Defense industry

US Navy reveals ultra-long-range air-to-air AIM-424 Malice missile with over 460 km. range

The Navy states its range is “in excess of 250 nautical miles,” placing it well beyond conventional beyond‑visual‑range weapons such as the AIM‑120 AMRAAM.

An AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) is mounted in the internal weapons bay of an F-35C.
Ukraine launches TrophyLab for captured Russian equipment

UK, Ukraine sign AI defense partnership linked to battlefield technology

HERO 120 LMS autonomous multi-launch loitering munition system

UVision wins US Army follow-on suicide drone order

Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat.

XTEND’s US-made X-Strike enters Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program


Hezbollah FPV drones utilized night vision for strikes on IDF soldiers, new footage shows - report

Hezbollah used an FPV drone equipped with night vision or thermal technology in a strike that wounded two IDF soldiers, KAN News reported.

A screenshot from Hezbollah footage of a drone attack on Israel; illustrative.

Ondas buys Israeli defense software co Omnisys for $200m

Ondas has been on a spending spree in Israel over the past year. Omnisys will now become a subsidiary of Ondas

Logos of Ondas and Omnisys

Israeli start‑up Kela named winner in DIU's Drone Dominance Program's lethality challenge

Kela was named one of five winners in the DIU’s Lethality Challenge, advancing next‑gen small‑drone capabilities.

Kela has partnered with Starling to bring an advanced fixed-wing eVTOL-in-a-box autonomous aerial system to Israel

Massive explosion in Beit Shemesh area was coordinated test with defense company, officials say

Reports have circulated the theory that the explosion may have destroyed a stockpile of surface-to-air missiles belonging to Arrow-3.

Screengrab of explosion near Beit Shemesh, May 17, 2026.

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle

The firing tests mark the first successful firing of the popular missile from an unmanned ground platform

Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel

Israel names IAI CEO Boaz Levy Chairman in first for state-owned defense company

Defense Minister Israel Katz and Minister in charge of the Government Companies Authority Dudi Amsalem signed the official appointment letter on May 13.

Boaz Levy ,President & CEO, Israel Aerospace Industries

Finland hosts large Israeli defense delegation for two-day seminar

The seminar followed a similar one held in India several weeks ago, as well as another in Miami at Israel-tech week. Others have been held in Asia and Europe.

Finnish-Israeli defense industry seminar, May 2026

Israel set for first-ever F-35 external fuel tank upgrade in force buildup push

New capability would reduce reliance on aerial refueling and improve operational flexibility in long-range missions. But it remains unclear if it would affect aircraft's stealth capabilities

The F-35 "Adir" fighter jet.

China's free ride: How Beijing turned the Middle East war into a military laboratory - opinion

The Iran war is not a contained regional episode. It is a live stress test of Western military architecture, conducted under conditions that suit Beijing, at a cost that China does not bear

Shenyang J-16, Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-35 fighter jets fly in a formation past a Chinese national flag during a flyover rehearsal ahead of a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, August 24, 2025.

Mer Group signs deal with West African country

Deal would see a full package of operational technologies, professional support, and long‑term guidance. But the company wouldn't disclose any additional information.

West African Soldiers from Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Niger attend the closing ceremony of the U.S. sponsored Flintlock exercises at the site of the new French-backed international counter-terrorism academy in Jacqueville, Ivory Coast