Defense industry

Sweden to deploy fighter jets, warships to Finland amid fears of 'deteroriating security situation'

Sweden responded to a request from Finland to strengthen air defense over fears that the Russia-Ukraine war is spilling into NATO's northern borders with Russia.

A member of the ground crew of the Swedish Air Force stands next to a JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft in Kallinge, Sweden, December 16, 2025.
Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

Jeen Defense wins 14.9m NIS defense AI contract

ParaZero's DefendAir neutralizes hostile drones by intercepting them with nets

ParaZero wins first US government order for DefendAir counter-drone system

An AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) is mounted in the internal weapons bay of an F-35C.

US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range


Anduril Industries explores Israel entry as defense-tech expansion accelerates

Several candidates have been shortlisted to manage the company's operations in Israel and Anduril is in the final stages of finalizing the appointment of one of them to the position.

A FURY drone sits inside the Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility, operated by Anduril, in Ashville, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 2026.

The BTL plant in Nahariya will close and 450 employees will be laid off

Following the negotiations, it was decided to keep two departments open, but for hundreds of families in the north it is too little, too late.

The BTL plant in Tefen

US Air Force awards production contracts to Anduril for drone wingmen

Anduril says the production line is currently capable of delivering up to 150 aircraft per year.

Anduril's  FQ-44 semi-autonomous fighter aircraft

Pratt & Whitney's BTL plant in Nahariya to close

The plant was founded in 1968 by Stef Wertheimer after the then French President Charles de Gaulle imposed an arms embargo on Israel following the Six Day War.

Blades Technology plant in Nahariya

Israeli defense firms walled off in Paris as Ondas unveils autonomous warfare push

Despite over a dozen Israeli booths boarded up at Eurosatory, several Israeli companies acquired by Florida-based Ondas systems are showcasing their systems

Ondas's systems of systems

Trump invokes defense production act for munitions, supply chains

"I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, next to a podium with the emblem of the Department of War.

Israel expects new air defense orders from Europe due to growing concerns over Russian threat

Asked whether European countries were interested in Arrow or David's Sling, he said there was also interest in the Iron Dome, a system designed to take out short-range threats.

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Israeli defense booths boarded up at Eurosatory despite meeting discriminatory demands

A video distributed by the defense ministry showed that French workers had arrived overnight for a special operation to board up certain Israeli companies' exhibits.

Aeronautic's booth at Eurosatory 2026, blocked off by the French

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns

The Mepro 6x is a compact and lightweight x6 telescopic day sight with a range of up to 1000 meters

Meprolight's Mepro x6 scope on the Negev light machine gun

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Danylo Tsvok predicts 'war of operating systems' with Russia in the next three-five years

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026