Defense Tech

Switzerland opens talks on Israeli air defense system amid Patriot delays

Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post understands that the Israeli system being looked at is Rafael Advanced Defense System's David Sling

A David's Sling interceptor launching during the Israel-Hamas war; illustrative.
Octopus ISR Systems are pictured on a drone at the Eurosatory international defence and security exhibition in Villepinte, near Paris, France June 13, 2022.

Hegseth said America will remember. Israeli defense companies should too – opinion

Stratos Ventures

Stratos Ventures debuts as US-Israeli defense‑tech fund with $50m. raised

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 15, 2018.

Israel looks east as India and Greece partnerships gain importance


Fiber-optic drones require Israel to recalculate its course - opinion

After three years of warnings from the Ukrainian battlefield, Israel must establish a national task force and deploy a multi-layered defense before the threat spreads to every front

Footage released by Hezbollah claims to show an attack on an armored personnel carrier, carried out in Qantara, Lebanon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on April 28, 2026

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility

During the month-long war with Iran, 'The Washington Post' quoted several American officials as stating that over 200 THAAD interceptors were fired in defense of Israel.

THAAD missile defense battery

Rafael unveils Storm Shield to protect UAVs in contested environments

During Operation Roaring Lion, aka Epic Fury, several American and Israeli drones were downed by Iranian systems.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Storm Shield

Iran did not win the war, it won something more dangerous - opinion

The war didn’t collapse Iran. It cemented its control over Hormuz, rewired its alliances, and strengthened the very institutions the US targeted.

A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, during a rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2026.

American defense company Ondas acquires Israel's Omnisys

The Israeli defense–tech company Omnisys will integrate into Ondas's Systems of Systems architecture.

Ondas

How Ukraine is using home-grown tech to shield its skies from Russian drones - BBC

While hundreds of civilians are still dying in Russia’s ever-increasing attacks, which are designed to overwhelm Ukraine’s defense systems, Kyiv is getting better at defending its citizens.

A Ukrainian serviceman from the special police unit Hyzhak prepares a Gara, a Ukrainian multifunctional unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with artificial intelligence elements, before flying it over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk.

Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations

SMASH Hopper can be used for multiple mission scenarios including force protection, border security, anti-drone, remote ambush, and low profile operations

Smart Shooter's SMASH Hopper weapon's station

Turning Iran’s conflict data into defensive AI - opinion

The war with Iran is producing a massive operational memory. The strategic question is whether democratic defense ecosystems can organize this memory faster, more responsibly, and more intelligently

Iran Israel USA war conflict social media on display. Searching on tablet, pad, phone or smartphone screen in hand.

Israel allocates NIS 2b. to counter Hezbollah’s lethal fiber-optic drone threat

The budgetary source comes from a small NIS 4 billion fund set up and reserved in the Ministry of Defense budget for the Prime Minister's prioritization

Drone caught in anti-explosive drone barbed wire supplied by the IDF to the Lebanese army, May 14, 2026.

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas

Logos of Ondas and Omnisys