Defense Tech
$7.6 billion in half a year: Tech fundraising surged by 52%
The innovation industry concludes a dream first half with $7.6 billion, led by cyber and foreign investors.
Anduril founders invest in Israeli underground warfare startup
The Sixth Eye: Reframing US security assistance to Israel- opinion
A hornet's nest of drones is needed to save Taiwan from conflict, says US diplomat
TSG unveils AI‑driven DroneWeaver System for rapid counter‑UAS defense
DroneWeaver can be a flexible and scalable solution capable of managing complex airspace environments
Israel's Smart Shooter wins $5.8 million contract with US Marine Corps
Earlier this year, Smart Shooter secured a $10.7 million contract with the US Army and, in early June, another valued at $1.8 million with the US Navy
IAI, Palladyne AI to team up to sell Harpy, Harop UAVs to Department of War
The partnership comes as the DOW increases investments in loitering munitions to expand capabilities to meet modern battlefield demands.
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
As well as disputes over control of the next phase of development and access to intellectual property, the two sides had widely differing requirements for the aircraft.
Despite hostility toward Israel, NATO armies are examining a dramatic defense tech upgrade
Elbit completed a major live field demonstration of its export version of the IDF's Digital Ground Army system in Sweden, as European armies look to modernize amid fears of a possible war with Russia
As third Israel-Iran war looms closer, IDF needs to make it count - analysis
With fewer interceptors left, training and technology have become the last line of defense in an endless loop of escalation and deterrence.
Iran already has two 'nuclear weapons,' does it have a third? - opinion
When Washington says "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," it means something far broader than enrichment percentages
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
Relative quiet alone is not a strategy. What is required is a comprehensive and systematic effort to change the reality inside Lebanon itself.
Robel Innovation unveils “Black Raven” counter‑drone system shaped by frontline experience
The system emerged directly from the operational experiences of its own employees who have faced the threat of Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones on the battlefield
