Drones

20 stories about Drones
רחפן רחפנים DRONE

“People are very suspicious of Israel. But we have to show the world that our drones are still ahead of the curve.”

08.07.24|James Spiro
 As the private sector expands civilian use of drones, history shows Israel’s past prominence in their development but scrutiny in their present. “No doubt that we were the pioneers” in the military drone industry, noted former Israeli Air Force Commander Eitan Ben Eliyahu 
כנס צמיחה ד"ר יהודית הוכרמן פרומר סמנכ"לית מחקר רפאל

Rafael integrating high power microwave and laser systems to battle drone swarms

27.06.24|Tomer Hadar
Dr. Judith Hocherman-Frommer discussed Rafael's next-gen defense technologies at the Growth Conference
אביב שפירא מנכ"ל ומייסד Xtend

XTEND lands $40 million Series B for robot and drone operating system

08.05.24|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup’s XOS operating system aims to provide robots and drones with AI capabilities and help them partner with humans
מוסף שבועי 7.12.23 חן גולן מנכ"ל נקסט ויזן

NextVision revenue surges amid rising demand for drone cameras

11.03.24|Miki Greenfeld
The war sharply increased the demand for NextVision's cameras, in addition to a jump in sales in Europe and the US following the war in Ukraine; the company ended 2023 with a 150% jump in net profit to $27.5 million; NextVision's stock jumped by 302% last year.
דגמים של כטב"ם שהאד 136 מוצגים באיראן לפני שנה

Israel investing hundreds of millions to counter Iran's kamikaze drones threat

02.02.24|Yuval Azulay
The Israeli defense establishment has initiated a large-scale emergency procurement of defense systems to counter the challenge of intercepting massive swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles that could attack Israel should an all-out war break out with Hezbollah
מל"ט מתאבד הארופ התעשייה האווירית

Israeli 'kamikaze' drones in high demand amidst Gaza war, as IAI nets $145 million in deals

24.11.23|Yuval Azulay
Israel Aerospace Industries signed two separate agreements with two countries for long range loitering munitions, which are designed to loiter above the battlefield and attack targets by crashing into them and exploding
מלט הרון 1 מ תוצתרת ה תעשייה ה אווירית

Israel Aerospace Industries lands $1 billion in drone deals

20.09.22|Udi Etsion
With the war in the Ukraine demonstrating the importance of drones, IAI has closed two new mega deals: $600 million with an unnamed foreign country and $400 million with the Israeli Ministry of Defense
Wonder Robotics team

Wonder Robotics raises $4 million Seed round for autonomous drone solution

11.07.22|CTech
The Israeli startup’s smart safety layer includes vertical awareness and robust precision landing, allowing drones to stay safe while beyond the visual line of sight of an operator or mission manager
Drones take to the skies

Welcome to the Age of the Drone

22.06.22|Sponsored Content
By Blake Simmons
נקסטויז'ן extvision drone

The Israeli company developing the eyes behind suicide drones

06.04.22|Yafit Ovadia
NextVision Stabilized Systems’ cameras enable drones to monitor areas like never before, and hone in and attack targets, when needed
vHive co-founders Yariv Geller Tomer Daniel

vHive raises $25 million Series B for Digital Twin software solution

05.04.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup's software platform enables organizations to autonomously capture data using drones to create Digital Twins of their assets, such as cell towers, cranes, and structures
Yariv Bash Flytrex 20

“I want to show that drone delivery is in the near future.”

09.01.22|CTech
Yariv Bash, CEO of Flytrex, says commercial drone delivery operations will be expanding quickly in the next two years
אביב שפירא XTEND

XTEND raises $20 million Series A for drone operating system

18.11.21|CTech
The Israeli startup's human-guided, AR and AI-powered drone system enables operators to safely perform extreme missions and is already deployed by the US DoD and the IDF
Idan Shimon Wonder Robotics

Wonder Robotics' mission to be the Mobileye for drone landings

15.10.21|James Spiro
While drones can fly without human intervention, the company hopes to be the eyes for devices looking to land in any condition
רובוט ספוט עם טכנולוגייה של פרספטו Percepto

Percepto recognized by Frost & Sullivan for leading autonomous drone-in-a-box market

19.08.21|CTech
"Percepto boasts the highest number of DIB deployments, most mature product line, and the most extensive customer base in the market,” noted Elizabeth Whynott, Best Practices Research Analyst for Frost & Sullivan
מוסף שבועי 29.11.18 רן קראוס בעלי חברת איירובוטיקס

Airobotics IPO flops, cutbacks imminent

17.08.21|Golan Hazani
Calcalist has learned that the Israeli UAV company didn't manage to raise the $12 million it had planned at a $50 million valuation, with the demand not even reaching the minimum threshold
רועי דגני מנכ"ל אירודרום AERODROME

Aerodrome expanding drone offering with $4.5 million acquisition of FlyTech

11.07.21|Golan Hazani
The Israeli company has its sights set on growing in the U.S. market in which FlyTech has already got a foothold
Eyal Zor Airwayz

Airwayz is reaching for the skies to help drone fleets fly safely

31.03.21|James Spiro
As more private companies prepare autonomous delivery fleets, Airwayz is setting itself as the air traffic controller of drones