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מוסף שבועי 7.12.23 חן גולן מנכ"ל נקסט ויזן

NextVision slides 24% in two days as Fidelity exits and investors ask what comes next

07.10.26|Golan Hazani

The drone camera maker’s stock is now trading about 30% below the price at which its founders sold $200 million worth of shares in June 2025.

“This is a bad sign for NextVision”: Fidelity’s surprise $425 million exit rattles investors

06.10.26|Golan Hazani

Fidelity sold roughly 60% of its NextVision stake for about $425 million after investing $280 million just over a year ago, prompting investors to question the timing of the exit and whether the drone maker needs to diversify its growth.

Fidelity sells most of its NextVision stake for $426 million

05.10.26|Golan Hazani

The U.S. investment giant is selling 5.7 million shares in the Israeli drone camera maker at a 7% discount, leaving it with about 3.1 million shares.

How two 23-year-old former IDF operators plan to map the spectrum for wireless systems everywhere

22.09.26|CTech

Started by two childhood friends and business partners after witnessing the drone mission failures caused by unreliable spectrum data, Israeli startup Bond is building a distributed sensor network to give operators continuous visibility over the environments where their wireless systems operate.

Elbit’s SkyStriker attack drone passes German test as Israel pushes for local production in Europe

15.09.26|CTech

The long-range loitering munition successfully demonstrated an 80-kilometer target handover in a live test with German defense contractor Diehl, as the companies prepare for potential production of the system in Germany.

NextVision doubles revenue and raises 2026 target again as drone demand surges

10.08.26|Shir Reiter

The Israeli defense-tech company reported 138% revenue growth in the second quarter to $88.2 million and raised its full-year target to $355 million, even as gross margins narrowed and sales remained concentrated among a handful of customers.

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Former IAI chief's drone company sold to U.S. defense-tech group

01.07.26|Yuval Azulay

VisionWave acquires a 51% stake in Meteor Aerospace, pending successful flight testing of its flagship UAV.

NextVision insiders cash out $200 million in share sale

17.06.26|Sophie Shulman

Drone camera maker's executives and directors sell stock as foreign institutions rush to gain exposure to one of Israel's hottest defense-tech companies.

Israel develops drone robot to replace helicopters on power lines

18.05.26|CTech

IEC unveils what it says is a world-first system for installing aviation warning balls on transmission cables.

Israeli UAV startup claims top spot at European auto tech summit

26.03.26|CTech

Defense-tech startup Althimis nabbed first place in the startup competition at XPONENTIAL Europe 2026 for its solution combining AI with operational experience and learning for predicting, planning, and defending against UAV operations.

Iran’s drones vs. Israeli solutions: The battle for airspace dominance

10.03.26|Amy Shapiro

While the Iranian missile threat has diminished since the start of Operation Roaring Lion, suicide drone saturation campaigns remain a critical challenge for the Gulf states and Israel. Here are some of the local defense tech companies developing the tech solutions to track and neutralize hostile UAVs.

Why a $60 million order mattered more than a $35 billion deal

22.01.26|Amir Perger

Inside the valuation gap between NextVision and NewMed.

NextVision’s shares surge as drone-camera maker tops $7.5 billion market cap

19.01.26|Amir Perger

A $60 million order underscores how battlefield demand has transformed the company.

"Without a long-term UAV program, Israel will not be maintained as a world leader"

02.12.25|Amy Shapiro

Alon Unger, Founder and Chairman of UVID, one of the world’s largest conferences focused on the unmanned aerial sector, warns that despite the strength and scale of Israel’s UAV industry, it lacks the national support needed to remain competitive.

“As a UAV startup it’s difficult to get funds”

02.11.25|Amy Shapiro

Despite a challenging investment climate, Attis Aviation is preparing to debut its flagship ROC system, as it looks to answer the need for multi-domain capabilities in modern unmanned aviation.

“You can buy from China, but you don’t really know what’s inside,” say Israel’s defense drone giants

05.10.25|Amy Shapiro

As part of CTech’s drone series, Aeronautics and Elbit, two of Israel’s largest defense tech companies, discuss how UAVs and UASs have reshaped and continue to reshape the battlefield, how recent conflict has impacted their development, and what is shaping the future of the sector.

“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.

"An organic air force": Swarms, autonomy, and the future of drones

31.08.25|Amy Shapiro

As part of CTech’s series on Israel’s unmanned aerialscape, Spear UAV's CEO explains how the Israeli company is pioneering encapsulated drones and pushing tactical UAVs into a new era as an airborne extension of the battalion.

Rafael selling 50% of electro-optics subsidiary Controp at over $600M valuation

17.08.25|Yuval Azulay

American drone maker AeroVironment is leading negotiations in a deal valuing Controp at up to $1 billion.

Israel deploys unmanned naval vessels to bolster maritime defense

28.05.25|CTech

Autonomous boats now patrol exclusive economic zone, marking shift in naval strategy.