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$FPV drones are currently among the most painful challenges facing the defense establishment (Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson\AP)$

‘Drones that hunt drones’: Israel’s race to stop the battlefield’s deadliest threat

Defense executives from Rafael, Elbit and IAI warn that future warfare is already here: autonomous drones, battlefield AI and space conflict; They unveiled Israel’s race to counter FPV drone threats and the technologies reshaping modern combat

Tal Shahaf | 06.01.26

Elbit will modernize a European country's military for $1.4 billion

The company announced that it has signed a five-year contract with a European country to supply autonomous unmanned vehicles, ground-based electronic warfare systems, precision-guided munitions for artillery and air-to-ground attacks, and electro-optical marking systems

Navit Zomer | 05.26.26

12 Haredi extremists face remand after break-in at top IDF officer’s home

13 other detainees have already been released, while IDF chief Eyal Zamir called incident crossing of a 'dangerous red line'; coalition leaders drew criticism for avoiding mention of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers in their condemnations

Shilo Freid | 04.29.26

Why Israel’s IDF is becoming a global outlier as other militaries struggle to survive

Analysis: A comparison of global militaries argues that Germany, Japan, China and Turkey face challenges in recruitment, readiness and doctrine, while Israel remains an operational outlier

Jonathan Adiri | 04.20.26

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

Israel eyes African forward base to bring war to Houthis’ doorstep

Israeli officials reportedly surveyed Somaliland’s coast for a possible forward base that could support intelligence gathering and operations against Yemen’s Houthis, deepening ties after Israel’s recognition of the breakaway territory

ynet | 03.11.26

נשיא רוסיה פוטין עם נשיא סין שי ג'ינפינג ב בייג'ינג

Iran has powerful friends, but it's unlikely that Russia, China will offer direct military support

'I think we could describe what Russia and China offered as sort of their "thoughts and prayers," 'says Dr. Simon Wolfgang Fuchs of Hebrew University; Iran has drawn in regional actors, particularly Gulf states, where Russia has significant strategic and economic interests

Maayan Hoffman/The Media Line | 03.08.26

Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying strategic sites amid US tensions

New facility at Parchin seen encased in concrete and soil, tunnel entrances at Isfahan buried and sites near Natanz fortified, as reconstruction and hardening continue at missile bases targeted in last year’s strikes

Reuters | 02.18.26

A market in Cairo. Purchase of military-made products is accompanied by a sense of national pride

The army that sells everything: how Egypt’s military took over the economy

Military-owned goods, from bottled water to building supplies, fill Cairo’s shelves, part of a growing economic footprint that may damage Egypt’s private sector

News agencies | 12.29.25

טקס התייחדות לחיילי חיל התותחנים ביד לתותחן ליד זכרון יעקב

Former IDF ground forces commander Kobi Barak dies at 61 after battle with illness

Maj. Gen. (res.) Yaakov 'Kobi' Barak, who also led the IDF’s logistics directorate, hailed as model officer and patriot; tributes pour in from military and community leaders, paying homage to his rich legacy

Israel Moshkovitz | 12.20.25

French report: United Arab Emirates signed mega deal with Elbit

Deal worth $2.3 billion could erode Israel's military advantage in the Middle East due to a unique and advanced system at its center; many details about the deal were banned from publication in Israel

Yuval Azoulay/Calcalist | 12.16.25

Israel’s Uzi maker unveils new 3D-printed silencers already in use by IDF special forces

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), developer of the iconic Uzi and Negev light machine gun, revealed a new line of 3D-printed silencers designed after lessons from war to reduce muzzle flash and noise that could expose troops in combat

Navit Zomer | 11.11.25

Yariv Levin, Gali Baharav-Miara and Simcha Rothman

Military advocate general affair sparks renewed push to split attorney general role

Israel’s legal system braces for High Court hearings on petitions both against the attorney general’s involvement in a probe and the appointment of Asher Kula; meanwhile, MK Rothman advances legislation to split the AG role: 'No one should hold all the strings'

Tova Zimuky | 11.08.25

16 people killed in blast at Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, sheriff says

Deadly blast leaves no survivors, as investigators search wreckage and grieving families gather for vigils; explosion shattered a close-knit community and raised questions about safety and oversight

Associated Press | 10.12.25

Veteran Israeli composer and arranger Moni Amarilio dies at 93

Many of Amarilio’s songs became part of Israel’s cultural soundtrack, among them Ba’aretz Ahavati Ha’shaked Pore’ach, Ha’har Ha’yarok Tamid, Libabtini and Etz Ha’alon

Yoav Birenberg | 09.26.25

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