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UVision Hero 120 on armored vehicle

“Our drone is a one-way ticket”: Inside UVision’s deadly marriage of surveillance and strike

28.09.25|Amy Shapiro
As part of CTech’s series on Israel’s unmanned aerialscape, UVision EVP Itzik Huber explains how loitering munitions merge the intelligence of UAVs with the strike power of missiles, and the way that combination is reshaping modern warfare.
Lital Leshem Protego Ventures

Defensetech is here to stay – even after the wars in Ukraine and Israel end

12.08.25|Lital Leshem
“The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, combined with the absence of automatic U.S. backing, have triggered existential fears in many countries. These fears won’t simply fade when the fighting stops. For Israel’s high-tech sector, this presents a generational opportunity,” writes Lital Leshem, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Protego Ventures.
אמיר גבע סמנכ״ל צפון אמריקה של התעשייה האווירית IAI

New defense tech venture G2 emerges with high-profile founders, quiet controversy

03.08.25|Yuval Azulay
Amir Geva, Executive Vice President of North American Affairs at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), founded a startup with the founder of Trax. Despite signing a conflict of interest agreement, according to which he is only allowed to invest in the company, in a deck to investors he was defined as the company's president. Geva: "It was a mistake by the editors of the presentation."
מימין יואב קנול אהרון אפלבאום פרד לנדאו מייסדי קרן דיפנס טק

Kinetica eyes $150 million to fuel Israel’s defense-tech surge

30.06.25|Sophie Shulman
The VC fund counts top Israeli generals, Palantir’s Joe Lonsdale, and U.S. security leaders among its backers and advisors.
SMASHSHOOTER

Israel’s SMARTSHOOTER lands $13M U.S. Army contract for advanced fire control systems

29.05.25|James Spiro
Its SMASH 3000 system uses artificial intelligence, computer vision, and advanced tracking to help soldiers detect and eliminate aerial and ground targets.
ג'וש וולפה שותף מייסד בקרן LUX

“Despite disgusting descriptions of the IDF, the world still wants Israeli tech”: Lux’s Josh Wolfe on global demand for defense innovation

26.05.25|Sophie Shulman
In an exclusive with Calcalist, the Lux Capital co-founder explains why wartime Israel has become the envy of the world’s security establishment.
Gigi Levy Weiss Yiftach Shoolman

Gigi Levy-Weiss and Redis co-founder Yiftach Shoolman launch defense tech startup Line 5, raising $20M Seed round

21.05.25|Sophie Shulman
The stealth Israeli startup is the year’s biggest defense-tech Seed deal, as founders turn focus from gaming and cybersecurity to battlefield innovation.  
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 מייסדי Kela מימין בר אילן מרידור מני ו דרור

Defense startup Kela raises $60 million, reaches $100 million in first-year funding

13.05.25|Sophie Shulman
Founded after the October 7 attacks, the company is developing a battlefield operating system to help militaries integrate AI and commercial tech.
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 ד"ר גל הררי סמנכ"ל הטכנולוגיות של מפא"ת במשרד הביטחון

How Israel’s defense-tech industry rebooted after October 7

04.05.25|Yuval Azulay
Once caught off guard by Hamas, the Defense Ministry is now turning to startups and AI to shape the battlefield of the future. 
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 עמיקם נורקין מפקד חיל האוויר לשעבר שותף מנהל Ace Capital

Can Israeli startups reinvent the global defense industry?

04.05.25|Amikam Norkin
With growing investor interest and military demand, defense-tech may become Israel’s next breakout sector.
מוסף עצמאות 30.4.25 חמוטל מרידור Kela חדש

Kela: The Israeli startup rewriting how wars are fought

30.04.25|Sophie Shulman
Founder Hamutal Meridor talks innovation, global instability, and Israel’s role in reshaping military systems.
Defense tech map 1

Israel’s defense tech map expands to 312 firms amid wartime innovation boom

06.04.25|CTech
Startup Nation Central says many companies self-identified in recent months as investor interest surged.
מייסדי קלע מימין עמר בר אילן אלון דרור חמוטל מרידור ג'ייסון מני

Inside Kela: The Israeli defense-tech startup backed by Sequoia and the CIA

18.03.25|Sophie Shulman
With top-tier investors and elite military talent, Kela aims to transform modern warfare with AI-driven command systems. 
רכב משוריין SandCat של חברת פלסן

Plasan looks to raise $150 million at a $500 million valuation amid defensetech surge

17.03.25|Golan Hazani
The Israeli military supplier is capitalizing on soaring demand for protection systems.
מייסדי קלע מימין עמר בר אילן אלון דרור חמוטל מרידור ג'ייסון מני

After months of secrecy, Israeli defense startup Kela unveils its vision with $39M in funding

17.03.25|Sophie Shulman
The much-anticipated company, founded after October 7, is building an open platform to modernize military technology. 
אולפן SNC גודל וידאו 1

AI, drones, and the explosive growth of Israel’s dual-use defensetech industry

25.02.25|James Spiro
Startup Nation Central held a panel highlighting the growing sector and emphasized the benefit of dual-use companies to raise confidence and capital among investors. 
Defense tech panel

"To build Israeli companies like Anduril or Palantir, we must focus on comprehensive solutions, not niche ones"

17.02.25|CTech
Industry leaders including Eli Friedman, Rotem Eldar, Yonatan Altman, Yoav Etsion, and Lital Leshem stress the need for Israeli defense-tech companies to shift towards comprehensive, user-driven solutions. They argue this shift is essential for competing globally and scaling companies like Anduril and Palantir. 
Tech TLV Conference CTech Dorin Beniel

How will the defensetech exit landscape evolve in the future?

16.01.25|James Spiro
Dorin Baniel, Leading Investments in the Region at NightDragon, spoke to CTech about the relatively new sector and how it needs to play catch-up with veteran ecosystems with reputable exits. 
Tech TLV Conference CTech Perri Finkelstein

“Israel's agility, especially in times of war, is going to make it a leader in defensetech”

16.01.25|James Spiro
Perri Finkelstein, Head of Business Development and Value Creation at Protego Ventures, shared her insights with CTech at Tech TLV
מימין אהוד שניאורסון אהוד ברק עידן נוריק איגור בוגדלוב

To succeed in defense-tech, Israeli startups must stake their claim in the US

17.12.24|Sophie Shulman
The acquisition of Paragon by American investment firm AE, which could reach almost $1 billion, is another testament to how geopolitical dynamics push Israeli companies to establish a stronger American presence or sell out to U.S. firms. 
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