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מוצרי חברת בגירה

The other side of Israel’s defense export boom

10.06.26|Yuval Azulay
Behind record global sales, smaller manufacturers say orders from the Defense Ministry are drying up.
הפגנה 3 פרו פלסטינית מפגינים פרו פלסטינים ב מטה מיקרוסופט ברדמונד 19.8.25

Microsoft expands human rights oversight after investigation into Israeli defense ministry's use of AI

07.06.26|CTech
Final review details evidence, internal inquiries, and lessons from a controversy that roiled the company.
מערכת הגנה נגד טילים עוקץ פלדה של אלביט

From Arrow interceptors to artillery shells: Why the IDF wants more money

07.06.26|Yuval Azulay
The military argues that lessons from recent wars require a fundamental overhaul of force-building plans.
ניסוי טיל חץ 3

Israel’s arms exports reach record $19.2 billion despite global boycotts

02.06.26|Yuval Azulay
Government-to-government deals and wartime demand drove 30% surge in 2025.
נשיא צרפת עמנואל מקרון מבקר בתערוכת הנשק Eurosatory בפריז לפני שנתיים

France bars Israel from Eurosatory defense expo in Paris

01.06.26|CTech
Israeli Defense Ministry says decision blocks national pavilion and restricts participation of government and industry representatives.
תעשייה אווירית שלט כניסה

Israel signs $1 billion air defense deal with IAI while preparing for possible renewed conflict with Iran

20.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Arrow 3 manufacturer posts record quarter while Defense Ministry deepens procurement push. 
מימין שיגור טיל לורה מספינה ו IWI רובי סער ערד של מפעלי נשק ישראל

From defense giants to startups: Israel reconsiders how it buys weapons

06.05.26|Yuval Azulay
Procurement overhaul to weigh flexibility of new entrants against dominance of legacy contractors.
הקברניט כיפת ברזל מלחמת עזה

From Iron Dome to Arrow missiles, unpaid bills accumulate in Israel’s defense sector

29.04.26|Yuval Azulay
Rafael, IAI, and Elbit shoulder $4.3 billion in delayed payments as Israel ramps up wartime procurement.
קו ייצור פגזים ו מרגמות ב מפעל נשק ב חיפה של אלביט מערכות

Israel orders $200 million in airborne munitions from Elbit as defense spending accelerates

23.04.26|Yuval Azulay
Latest procurement adds to a series of wartime contracts aimed at reducing reliance on foreign suppliers.
כנס TECH TLV - ד"ר אלונה ברנע ראש החטיבה לנוירוטכנולוגיה מפא"ת

Israeli defense official: “We are working on using the brain to communicate with drones”

10.02.26|Sophie Shulman
Dr. Alona Barnea, Director of the Neurotechnology Division at the Israel Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research & Development, outlines Israel’s hybrid intelligence vision linking humans and AI in security systems.
Dean Sysman

Israel expands AI-driven warfare with $100 million Elbit deal

09.02.26|CTech
New contracts will develop fifth-generation command systems and AI-powered border defenses, aiming to accelerate sensor-to-shooter loops after lessons from two years of combat.
קו ייצור פגזים ו מרגמות ב מפעל נשק ב חיפה של אלביט מערכות

Israel orders $183 million in air-to-ground bombs from Elbit

27.01.26|Yuval Azulay
The agreement aims to replenish inventories and strengthen the IDF’s readiness for what officials describe as a challenging security decade. 
סוללת תותחנים חימושים חימוש תחמושת

“All systems must advance in parallel with Iran’s arms race”: Israel moves to overhaul military procurement

04.01.26|Yuval Azulay
New initiative targets IDF indecision, ministry inefficiencies, and finance bottlenecks amid rising regional threats.
שיגור ה לוויין אופק 19

Israel expands eyes in the sky with Ofek-19: “Space allows us to make the entire Middle East accessible to the IDF”

03.09.25|Yuval Azulay
Defense Ministry highlights new satellite as cornerstone of multi-year strategy. 
הביתן הישראלי בתערוכת DSEI בלונדון ב2023

UK blocks Israeli Defense Ministry from London arms fair over Gaza war

29.08.25|Yuval Azulay
Israeli defense companies may still exhibit individually at DSEI, but the national pavilion will be absent.
מערכת יירוט טילים חץ 3

‘Box of surprises’ 2.0: Israel’s secret weapons race restarts

29.06.25|Yuval Azulay
Billions needed to refill arsenals and outpace Iran’s countermeasures.
הקברניט כיפת ברזל מלחמת עזה

Iron Dome gets drone and cruise missile upgrade

23.03.25|Yuval Azulay
Israel enhances its air defense system to counter evolving threats.
רחפן חברת Robotican

The startups arming the IDF: Inside Israel’s wartime tech boom

29.01.25|Yuval Azulay
With defense contracts soaring, startups are proving their value on the battlefield—securing global interest in their solutions. In 2024, around 300 security startups secured over $330 million in Ministry of Defense contracts.
ג'באליה רצועה רצועת עזה חיילים לוחמים צה"ל פשיטה

Israel’s defense AI ambitions caught in the crossfire of U.S. chip policy

27.01.25|Yuval Azulay
Biden’s export restrictions put Israel’s cutting-edge military innovations to the test. 
שבבים של אנבידיה בחדר שרתים בדאטה סנטר בהודו

Israel moves swiftly to acquire AI chips before Biden export limits take effect

15.01.25|Meir Orbach
The head of the artificial intelligence branch at the Ministry of Defense admitted that the ministry has pivoted strategies as U.S. restrictions threaten Israel's AI and security advancements.