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The bombs that learned to see and think for themselves

Rafael’s SPICE family transformed conventional bombs into precision weapons that can home in without GPS; more than 25 years after its debut, the latest generation uses AI to identify and strike moving targets at greater ranges

ynet Global | 09.13.26

Greece security deal may help ease interceptor shortage after Iran war

Rafael and IAI to receive 3 billion euros to build Greece a multilayered air defense system against drones, aircraft and ballistic missiles, while helping Israel replenish its own defenses

Yuval Azoulay | 09.01.26

Finland’s double game: accuses Israel of ‘Gaza genocide,’ buys David’s Sling for millions

Helsinki extends defense cooperation with Israel through 2034 and is buying the David’s Sling air defense system for 317 million euros, even as criticism over the Gaza war intensifies in Finland and across Europe and officials withhold details

Itamar Eichner | 08.30.26

Learned from Israel? The workaround to bypass Qatar and make Iron Dome components in Germany

Lower Saxony will invest €200 million to take over the Osnabrück plant, allowing Rafael to deal with the state instead of Volkswagen, where Qatar holds veto power, while saving thousands of jobs

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 08.29.26

‘We intercepted dozens of UAVs’: Rafael CEO reveals Iron Beam’s battlefield breakthrough

Raised in a large religious family, Rafael CEO Yoav Tourgeman now stands at the forefront of Israel's defense industry; he discusses scientific breakthroughs, global challenges, Rafael's patriotic workforce and why an IPO is key to growth

ynet | 08.10.26

Iron Beam delivered to IDF, but ‘game-changing’ laser shield remains offline months later

Rafael-developed billion-dollar laser interceptor delivered to IDF in December but remains nonoperational, delaying hopes for low-cost new layer of Israel’s air defense

Navit Zomer | 08.09.26

נגיף קורונה איטליה נמל התעופה פיומיצ'ינו רומא בדיקות ל נוסעים

Italy orders Israeli companies removed from Rome airport counter-drone project

Italy’s top administrative court overturns the contract award, citing military-equipment rules and ordering Rome airport operator ADR to hire Italian firm ELT instead

The Media Line | 08.06.26

Rafael delivers 1,000th Typhoon naval weapon system to Israeli Navy

Rafael has delivered its 1,000th Typhoon remote-controlled naval weapon station to the Israeli Navy; the system, in service with 25 navies worldwide, is designed to counter surface and aerial threats, including drones, and will continue replacing older systems in the fleet

ynet Global | 07.29.26

'We had a friend in need': how Israel quietly helped India turn the tide in a Himalayan war

Speaking to Indian media, two Israeli officials reveal for the first time how a hastily assembled team of engineers rushed advanced military technology to India during its 1999 war with Pakistan, helping lay the foundation for one of Jerusalem's closest defense partnerships

Ilan Levinsohn | 07.27.26

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

ההפגנות נגד פיטורי העובדים הצפויים בפולקסווגן. כנראה שלקטארים לא אכפת מהם

Qatar reportedly blocks crisis-hit Volkswagen’s Iron Dome deal with Israel

Israeli defense firm Rafael planned to manufacture missile-defense components at Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant, potentially protecting 2,300 jobs, but the German automaker’s influential Qatari shareholder reportedly blocked the Israeli partnership

Zeev Avrahami, Berlin | 07.12.26

The IDF’s new secret weapon against FPV drones isn’t a missile

As fiber-optic FPV drones inflict heavy casualties, the IDF is testing AI, lasers and high-powered microwaves in a race to find an effective defense

Tal Shahaf | 07.05.26

Iron Dome’s next leap: Israel tests laser-linked upgrade for the wars ahead

The Defense Ministry and Rafael say the tests applied lessons from the war and operations against Iran, proving new capabilities against rockets, cruise missiles and drones while ‘improving readiness for an intense security decade’

Dennis Bihler | 06.30.26

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

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