Drones

20 stories about Drones
מערכת הפעלה רובוטית לרחפנים של אקסטנד

XTEND’s 25% surge in debut gives Israeli drone maker a strong start on Wall Street

07.09.26|CTech
Shares jumped in the company’s first day of trading following its $1.5 billion merger with JFB. The debut comes as XTEND attempts to bridge the gap between its current revenue and the hundreds of millions of dollars it has projected in coming years.
אודי אוסטר (מימין) ודניאל אלמוג, מייסדי AITAN

AITAN raises $41 million to take Israeli combat drone technology global

02.09.26|Sophie Shulman
The company, whose systems have been used by Israeli forces since October 7, has accumulated more than 500,000 operational flight hours. Its new funding will help expand technology developed through combat experience in Israel to the country’s allies. 
מערכת הפעלה רובוטית לרחפנים של אקסטנד

Israeli drone maker XTEND hits NYSE this week at $1.5 billion valuation despite widening losses

01.09.26|Sophie Shulman
XTEND has deployed 12,500 systems worldwide and is winning defense contracts, but its $5.8 million first-quarter revenue remains a fraction of the figures it once projected for 2026.
מוסף שבועי 29.11.18 רן קראוס בעלי חברת איירובוטיקס

Israeli aerospace defense company ParaZero lands first U.S. government order

26.08.26|Amy Shapiro
The Kfar Saba-based company saw its stock jump over 31 percent following the announcement of its defense contract with a U.S. federal entity.
אירינה טרק Iryna Terekh מנכ"לי יצרנית רחפנים אוקראינה פייר פוינט Fire Point

She was a furniture designer. Now she runs one of Ukraine’s biggest defense companies

21.08.26|Lital Samet
Iryna Terekh helped turn a small manufacturing operation into Fire Point, a 7,000-person defense company producing long-range drones and missiles. 
Veloryx

Chinese drones solved an immediate need. Now Israel must build a local alternative

21.08.26|Roy Bargil
Roy Bargil, CEO of Veloryx, wonders to what extent can a country afford to base critical operational ISR capabilities on systems over whose components, software, and supply chains it does not have full control?
אהרון פרנקל  איש עסקים ו יזם בינלאומי לצד כטב"מ של יוויז'ן מסוג HERO

UVision CFO exits as suicide-drone maker's $3.5 billion Nasdaq IPO hits valuation hurdles

19.08.26|Golan Hazani
Ronny Barak has left the company as defense stocks retreat, raising pressure on owner Aaron Frankel to lower his IPO ambitions.
High Lander Unveils New System to Identify Friendly and Hostile Drones

High Lander Unveils New System to Identify Friendly and Hostile Drones

19.08.26|Corporate Service
Andromeda, designed for homeland security organizations, brings together data from different drone detection systems into one airspace picture, allowing operators to identify in real time which drones are authorized to fly and which may pose a security threat
מערכת הפעלה רובוטית לרחפנים של אקסטנד

Israeli drone maker XTEND lands up to $15 million NATO contract as allies seek alternatives to Chinese drones

19.08.26|Allon Sinai
The Israeli autonomous-systems company secured $4.5 million for the first year of the contract as Western militaries put greater emphasis on trusted technology and secure supply chains.
רחפן אוטונומי של איירובוטיקס

Israel's attack-drone tender takes an unexpected turn as Ondas joins Kela and eyesAtop

13.08.26|Yuval Azulay
The Ministry of Defense has reopened its “Digital Bat” tender just weeks after naming Kela and eyesAtop as winners, adding Airobotics, an Ondas subsidiary, to a program expected to involve several thousand tactical attack drones. 
מימין אושרי לוגסי ו מערכות לתכנון אופטימיזציה וניהול משימות לצבאות אונדס Ondas

Israel selects Ondas to build “Digital Bat” low-cost attack drones

12.08.26|Allon Sinai
The multi-million-dollar program will develop a new generation of tactical attack drones designed for rapid deployment and scalable production, reflecting Israel’s growing focus on affordable autonomous weapons for frontline forces. 
הקברניט רחפן רחפנים חיזבאללה

Israel seeks a new way to expose drones using cellphone networks

12.08.26|CTech
The Defense Ministry has opened a call to technology developers for systems that can detect and locate drones operating through cellular networks, including in hostile terrain. 
Udi Oster

"Today, drones seem like a given. In October 2023, they were almost nowhere"

06.08.26|Sophie Shulman
After witnessing the drone shortage on the front lines and losing his brother Eitan in Lebanon, Udi Oster is building the technology he believes could change future battles.

Iron Dome and Iron Beam maker Rafael takes on the drone threat with upgraded Spyder system

30.07.26|CTech
The company demonstrated new capabilities against low-signature UAVs as militaries rethink how to protect forces and critical infrastructure.
IAI drone

Israel tests AI-powered drone that can spot wildfires before they spread

30.07.26|CTech
A new system developed by IAI, the Technion and emergency authorities uses infrared sensors and artificial intelligence to detect fires within minutes of ignition across hundreds of square kilometers.
סרטון התעשייה האווירית מערכת להתמודדות עם נחילי רחפנים וידאו מובייל

Israel's Arrow maker unveils new weapon against drone swarms

16.07.26|Yuval Azulay
The Hypnosis system uses electronic warfare to disrupt satellite navigation and neutralize large numbers of drones without relying on missile interception. 
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Israeli-designed Hermes 900 drone crashes again in India, raising questions over expanding fleet

15.07.26|CTech
The second accident involving the locally built Drishti-10 in 18 months comes as the Indian Navy plans to acquire 10 more Israeli-designed surveillance drones for the Indian Ocean. 
H650 aircraft carrier operation

The rise of the drone ship: Elbit’s vision for extending naval power without aircraft carriers

14.07.26|CTech
The Israeli defense company is exploring a new maritime model built around commercial vessels carrying fleets of unmanned aircraft, offering countries a cheaper alternative to traditional carrier-based aviation.