Defense Tech
How tech enabled the overnight rescue of a downed US airman in Iran- analysis
The rescue force operated under the protection of a substantial US air presence as it faced fire from nearby Iranian troops. So what technology was used?
Between the Hormuz and Taiwan straits: Taipei’s view of the Iran war-opinion
Satellite firm Planet Labs to indefinitely withhold Iran war images
AeroSentinel production facility severely damaged after Iranian ballistic missile strike
Israel brings in 1,000 tons of weapons in 10 days as Iran fighting intensifies
Approximately 50 cargo aircraft carrying over 1,000 tons of weaponry, military equipment, and various types of munitions have landed in Israel over the past 10 days
US Air Force boosts B-21 Raider production by 25% to speed operational rollout
US Air Force announces, in midst of Operation Epic Fury, that production of the fleet of 100 bombers to increase in pace
Why the future of war belongs to the improvers, not the inventors - opinion
A future large-scale war will not be won with a handful of expensive drones, but those that are flexible enough to adapt and numerous enough to matter.
Missile, drone strikes against US radar put air defense resilience under question - analysis
The destruction of THAAD and long‑range radar systems in the opening days of the war highlights a dangerous new reality: static air‑defense assets are easy targets
The invisible high ground: How a new era of intelligence is redefining global security - opinion
By involving private capital and disruptive minds early, the coalition is ensuring that the next wave of defense technology is being crafted in the heat of battle
Texas is America’s new defense‑tech powerhouse, and Israeli startups are taking notice
Texas is building structured pathways to help Israeli companies navigate the notoriously complex US defense procurement system
Israeli defense tech company SmartShooter begins trading on TASE
SmartShooter’s flagship SMASH systems use artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and machine learning to transform standard infantry rifles into precision-guided weapons
Economic Asymmetry: Winning the cost-exchange war in anti-drone defense - opinion
The problem is that defenses are routinely sacrificing the most expensive parts of their systems in order to take down the cheapest of targets.
US skips congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel
Israel had requested 12,000 BLU-110A/B general-purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies, with Marco Rubio having determined that the sale was in the US's "national security interests."
Israel’s true secret weapon cannot be exported - opinion
There is also no other nation with such a vast and active reserve force.
