Weapons

Two arrested in thwarted weapons smuggling attempt near Israel-Jordan border

The incident follows an infiltration alert in the Jordan Valley region on Monday night. In response to the suspected infiltration, the IDF set up blockades in the area to locate any suspects.

Ten handguns found by IDF and Israel Police near Gesher Adam along Israel-Jordan border, August 25, 2026.
An AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM) is mounted in the internal weapons bay of an F-35C with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) mounted on the weapon bay door.

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

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

Israeli officials divided over claimed Iranian weapons smuggling to Hezbollah, IDF's Syria strategy

The SIGMA cannon offered at auction.

Disappointment for Elbit: Lost a huge $7 Billion tender in the US


Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers, trained with weapons, controversial study claims

The six, four of whom are believed to be daughters of Pharaoh Amenemhat II, were rediscovered in 2020 in the Egyptian Museum after being lost for decades.

A Battle-Scene from the Rameseum at Thebes', 1890. Battle of Kadesh relief (c1275BC) at the Ramesseum memorial temple in the Theban necropolis.  From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier.

American defense start-up launches new Anthem cruise missile in Morocco military test

The test marked the operational launch of the new Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center (AMTEC), established amid close cooperation between Washington and Rabat.

US and Morocco defense industry partners prepare a cruise missile for a live-fire demonstration at the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center, August 5, 2026.

Elbit Systems order backlog hits $32 billion amid global defense boom

Sales to the Defense Ministry continued to grow in the latest quarter, reaching 37% of the company's activity, driven by munitions, drones, and intelligence systems.

View of Elbit Systems offices in Jerusalem on December 3, 2024.

'Whether you like it or not': The Israeli VC on who's really buying Israeli tech

IL Ventures co-founder Yoni Heilbronn on the death of globalization and the defense-tech bubble.

 Yoni Heilbronn: 'It's every man for himself'

Made in India: Inside the India-Israel weapons alliance Amnesty wants dismantled

A report by Amnesty International targets Indian arms exports to Israel, but the data also reveals how New Delhi has evolved from one of Israel’s biggest customers into an important partner.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi leave after a press conference in Jerusalem on February 26, 2026.

Police attacked by dozens in West Bank after locating weapons cache belonging to Israeli Jew

Police responded to the scene where the cache of weapons was found and were attacked by an individual. After arresting the suspect, dozens of men showed up to disrupt the arrest.

Weapons seized by Israel Police in the West Bank on August 9, 2026.

IDF reservist indicted over stolen IDF rifle, drug ring that supplied soldiers

What began as an investigation into a stolen M16 evolved into a wider probe that uncovered an alleged drug trafficking network and implicated an IDF officer.

A stash of cocaine discovered during a police investigation into the trafficking of an M16 rifle taken from an IDF base in northern Israel. August 3, 2026.

Israel Police find three powerful pipe bombs outside Ramallah train station

The police also stated that they had found dozens of 5.56 caliber ammunition alongside the pipe bombs, which had been stolen from the IDF.

Three pipe bombs found by the Israeli police in Ramallah, August 2, 2026.

Deadly Tell clash between settlers, Palestinians may mark West Bank turning point - analysis

Competing accounts of the deadly Tell confrontation highlight growing tensions over settler violence, Palestinian attacks, and the risk of a wider uprising.

Israeli soldiers operate in the village of Tell, near the West Bank city of Nablus, July 25, 2026.

‘We believe Hamas will not disarm,’ Israeli-backed militia figure in Gaza tells ‘Post’

Dismantling armed militias could discourage locals from working with Israel, says a Gaza resident. "People will think twice for fear of being abandoned."

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.