Aerospace & defense

Built by Thyssenkrupp, the INS Drakon costs €500 million with one third of the cost financed by the German government.

According to Brown University's Watson Institute, the US provided Israel with $17.9 billion military aid in the first year of the war, well above the annual $3.8 billion in aid the US has formally agreed to grant Israel.

Representatives of the Ministry of Defense DDR&D, venture capital investors and entrepreneurs participated in a conference for startups operating in security, which was held at the initiative of the Fusion Fund and the Pearl Cohen law firm.

The Ministry of Defense is procuring 25 advanced F15IA jets for delivery from 2031.

The order from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems is for the supply of the Iron Fist active protection system for Bradley M2A4E1 Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

The companies are participating in Euronaval, five days after the Paris Commercial Court struck down the decision by the French government to bar Israeli companies.

The new order almost doubles the company's backlog of orders to NIS 700 million.

For the second time in the past four months, the Paris Commercial Court has overturned a decision by the French government to ban Israeli companies from a defense exhibition.

Since the start of the war, Rafael's Trophy system has proven itself in many operations and has intercepted many anti-tank missiles.

The Iron Dome short-medium range missile interception capability system is being integrated into the US air defense systems.

Spanish company Guardian Defense & Homeland Security SA, which is controlled by Israeli company Guardian Holdings Ltd., signed a contract to supply bullets to the Spanish police.

Iron Beam, which unlike rival laser systems can intercept a cruise missile, has gone into serial production. "Globes" examines the implications for Israel's air defenses.

The agreement signed with Rafael and Elbit for Iron Beam production will significantly cut the costs of intercepting aerial threats against Israel.

The Tel Aviv-based company, which was founded seven years ago, is best known for its unique encapsulated ways of launching UAVs.

Aerodrome Group produces drones for intelligence gathering by acquiring, analyzing and processing data for generation of advanced digital based AI insights.

Speaking before a visit to Ukraine, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said that the THAAD advanced anti-missile system is "in place" in Israel.

This is the second time that President Macron has acted against Israel's defense companies because of the war, after they were kept away from the Eurosatory exhibition in June.

Israeli startups participated alongside veteran defense companies Elbit Systems, IAI, and Rafael to highlight drone interception capabilities.

The deployment to Israel of a Thaad antimissile battery is part of US efforts to help close gaps in Israel's air defenses, "The Financial Times" reports.

The committee chaired by Prof. Jacob Nagel is examining Israel's defense budget and the structure of its armed forces.

The solution includes the laser-based Lite Beam system and the 30 mm Samson remote weapon system.

INSS senior researcher Dr. Yehoshua Kalisky talks to "Globes" about Hezbollah's capabilities and why the organization is reluctant to fire on central Israel.

Hezbollah said the missile was aimed at Mossad headquarters.

Israel can't make everything itself, and imported components expose it to a range of risks.

Germany has yet to approve a shipment of 10,000 precision tank shells requested last November, "Bild" reports.

Israel has been the world's biggest supplier of loitering munitions (suicide drones) over the past 28 years according to research by the Center for New American Security (CNAS).

The aerial threat from drones has been a major challenge for Israel in the war and Axon Vision's AI systems have provided some vital solutions.

Fragments from the missile and from interceptors hit various places. Yesterday, Houthi defense minister Mohamed al-Atifi warned of “surprises”.

Argentina's Ministry of Defense is considering replacing its aging Belgium FN FAL rifles with new Arad 7 assault rifles as Peru is already doing.

Syria's CERS develops and produces advanced weaponry used by Hezbollah, under the guise of pure scientific research.