Defense industry

Pentagon seeks addtional $80B for Iran war amid tumultious time in America

The additional $80 billion request from Congress for the Iran war comes as officials lobby lawmakers and debate intensifies over defense spending, military readiness, and the impact on US households.

 US-POLITICS-CONGRESS-DOD-HEGSETH US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense hearing to examine the 2027 budget for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026
A FURY drone sits inside the Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility, operated by Anduril, in Ashville, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 2026.

Anduril eyes former air force chief to head Israel operations

Robotican's Rooster hybrid robotic drone platform

Inside the IDF push to deploy smarter, faster robots across the frontlines

SpyX enables tactical teams to organically detect, confirm and hit targets with the ability to carry a variety of warheads up to 2.5 kg such as Anti-Personnel and light vehicles (A/P) and Anti-Tanks (A/T).

Algeria is spending $25 billion to counter weapons Israel built for Morocco - opinion


Anduril Industries explores Israel entry as defense-tech expansion accelerates

Several candidates have been shortlisted to manage the company's operations in Israel and Anduril is in the final stages of finalizing the appointment of one of them to the position.

A FURY drone sits inside the Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility, operated by Anduril, in Ashville, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 2026.

The BTL plant in Nahariya will close and 450 employees will be laid off

Following the negotiations, it was decided to keep two departments open, but for hundreds of families in the north it is too little, too late.

The BTL plant in Tefen

US Air Force awards production contracts to Anduril for drone wingmen

Anduril says the production line is currently capable of delivering up to 150 aircraft per year.

Anduril's  FQ-44 semi-autonomous fighter aircraft

Pratt & Whitney's BTL plant in Nahariya to close

The plant was founded in 1968 by Stef Wertheimer after the then French President Charles de Gaulle imposed an arms embargo on Israel following the Six Day War.

Blades Technology plant in Nahariya

Israeli defense firms walled off in Paris as Ondas unveils autonomous warfare push

Despite over a dozen Israeli booths boarded up at Eurosatory, several Israeli companies acquired by Florida-based Ondas systems are showcasing their systems

Ondas's systems of systems

Trump invokes defense production act for munitions, supply chains

"I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, next to a podium with the emblem of the Department of War.

Israel expects new air defense orders from Europe due to growing concerns over Russian threat

Asked whether European countries were interested in Arrow or David's Sling, he said there was also interest in the Iron Dome, a system designed to take out short-range threats.

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.

Israeli defense booths boarded up at Eurosatory despite meeting discriminatory demands

A video distributed by the defense ministry showed that French workers had arrived overnight for a special operation to board up certain Israeli companies' exhibits.

Aeronautic's booth at Eurosatory 2026, blocked off by the French

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns

The Mepro 6x is a compact and lightweight x6 telescopic day sight with a range of up to 1000 meters

Meprolight's Mepro x6 scope on the Negev light machine gun

Ukraine's defense AI chief predicts 'new paradigm' of warfare

Danylo Tsvok predicts 'war of operating systems' with Russia in the next three-five years

A person holds a Sting interceptor drone by the Ukrainian company Wild Hornets at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, March 16, 2026