Defense Tech
Drone crashes and severed fingers at a $13 billion Silicon Valley military startup
V-BAT has crashed more than 50 times over the past 18 months, a Cessna plane with a Shield AI employee and his child aboard had to take evasive action to avoid a mid-air collision with a V-BAT.
The Beirut trap: Why success in Southern Lebanon may not be enough- opinion
Robel Innovation unveils “Black Raven” counter‑drone system shaped by frontline experience
Shifters: Robots on the frontline
American defense company Ondas acquires Israel's Omnisys
The Israeli defense–tech company Omnisys will integrate into Ondas's Systems of Systems architecture.
How Ukraine is using home-grown tech to shield its skies from Russian drones - BBC
While hundreds of civilians are still dying in Russia’s ever-increasing attacks, which are designed to overwhelm Ukraine’s defense systems, Kyiv is getting better at defending its citizens.
Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations
SMASH Hopper can be used for multiple mission scenarios including force protection, border security, anti-drone, remote ambush, and low profile operations
Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI - opinion
The war with Iran is producing a massive operational memory. The strategic question is whether democratic defense ecosystems can organize this memory faster, more responsibly, and more intelligently
Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat
The budgetary source comes from a small NIS 4 billion fund set up and reserved in the Ministry of Defense budget for the Prime Minister's prioritization
Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m
Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas
Israeli start‑up Kela named winner in DIU's Drone Dominance Program's lethality challenge
Kela was named one of five winners in the DIU’s Lethality Challenge, advancing next‑gen small‑drone capabilities.
Two battlefields, one war: One year since Operation Sindoor - opinion
Operation Sindoor was the first large-scale South Asian conflict in which AI played a central and openly declared role on both sides.
Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle
The firing tests mark the first successful firing of the popular missile from an unmanned ground platform
The time has come for US-Israel partnership 2.0 - opinion
Israel must offer the US a new narrative: No longer a relationship based mainly on security interests or historical commitment but a partnership that generates direct strategic value
