Rafael Advanced Defense Systems

Ammunition Hill hero and defense innovator Yaki Hetz passes away at age 80

Hetz (Haimovitch) was 21 when he fought at Ammunition Hill, becoming one of the figures most closely associated with the historic battle for Jerusalem's liberation.

Yaakov (Yaki) Hetz, a decorated veteran of the battle for Jerusalem’s Ammunition Hill and an Israel Defense Prize laureate, pictured at the Ammunition Hill memorial.
The renewed Har Hotzvim High-Tech Park in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem inaugurates renewed Har Hotzvim Hi-Tech Park, projects it will generate 10,000 new jobs

Latvian Defense Minister Raivis Melnis (left) meets with Defense Minister Israel Katz on September 24, 2026.

Israeli weapons are top-notch, I support its right to self-defense, Latvian Def. Min. tells 'Post'

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

Israeli defense companies head to Marrakesh Air Show


Latest victim of Iranian missile attack dies after three months in hospital in Haifa

Michael Katz, 82, was in an apartment building directly hit by a missile and later spent over three months in the hospital before succumbing to his wounds.

(Illustrative) Ballistic missiles launched from Iran, as seen over Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, April 7, 2026.

Qatar vetoes Volkswagen deal with Israeli defense company Rafael in Germany - report

Qatari Investment Authority reportedly opposed plans to manufacture Iron Dome components at Volkswagen’s struggling Osnabrück plant.

Volkswagen had previously slated the plant to close in 2027, though the company is now in talks with Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to retool the plant and produce components for the "Iron Dome" missile defence system. The shift would save the factory's 2,300 jobs.

Rafael in talks to set up Iron Dome interceptor production line in India - report

Rafael currently produces the system’s interceptors at one of its plants in northern Israel, and last year a missile production line also began operating in the US in partnership with Raytheon.

The logo of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is pictured at Eurosatory in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022

Mysterious drone over Germany’s Arrow 3 battery may open door for Rafael, Elbit laser deal

Germany’s Defense Ministry is expected to soon launch a project to develop a 60-kilowatt laser demonstrator designed to defend mobile facilities against drone swarms.

Flags flutter in front of a radom of the "Arrow Weapon System for Germany" pictured in Annaburg, Germany, December 3, 2025.

Anduril eyes major Israeli defense deals, expanding partnership talks during CEO's visit

Anduril has marked out Israel as a key market, and senior Anduril officials are set to meet with key figures in Israel's defense industry

Anduril at a border defense tech expo

Romania buys Israeli air defense system in Rafael’s biggest deal ever

The deal is the largest contract in Rafael’s history and the second-largest defense deal in Israeli defense-industry history

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems's SPYDER air defense system

Israeli drone maker UVision targets $3.5 billion Nasdaq listing

UVision will publish an initial prospectus next month, ahead of completion of the move based on its first quarter financial report

UVision's Hero 90 loitering munition, also known as suicide drone

VW's Qatari investors push back against Iron Dome plant deal talks with Rafael, sources say

The QIA is Volkswagen's third-largest shareholder after the Porsche SE investment vehicle of the family owners and the state of Lower Saxony. It has two seats on the carmaker's supervisory board.

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defence system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Rafael unveils Hunter Eagle, a hit‑to‑kill interceptor for the low‑altitude drone fight

The VTOL interceptor carries no warhead, and if the mission is aborted it can return to its launch point and land vertically-ready for the next mission

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Hunter Eagle counter-UAS system

'Unique weapons, electronic warfare': Katz presents winners of Israel's 2026 Security Award

Among the winners are a system that was key during the Operation Roaring Lion against Iran, a classified Mossad asset, and the breakthroughs in the Ofek satellite array.

IDF's technological edge.