Defense Tech
IAI's new ‘HYPNOSIS’ system aims to blind enemy drones in flight
New system scrambles the GPS signals enemy drones and missiles rely on to hit their targets, without firing a single interceptor.
India’s expanding maritime power is becoming indispensable to Israel and the West - opinion
Iran's attacks prove Israel, Gulf states need a permanent regional defense alliance - editorial
Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding
Shifters: Robots on the frontline
Shifters’ platform is built around supervised autonomy, where robotic teams can operate in complex environments while remaining under human oversight.
Europe condemns Israel while arms makers buy billions in Israeli weapons - opinion
European politicians retain the power to hold press conferences and vote on symbolic resolutions, but the generals have the power to sign contracts; for now, the generals are winning.
Thirty interceptions a minute: An Israeli startup's drone solution
Omer-based Esh-Tech has developed Dronelight, a low-energy, fast reacting, portable laser interception system.
UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say
Britain has started using SpaceX’s Starshield, a militarized version of Starlink, for secure military communications.
From Iron Dome to the final frontier: Hilla Haddad Chmelnik on Israel's defense legacy and the race
Moonshot Space CEO Hilla Haddad Chmelnik wants Israel to become the “FedEx to space” using kinetic launch technology.
Motorola to acquire Israeli leader in counter-drone solutions, in historic $1.5b. deal
Motorola's entry into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend, which operates across more than 30 countries with an expected 2026 revenue of $185m., capitalizes on the Safer Skies Act.
Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie team up to strip US-Israel military tech cooperation from defense bill
Khanna, and Massie both said over the weekend that they would seek to remove a provision from the House’s annual defense bill that would expand US-Israeli defense technology cooperation.
XTEND selected for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Phase II
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program is one of the largest drone initiatives in US military history, aiming to procure over 200,000 drones by 2027.
Moving beyond Western paradigms: The geopolitical lesson of India’s multi-alignment- opinion
New Delhi operates on the understanding that hard military and economic power cannot be divorced from soft power and personal diplomacy
France bans Israel from defense exhibition, limits Israeli companies to showing defensive weapons
This means that the government and the ministry will be unable to participate in the exhibition or establish a national pavilion at EUROSATORY.
