Defense industry

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
Ondas's systems of systems

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

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.

Trump invokes defense production act for munitions, supply chains

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

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


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

From stockpiles to resilience: Modern conflict is reshaping defense force build up - opinion

Readiness used to mean warehouses full of gear. Now it means the ability to build, upgrade, and deploy faster than your adversary. Nations that don’t adapt will lose the next war before it begin

THAAD missile defense battery

Israel’s war-tested weapons are becoming Europe’s new obsession

Over a dozen Israeli companies are participating in ILA Berlin, bringing combat-proven technology to Germany

A Helsing HX2 loitering monition drone is presented at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2026

Europe should be begging for Israeli defense tech, not boycotting it- opinion

The continent that cannot produce a credible domestic alternative, has not fought a peer war in half a century, and is now locking out the only people qualified to equip it

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow

TSG unveils AI‑driven DroneWeaver System for rapid counter‑UAS defense

DroneWeaver can be a flexible and scalable solution capable of managing complex airspace environments

TSG's DroneWeaver counter-UAS system

IAI, Palladyne AI to team up to sell Harpy, Harop UAVs to Department of War

The partnership comes as the DOW increases investments in loitering munitions to expand capabilities to meet modern battlefield demands. 

IAI's Mini Harpy being launched

Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project

As well as disputes over control of the next phase of development and access to intellectual property, the two sides had widely differing requirements for the aircraft.

Scale models of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS / SCAF), Europe's next-generation fighter jet, are seen in Paris, France, February 20, 2020

As Europe rearms, Turkey pushes for deeper integration into Western defense markets - analysis

Turkey, once heavily reliant on foreign arms makers, now supplies nearly 40 countries, mainly in the Gulf, Africa, Asia, and parts of Europe, with weapons.

Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu stands next to Turkish made intercontinental ballistic missile Yildirimhan at the SAHA 2026 International Defence and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8, 2026.