagnetic spectrum

Modern drones, precision weapons, and networked AI increasingly depend on the spectrum. AI is turning the ability to adapt there into a combat capability of its own.

A developer prepares a drone called "Raven", an Electronic Warfare System, by team Stark, during the Spectra Challenge competition in Erding near Munich, southern Germany.
A satellite image shows the solid propellant motor plant in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2026.

Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says

Covenant's Anthem while in flight

Denmark to purchase long-range air and ground precision missiles 

Newly acquired Polish F-35 Lightning II stealth strike fighters, named 'Husarz' in reference to the Polish "winged hussar" cavalry units, fly in formation accompanied by F-16 jets during a flypast over Westerplatte, as part of the celebratory event dubbed "Welcome to Poland", in Gdansk, Poland, June

Lockheed Martin enters deal with US Defense Department for 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets


'The picture of manpower': IDF reports defense accomplishments three years into war

Three years since October 7, the IDF has struck nearly 100,000 targets, eliminated a swath of high-ranking terrorist officials, and expanded security efforts throughout all of its divisions.

The IDF released a report including pictures and details regarding military accomplishments since the October 7, 2023, massacre.

Russia preparing 'massive attack' against Ukraine, Zelensky warns as he urges partner support

"There is updated intelligence indicating that Russia is preparing a massive attack," Zelensky said in his nightly video address.

 Russian military drones fly during military drills of the joint troops of the Collective Security Treaty Organization CSTO at Chebarkul polygon, on October 2, 2026 in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Wearable counter‑drone tech enters frontline service across US, Ukraine and IDF units

The wearable counter‑drone kit, deployed by Ukrainian troops and IDF forces and integrated into US Army exercises under EUCOM as top US commander warns troops will be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

Skylock's Wearable Kit counter-drone solution

Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea in return for its help in Ukraine

A suicide drone equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology is pictured on a runway, on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides defense science research projects, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News A

Jared Kushner Gaza role draws scrutiny over investments tied to Israeli defense firms - report

CNN found that Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners remains the largest shareholder in Phoenix Financial, which has invested millions of dollars in Elbit Systems and other Israeli defense companies.

Jared Kushner as part of the US Delegation at Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland.

Ukraine carries out first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV

The UGV traveled more than 40 km. while carrying ammunition and food supplies to frontline positions, moving across terrain that included rivers, canals, and marshland.

Ukraine said an amphibious ground robotic vehicle completed a 40km long logistics mission

Smart Shooter secures $150m. contract for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone systems

Over the past 12 months, Smart Shooter has signed contracts with the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps.

Smart Shooter's SMASH 2000LE weapon system

Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies

Protego was founded by Lital Leshem and Lee Moser and invests in Israeli companies that have demonstrated operational performance

Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.

Who writes the code of the new world? - opinion

Software has quietly become strategic terrain. The question is no longer who can write it, but who can be trusted to govern it.

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

Fully autonomous robots are closer than you think- opinion

Robots might look autonomous online, but the real revolution is on the battlefield where cheap drones and smarter defenses are shifting humans from the front line to the sidelines.

Robotican's hybrid Rooster drone and autonomous dog robot