Israel defense news

Israel procures two new additional refueling aircraft for the IDF from Boeing

The contract’s scope is estimated at approximately half a billion dollars and is funded through US aid. The aircraft will replace the IAF’s fleet of Re’em Boeing 707 tankers.

Israel's new KC-46 aircraft.
ELVO factory.

SK Group becomes sole owner of ELVO, plans to expand global defense manufacturing

IAI CEO Boaz Levy.

IAI CEO: US should pick us to build the Golden Dome missile defense shield

IN THE melee of aerial threats during the Israel-Iran War, there was one rare incident where a single Apache helicopter (pictured) managed to shoot down six drones in only a couple minutes.

Defense-tech is here to stay, even after the wars in Ukraine and Israel end - analysis


Ottopia's hybrid AI is pioneering the future of autonomous vehicles

Ottopia’s platform delivers ultra-low latency communication between human operators and machines, transmitting control signals and live video feeds seamlessly.

A person controls a Ottopia software.

'Test in Ukraine': Kyiv invites companies to test defense platforms in Russia war battlefield

While Israeli companies are banned from selling weapons and technology to Ukraine, several companies have found roundabout ways to get their platforms into the conflict. 

Ukraine is inviting startups, companies, and governments from across the world to use the Ukrainian war to test their platforms.

The women shaping Israel's front line strategy against Iran: Inside the IDF's war bunker

From Yemen to Tehran, these lieutenant-colonels lead critical operations while balancing family life and military duty.

 IDF's women Operational Hummer Driving Instructors seen at a gas station in the northern town of Katsrin, Golan Heights on February 8, 2024.

The victories of Operation Rising Lion prove God protects his chosen people - opinion

Rising Lion indeed is a “peculiar and fateful” moment in history, and point to the attentive hand of God in our world.

 AN IRANIAN missile attack is intercepted, as seen in the skies of northern Israel last week. Iran managed to fire about 600 missiles at Israel in 18 barrages, but 87% were intercepted by Israeli and other defensive systems, the writer notes.

Israel’s defense tech sector showcases Israel’s pioneering edge - analysis

Now, Israel needs to keep producing the best leading-edge defense technology to manage the future battlefield and confront future threats.

 Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) new passive high-performance gunfire detection system (GDS): OTHELLO-P.

Israel, Germany move toward 2025 delivery of Arrow missile defense system

Progress comes amidst German ban on sales of arms to Israel

 The Arrow 3 air defense system, used for the first time on November 9, 2023, to intercept a missile fired at Eilat by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Spain cancels purchase of police ammunition from Israeli firm

Spain has been one of the European Union's harshest critics of Israel's campaign in Gaza and more recently in south Lebanon.

 Members of Spain's Guardia Civil of Valdemoro march with French Gendarmes during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, France, July 14, 2018.

Israel's demining near Golan signals wider front against Hezbollah, sources say

Israel has cleared landmines and established barriers, signaling an intensification in the war against Hezbollah.

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon uncover Hezbollah weapons, October 13, 2024.

Hezbollah rockets harm civilians despite IDF operations; Gallant: our strike will be suprising

Changes in war could mark a shift in emphasizing Gaza and Lebanon as bigger security issues than Iran.

 Soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, 9-Oct-2024.

The challenges facing UN peacekeepers in Lebanon - analysis

Irish troops have had a presence in southern Lebanon since 1978, but they now face an impossible mission.

 An Irish peacekeeper sits inside a UN peacekeepers' vehicle at Camp Shamrock where Irish and Polish peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are stationed, close to the Lebanese-Israeli border, November 29, 2023.

Israel must respond to Iran's massive ballistic missile attack - analysis

Iran has assumed for too long that it can wreak havoc without retribution - that needs to change.

 The remains of a ballistic missile fired from Iran which landed in Israel, October 1, 2024