Israeli missile defense

Elbit Systems to upgrade Israel's Merkava tanks in $200m. Defense Ministry deal

Elbit Systems secured a $210m MOD contract to upgrade Merkava tanks with renewed electronics, AI-enhanced sights, spare parts, and long-term support.

An Israeli soldier looks on from a Merkava tank while operating in a location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on December 7, 2023
A Cambodian military personnel stands on a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, around 40 km (24 miles) from the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple, after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a second day, in Cambodia.

Israeli tech reshapes Thai-Cambodian border conflict with shadow precision

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks to the media outside the U.S. Capitol after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 3, 2025.

AOC faces backlash, vandalism after voting against cutting US aid from Israel’s Iron Dome

 Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, June 15, 2025

Why does Iran launch missiles at night? Tehran's tactical, technological considerations


War with Iran: What’s working and big question marks - analysis

The IDF said that it was critical for the air force to attack Iran in stages, first removing air defenses, top commanders, and the highly defended Natanz nuclear site.

 Israelis in a public shelter in Tel Aviv as a siren is heard across Israeli warning of incoming ballistic missiles fired from Iran. June 15, 2025.

From the ’91 scuds to the ’25 Iranian missiles: Israel’s arc of defense - analysis

The Gulf War exposed the country’s vulnerability to long-range missile fire and, more broadly, the emerging reality that future wars would target civilians as much as soldiers.

 An Iranian missile is displayed during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025.

Israeli military on high alert as regional tensions, Iranian rhetoric escalate

Faced with mounting military, economic, and political pressures, Iran may seek to strike Israel in the coming days, although experts say escalating Iranian rhetoric could be mere bluster

 A view of an Iranian missile during the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 11, 2024.

Eyal Zamir: AI will dominate 'future battlefield', Israel will lead

“This may sound visionary, but the future battlefield will allow swarms of mixed combat units – men and unmanned systems fighting together."

The first International Defense-Tech Summit.

Cutting-edge Israeli warship used for first time in Gaza attack

Cutting-edge Saar 6 vessels were used in the first attack on Gaza.

 Israel's second Saar-6 corvette, a warship dubbed "Oz", sails before a welcoming ceremony by the Israeli Navy to mark its arrival, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa, northern Israel June 9, 2021

Israel's Iron Dome won't work against Russian missiles - Ukraine's defense minister

Comment contradicts earlier claims that Ukraine had asked Israel for the system. Reznikov says Ukraine needs to develop its own missile defense system.

Successful tests of the new Iron Dome weapons system, February 1, 2021

Israeli tech: This new sensor can detect incoming fire on battlefield

The OTHELLO-P passive high-performance gunfire detection system increases survivability and lethality of troops on the battlefield.

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

Which Israeli defense companies will participate in Eurosatory?

Europe's leading land defense and security exhibition will take place in Paris this year, and is set to feature dozens of Israeli companies.

Rafael's SPIKE SR missile.

War boosts the economy: Israeli defense giants expecting rise in sales to Europe

Security & Defense: Israeli defense companies are getting ready for a European shopping spree.

A FINNISH armored terrain vehicle, Patria, is seen during a drill between Finnish and Swedish troops at Tofta shooting field on the Swedish island Gotland in 2017.

Bennett's laser bluff: New system promises less than headlines imply - analysis

The new laser defense system is no answer to the threats posed by Hezbollah, and is a delayed response to Hamas.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is seen looking out of his office window.

It might be political, but Iron Dome is a lifesaver for Israelis - analysis

Moshe Ya'alon: The move won’t affect Israel’s military superiority but it uncovers deep divisions between the Democratic Party and Israel. 

THE IRON Dome anti-missile system intercepts a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, as seen from Ashkelon last month.