Germany has taken delivery of its first Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system as the government also disclosed additional Kongsberg JSM procurement plans.
Germany is about to start fielding the Israeli Arrow missile defense system to give the country its first exoatmospheric ballistic threat intercept capability.
Israel has launched its latest surveillance satellite, the Ofek 19, to augment its in-space intelligence gathering capability with the addition of SAR.
The Israeli government says it is “significantly” expediting purchase of Arrow air and missile defense interceptors after heavily expending such missiles against weapons fired by Iran and the Houthis.
Israel applied to a court in France to overturn the French government's effective block of Israeli companies at the Paris Air Show, but without success.
The Israeli Defense Ministry has set up a new research unit to focus on AI and autonomy while also ramping up production of Arrow-3 missile interceptors.
This year the number of Airbus A330s converted into freighters passed the half-century mark, but that number will look meager compared to a decade from now.