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Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.

The Indian government has given the green light to buy a range of homegrown and imported missile, drone and counter-drone systems.

Israel has taken delivery of the first operational Iron Beam system from prime contractor Rafael.

Israel says the Rafael Iron Beam laser weapon should deliver a formal initial operational capability before year's end after completing system development.

Rafael and Raytheon disclosed the contract as they inaugurated the U.S. Tamir interceptor production facility.

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Rafael to boost production of Iron Dome air defense equipment.

A product 30 years in the making passed a real-world evaluation with flying colors and now is set to enter Israel’s air and missile defense architecture.

Rafael has unveiled a jet-powered missile variant of the Spike family of loitering munitions on the eve of the Association of U.S. Army’s annual conference.

Iron Beam prime contractor Rafael, along with the Israeli Air Force and the Directorate of Defense Research & Development, have completed weeks of testing in southern Israel.

Rafael has launched the industrial phase of adapting its Iron Beam high-power laser air defense system for maritime applications.

Lockheed Martin passed the first hurdle in a competition to supply a long-range missile for U.S. Army infantry units, the company said on Aug. 26.

The German parliament has given the green light to the government’s proposed purchase of 90 Litening 5 targeting pods for its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons.

With their promise of deep magazines and relatively low cost per shot, laser weapons are becoming a battlefield reality.

Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.

In its attacks on Iran, Israel teaches a master class on gaining air superiority.

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.

Israeli companies IAI and Rafael are up in arms at the Paris Air Show after French limits were placed on what they could exhibit.

Israel has given the green light for the country’s defense industry to participate in the Paris Air Show despite the ongoing military campaign against Iran.

Spain has canceled a €285 million ($325.8 million) purchase of anti-tank missiles from Israel.

Elbit Systems CEO Butzi Machlis says the company is seeing “huge interest” in its Iron Beam technology.

The helicopter unit of Airbus is close to realizing its 15-year-old vision of the H145 as an armed and autonomous attack and scout helicopter.

General Atomics has announced a partnership with Rafael to offer a new version of the optically guided Bullseye Icebreaker cruise missile to the U.S.

Diehl Defense and Elbit Systems are offering a laser-guided rocket system for Germany’s Airbus H145M helicopters.

Kela Technologies has developed an open architecture platform to integrate sensor data for defense.

The view has been gaining momentum in the French military since the war with Russia began in 2022.