Weapons

Elbit Systems order backlog hits $32 billion amid global defense boom

Sales to the Defense Ministry continued to grow in the latest quarter, reaching 37% of the company's activity, driven by munitions, drones, and intelligence systems.

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

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Weapons seized by Israel Police in the West Bank on August 9, 2026.

Police attacked by dozens in West Bank after locating weapons cache belonging to Israeli Jew


IDF reservist indicted over stolen IDF rifle, drug ring that supplied soldiers

What began as an investigation into a stolen M16 evolved into a wider probe that uncovered an alleged drug trafficking network and implicated an IDF officer.

A stash of cocaine discovered during a police investigation into the trafficking of an M16 rifle taken from an IDF base in northern Israel. August 3, 2026.

Israel Police find three powerful pipe bombs outside Ramallah train station

The police also stated that they had found dozens of 5.56 caliber ammunition alongside the pipe bombs, which had been stolen from the IDF.

Three pipe bombs found by the Israeli police in Ramallah, August 2, 2026.

Deadly Tell clash between settlers, Palestinians may mark West Bank turning point - analysis

Competing accounts of the deadly Tell confrontation highlight growing tensions over settler violence, Palestinian attacks, and the risk of a wider uprising.

Israeli soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

‘We believe Hamas will not disarm,’ Israeli-backed militia figure in Gaza tells ‘Post’

Dismantling armed militias could discourage locals from working with Israel, says a Gaza resident. "People will think twice for fear of being abandoned."

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

Hamas distributing personal weapons to operatives to avoid total disarmament amid BoP deal - report

A Palestinian source said Hamas is distributing rifles to individuals under the guise of personal firearms, while insisting it will not disarm despite the Board of Peace agreement.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

XTEND expands in Europe with Latvia's Atlas, adding thousands of robotic platforms to portfolio

With Atlas merger, XTEND boosts its autonomous systems portfolio and strengthens support for NATO and EU partners.

(Illustrative) Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding

Israel charges man who allegedly sought Hamas help, researched explosives to attack Ben-Gvir

Prosecutors say Muhammad Awad repeatedly tried to contact Hamas, researched explosives, and considered using a drone or guided missile to attack National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Arrest of Muhammad Awad from Nazareth on on suspicion of promoting terrorist activity, July 21, 2026.

Baby with a gun: Bizarre photographs lead Israel Police to illegal weapons in Arab-Israeli town

The police investigation, conducted alongside the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), uncovered photographic evidence proving that the suspects possessed and carried illegal firearms.

An infant is seen propped up on a sofa next to an M16 rifle, in a series of incriminating photos obtained by Israel Police.

Duns 100 maps 60 firms driving Israel’s defense-tech transformation

The rankings span six categories: defense integrators, defense manufacturing, unmanned and autonomous systems, homeland security, intelligence and cyber, and tactical and ground equipment. 

AeroSentinel G2 drone in active operation, providing real-time aerial intelligence in complex environments.

Damascus calls Hezbollah ‘terrorist militia’, partners with Iraq to stop arms smuggling

The ministry said specialized security units intercepted a suspicious vehicle near the Syrian-Iraqi border and discovered a cache of long-range missiles, guided anti-tank missiles, and drones. 

Drones displayed by Syria's Interior Ministry after authorities said they were seized during an operation that foiled an alleged cross-border weapons smuggling attempt near the al-Tanf border crossing with Iraq, July 16, 2026.