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
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
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.
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
No shots fired since the ceasefire - opinion
The war between Iran and Israel has become psychological and economic
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.