Defense industry
Russia shares jet-drone technology with North Korea, Zelensky claims
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia may have shared jet-drone technology with North Korea in return for its help in Ukraine
Jared Kushner Gaza role draws scrutiny over investments tied to Israeli defense firms - report
Ukraine carries out first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV
Smart Shooter secures $150m. contract for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone systems
Finland, Israel quietly extend defense agreement for 10 years
The agreement was signed in 2024, during the height of the war in Gaza, and despite strong criticism from Finnish opposition
Castelion raises $1 billion to accelerate US hypersonic weapons production
The raise demonstrates that Washington is accelerating investment in industrial capacity for high‑speed precision weapons amid intensifying global tensions.
Israel must spend more on defense - and rethink its US alliance - opinion
Israel needs an independent defense-industrial base and must reshape its security relationship.
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.
Jeen Defense wins 14.9m NIS defense AI contract
Jeen Technologies' subsidiary secures its largest Defense Ministry order, accelerating deployment of its sovereign AI platform designed to support intelligence, operations, and decision-making
ParaZero wins first US government order for DefendAir counter-drone system
ParaZero says it has seen growing interest in DefendAir from defense forces, government organizations, security agencies, and defense companies across several international markets
US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range
The Navy states its range is “in excess of 250 nautical miles,” placing it well beyond conventional beyond‑visual‑range weapons such as the AIM‑120 AMRAAM.
UK, Ukraine sign AI defense partnership linked to battlefield technology
The British government said the partnership would initially focus on defense and national security projects
UVision wins US Army follow-on suicide drone order
This is a follow-up deal to a huge, multi-year contract that was signed in October 2025, for the supply of suicide drones for $982 million
XTEND’s US-made X-Strike enters Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program
Israeli defense-tech company XTEND has expanded its role in the US’s Drone Dominance Program, with its US-manufactured X-Strike package accepted as a weapons solution for the Pentagon.
