Defense industry

Massive explosion in Beit Shemesh area was coordinated test with defense company, officials say

Reports have circulated the theory that the explosion may have destroyed a stockpile of surface-to-air missiles belonging to Arrow-3.

Screengrab of explosion near Beit Shemesh, May 17, 2026.
Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle

Boaz Levy ,President & CEO, Israel Aerospace Industries

Israel names IAI CEO Boaz Levy Chairman in first for state-owned defense company

Finnish-Israeli defense industry seminar, May 2026

Finland hosts large Israeli defense delegation for two-day seminar


India receives first batch of NEGEV 7.62 LMGs from Israel’s IWI

The delivery marks the opening phase of a much larger 41,000‑unit order signed in August 2024. An additional 4,000 are scheduled to be delivered later this year.

IWI's Negev 7 Light Machine Gun

Pentagon denies report of Hegseth-linked pre-strike defense investments

Hegseth's Morgan Stanley broker contacted BlackRock in February about making a multimillion-dollar investment, while the Pentagon's spokesperson called the story "entirely false and fabricated."

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described Israel as a true ally during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, in Arlington, Virginia.

The Janus frontier: One innovation, two destinies- opinion

One face is turned toward security, while the other is turned toward the global commercial frontier to drive economic growth and redefining civilian life

An unmanned ground vehicle is seen next to a counter UAS system A1-Falke by Argus Interception during the defence exercise "Red Storm Bravo" in which civilian and military coordination is trained and led by German army Bundeswehr in Hamburg, Germany, September 26, 2025

XTEND, ParaZero to advance autonomous drone‑interception capabilities

The collaboration enables the drone to autonomously pursue, capture, and secure an enemy drone by using a physical net launched for capture. 

Computer generated image is for illustrative purposes

The real constraint in defense tech isn’t innovation, it’s execution at scale- opinion

the critical question is no longer who can invent the next breakthrough system. It's who can build, deploy, and sustain it at an industrial scale?

A detail of ammunition at a production line as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visit the future site of an arms factory where weapons maker Rheinmetall plans to produce artilleries from 2025, in Unterluess, Germany

US defense giant taps Israeli drone navigation tech built for jammed battlefields

ASIO’s drone navigation technology is designed to keep unmanned aircraft on course even when GPS is jammed or denied in combat.

NOCTA autonomous navigation system

US interceptor stockpiles being depleted by Iran war, could take years to replenish

The Payne Institute estimates that the war has consumed about a third of the THAAD missile stockpile, whose annual production rate does not exceed about 100

US President Donald Trump takes a look at a Lockheed Martin THAAD anti-ballistic missile launcher at the White House, July 15, 2019

Anduril, Palantir developing Golden Dome anti-missile shield's software - report

Anduril and ​Palantir have been interested in being a part ​of Golden Dome since its inception. The software would connect the radars and other sensors to detect and track airborne threats.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks as he makes an announcement with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 20, 2025.

Volkswagen in talks with Rafael to manufacture Iron Dome parts

Volkswagen and Rafael are exploring the conversion of the Osnabrück plant, with Volkswagen emphasizing that it is still examining options and that no final decision has been made.

The Volkswagen logo adorns a VW ID. Buzz electric van at the Volkswagen commercial vehicles van and bus factory on March 4, 2026 in Hanover, Germany.

US defense company deepens collaboration with Israel’s drone sector

From Kansas farming to drones, EagleNXT is focused on expanding into the Israeli defense sector

Illustrative image of a drone