Defense industry

Middle East military expenditure holds steady as global defense budgets surge

New SIPRI report finds greatest increases in defense spending were in Europe and Asia, despite the ongoing wars in the Middle East.

Prior to Russia’s 2022 invasion, Ukraine hadn’t invested in drone technology, but now it is considered to be a master of drone warfare.
(illustrative) A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet performs during the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA on the opening day at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany June 5, 2024.

Preserving Israel’s military edge: Strategic steps for the Defense Ministry - opinion

A member of the U.S. Army takes part in a fitness competition with the U.S. Capitol in the background on the day of a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday in Washington, D.C

Procuring at the speed of war: The defense acquisition process is catching up-opinion

IWI's Negev 7 Light Machine Gun

At 78, Israel’s defense-tech edge is reshaping modern warfare - opinion


Q-Day Is the new Y2K, only bigger -opinion

If we don’t act now, the problem will become unmanageable. The lesson from Y2K is that coordinated preparation works

Portrait of a female researcher standing before a quantum computer. (Ilustrative)

Israel’s defense companies report record $80 billion backlog as global demand surges

The backlog of orders of Israeli defense companies will translate into sales in the coming years and provides prosperous prospects for the companies and their investors.

A PULS multiple rocket launcher miniature and artillery rockets by Israeli Elbit Systems is exhibited at the DEFEA Defense Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025.

When defense programs fail, it’s the system- opinion

Defense programs don’t fail because of the technology but because of poor systems thinking, integration failures, and siloed teams

Former US secretary of the army Christine Wormuth speaks near a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile and the Pac-3 Missile Segment Enhancement during the Association of the US Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E. Washington Center in Washington, US, October 14, 2024.

Mia Robotics: Next‑Gen unmanned ground vehicles with robust civilian engineering

The system is a new generation of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) built on a platform that has already been tested for years in civilian markets. 

Mia Dynamics already works with customers across the American homeland security ecosystem

Caveret Ventures launches second Israeli defense-tech accelerator in Texas

The accelerator functions as a comprehensive soft‑landing platform, offering direct access to US military stakeholders, federal customers, defense primes, and investor groups

Defense Tech saves lives

Drones, AI, cyber show why warfare has entered a dangerous new era - opinion

Most analysts are watching geopolitics, while the more important issue is architecture.

US Sailors prepare to stage ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.

The war that doesn’t feel like a world war but may already be one - opinion

From defense industries turned battlefields to wars fought without societal collapse, the confrontation with Iran may reveal the emerging model of 21st-century warfare

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, lands on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 2, 2026.

Veloryx in advanced talks to acquire defense drone maker Aero Sol

Veloryx aims to become a leading player in homeland security, offering modular and comprehensive solutions for both military and civilian sectors

One of Aerosol's compact drones

US Army turns to Anduril for $20 billion AI defense modernization push

The award, which focuses on counter-drone operations, is one of the largest technology-focused contracts issued by the Army in recent years.

Anduril's Lattice AI platform

Israeli F-35s prove total air superiority over Iran, QME is vindicated - opinion

The IAF’s F-35I Adir fleet has not merely demonstrated air superiority; it has redefined it

An IDF F-35 "Adir" shot down an Iranian Air Force YAK-130 fighter jet on March 4, 2026.