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Skapion founders (from left): Ido Bar-On, Zafrir Yoeli, Pini Yungman, Yaron Karp and Gal Goren

Skapion raises $36M to build drone-swarm defense system

Israeli defense tech startup says seed funding will accelerate hiring and development of a mobile system to detect and neutralize mass UAV attacks

ynet Global | 07.09.26

Israeli defense firms’ booths closed again at Eurosatory arms fair in Paris

Organizers shut booths of Israeli companies displaying offensive weapons systems, including Smart Shooter, Orbit, Aeronautics and Controp, while firms showing defensive systems, such as IAI, Rafael and Elbit, were allowed to remain

Tamar Sebok, Itamar Eichner, Navit Zomer | 06.15.26

Elbit's SkyStriker loitering munition system

Elbit Systems and Diehl Defence partner to offer SkyStriker loitering munition to German armed forces

The partnership aims to provide the Bundeswehr with a versatile, long-range loitering munition while enabling local manufacturing and integration, enhancing Germany’s autonomous strike capabilities and strengthening the domestic defense industry

ynet Global | 06.11.26

The Iran effect: Combat-proven Israeli systems drive record $19.2 billion export boom

Israeli defense exports surged 30% in 2025 to a record $19.2 billion as global demand for battle-tested systems grew, led by air defense and surveillance technologies, while Gulf states emerged as an increasingly important market

Elisha Ben Kimon | 06.02.26

From right: Rotem Abeles, Amos Lahav and Noam Friedman

Airis Labs exits stealth with $60M to turn field video into defense intelligence

AI defense startup will use the funding to expand US operations, grow its team and develop a platform that helps governments turn unstructured video and imagery into searchable intelligence

ynet Global | 05.27.26

Smart emergency button, anti-bullying game win at Israel teen hackathon

Some 1,000 teens from Israel’s periphery developed tools to fight bullying, loneliness and safety risks, with Ramla students winning for a smart emergency app

ynet Global | 05.05.26

Defense know-how could help power a civilian space industry, Israeli executive says

Hilla Haddad Chmelnik, a former senior innovation official, says the country’s defense talent and simulation expertise could help it compete in the growing space economy — if it stops 'staying out of the game'

David Matlin | 04.23.26

Israel defense startup targets war’s biggest gap: losing contact when it matters most

Commcrete is challenging decades of military doctrine with technology that ensures continuous, secure communication in contested environments, transforming combat rescue and redefining how modern forces operate across complex battlefields

ynet Global | 04.17.26

Protego Ventures founders Lee Moser and Lital Leshem

Israeli fund bets on defense tech startups as wars reshape military innovation

As conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East push governments to seek faster, more flexible battlefield technologies, Protego Ventures is backing Israeli startups in drones, AI, robotics and infrastructure protection

ynet Global | 03.16.26

תיעוד: ניסויים במערכת ההגנה האווירית "קלע דוד"

Global defense leaders to converge in Tel Aviv for Defense.Tech Expo 2026

International military, industry and investment figures expected at Israel’s largest defense and HLS exhibition; focus on combat-proven technologies, dual-use systems and cross-border cooperation; event reflects growing global demand for Israeli security solutions amid rising instability

ynet Global | 02.02.26

From hardware to intelligence: the operating system powering next-generation robotics

After selling their previous company to Intel, founders Aviv and Matteo Shapira joined forces with Rubi Liani, and Adir Tubi, to build XTEND around a simple idea: software, not hardware, defines modern robotic operations; with a human in the loop approach and a collaboration with Lockheed Martin, XTEND is emerging as a core enabler of complex missions within the US defense ecosystem

Tal Shahaf | 01.24.26

Israeli armor maker Plasan freezes IPO, eyes merger with CarmChrome in defense sector shakeup

Kibbutz Sasa shelves 1.25 billion shekel IPO plan, pursue merger with CarmChrome ahead of possible 2026 listing at reduced 1 billion shekel valuation

Golan Hazani, Calcalist | 12.22.25

Elbit's secret mega deal could erode Israel's military advantage

Deal that Elbit signed about a month ago with a foreign country includes the sale of a strategic defense system based on unique and groundbreaking technology; details of the system being sold and the country that purchased it were prohibited from publication

Yuval Azoulay/Calcalist | 12.16.25

Streaks of light are seen as Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercept rockets launched from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon,

Meet the man who says Israeli tech is the country’s true shield

Edouard Cukierman: 'The idea of the Iron Dome is just an illustration of Israeli technology capabilities'

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 10.04.25

נתניהו לצד מטוס טייפון עם מערכת לייטנינג 5 של רפאל. ספרד ביטלה עסקה של 200 מיליון יורו

Israel hit with nearly $1 billion in scrapped defense contracts as global fury over Gaza war grows

Industry officials fear the cancellations could spread to other countries seeking to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza, while a prolonged freeze on new deals worth billions threatens long-term exports

Yuval Azulay, Omer Kabir | 09.28.25

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