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Stock market showdown: who wins the IPO war for Israel’s defense giants?

Israel’s public companies association urges the government to list IAI and Rafael in Tel Aviv, warning that Nasdaq IPOs would sideline local investors from a defense boom worth billions

Gad Lior | 07.26.26

Greece turns to Israel for a €3 billion fortress in the sky

Greek parliament is expected to approve the Achilles Shield program, built around David’s Sling, SPYDER and Barak MX systems as defense ties with Israel and Cyprus deepen

Yuval Azulay, Calcalist | 07.22.26

Israeli defense firm Bagira lands €9 Million NATO support deal

The 15-year agreement with an unnamed NATO member will cover maintenance and operation of Bagira’s military training systems and mobile Gorilla consoles, extending a relationship that included €1.3 million in June purchases

ynet Global | 07.16.26

Defense tech replaces high-tech as Israel’s office market engine

Colliers Israel data shows office space leased by defense companies jumped 32% in the first half of 2026, as Rafael, Elbit, Israel Aerospace Industries and smaller defense-tech startups expand while traditional high-tech firms cut back

Dotan Levy, Calcalist | 07.07.26

Defense and chip hiring push Israeli tech employment to new record

While software firms cut jobs under pressure from AI and the strong shekel, a new Aaron Institute report says Israel’s high-tech workforce rose 6.2% in the first quarter to 424,000, led by defense and semiconductor companies

Sophie Shulman, Calcalist | 07.07.26

NIS 85,000 a month: which government company pays the highest salaries?

The Government Companies Authority’s 2025 report reveals where IAI and Rafael’s much-anticipated IPOs stand, how defense industry successes drove record revenues and which state-owned company pays the most

Navit Zomer | 06.30.26

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

DAVID GROUP launches Israel-focused private equity fund

Stella Cohen and former Goldman Sachs partner Raanan Agus launch Herzliya-based fund targeting mature Israeli and Israel-linked companies in non-tech sectors

ynet Global | 05.17.26

הדוח החריף שחושף למה לישראל אין מספיק פצצות - והסכנה לחיילים בשדה הקרב

Israel’s arms production failures endangered troops, report says

State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says Israel lost key production lines over two decades, deepening dependence on foreign suppliers and limiting its wartime freedom of action

Ron Crissy | 05.12.26

יפעל עד סוף השנה ביחד מערכת עם כיפת ברזל: הלייזר הקרקעי

Israel rushes Iron Beam laser defense system to UAE to counter Iranian drone threat

Israel sent advanced air defense systems, including the Iron Beam laser and Spectro detection technology, to the UAE, according to a report; the move aims to counter Iranian missile and drone attacks, with additional intelligence sharing also reported

ynet | 05.01.26

Elbit Systems expands European footprint with new drone facility in Romania

Israeli defense firm’s seventh facility in Romania will produce and maintain advanced drone systems, deepening local industry ties and strengthening European military capabilities

ynet Global | 04.28.26

תיעוד: יציאת מטוסי חיל האוויר לתקיפה נרחבת בשדות התעופה בטהרן

Israel, US to open talks on phasing out American defense aid by 2038

New 10-year framework expected to mark major shift in countries’ security relationship, gradually reducing US military aid while expanding joint arms development as support for Israel erodes in Washington and Israel braces for soaring defense costs

Yuval Azulay, Calcalist | 04.26.26

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

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

Veloryx nears deal to buy 70% stake in Israeli drone company Aero Sol

Homeland security firm says proposed 35M-shekel transaction, including a new investment, would advance its strategy to build a broader security group spanning drones, sensors, robotics, command-and-control systems and critical infrastructure protection

ynet Global | 03.11.26