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.

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Traysar boring machine for destroying tunnels

Anduril founders invest in Israeli underground warfare startup

An IDF soldier holds a combined Israeli-American Flag

The Sixth Eye: Reframing US security assistance to Israel- opinion

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te attends the graduation ceremony for military cadets in Taipei, Taiwan, June 30, 2026.

A hornet's nest of drones is needed to save Taiwan from conflict, says US diplomat


Trump admin. in advanced talks to directly fund US drone firms to boost production - report

People familiar with the deal said it would allow drone makers to scale up production while simultaneously bringing down prices. The funding the US would supply would not be for buying drones

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, US, May 5, 2026.

Elbit subsidiary acquires Israeli autonomous AI-powered off-road robotic warfare company

'Autonomy and robotics are reshaping how defense forces operate today' - Eyal Dahan, CEO of FUSE, an Elbit Systems subsidiary.

A Bluewhite autonomy kit installed on a BL Advance Systems BLR MK2 Platform.

Israeli AI defense-tech firm Airis Labs emerges from stealth with $60m. in funding

Airis Labs turns unstructured visual data from smartphones, social media, digital forensics, security and body cameras, and drones into machine-readable intelligence

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

No shots fired since the ceasefire - opinion

The war between Iran and Israel has become psychological and economic

A billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building in Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026.

Defense establishment developing new solutions against Hezbollah's fiber-optic FPV drones

At the same time, intelligence efforts have intensified to locate and strike drone operators. Additional air and ground firepower will reportedly be allocated to shorten the attack cycle.

Hezbollah FPV drone strikes IDF troops in southern Lebanon

Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech

Sparked by a message from the frontlines, CET Sandbox put together an urgent seminar to bring counter-drone tech to troops in the field who are scrambling to counter Hezbollah attack drones

IDF officers gathered at the event to find the most relevant tech to fight Hezbollah drones

Israeli defense tech companies High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

The agreement will integrate ThirdEye’s MeduzaX optical‑detection system into High Lander’s Vega uncrewed traffic‑management platform

ThirdEye drone detection system

Fiber-optic drones require Israel to recalculate its course - opinion

After three years of warnings from the Ukrainian battlefield, Israel must establish a national task force and deploy a multi-layered defense before the threat spreads to every front

Footage released by Hezbollah claims to show an attack on an armored personnel carrier, carried out in Qantara, Lebanon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on April 28, 2026

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility

During the month-long war with Iran, 'The Washington Post' quoted several American officials as stating that over 200 THAAD interceptors were fired in defense of Israel.

THAAD missile defense battery

Rafael unveils Storm Shield to protect UAVs in contested environments

During Operation Roaring Lion, aka Epic Fury, several American and Israeli drones were downed by Iranian systems.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Storm Shield