Israel

The Israeli government has awarded Elbit Systems 400 million shekels to equip incoming Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the country’s air force.

Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.

The U.S. approved a $6.67 billion export package for Israel that includes potential orders for 30 Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters, additional Leonardo AW-119Kx helicopters and ground systems.

The Israeli-designed Hero-90 became the first man-portable loitering munition to advance in the U.S. Army’s competition for the LASSO contract.

Google subsidiary Wing announced plans to expand its drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores over the next year.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.

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.

Israel’s second-largest airline, Israir, has entered widebody operations and returned to the U.S. market.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Israel plans to set up a national space laboratory to support local startups and academia with an eye on taking payloads to Mars.

The director general of Israel’s Defense Ministry says the country has reverted too soon to a funding mindset that prevailed before the attack by Hamas.

The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a contract valued at up to $8.6 billion for 25 F-15IA fighters, with a potential to double the figure.

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

Israeli eVTOL developer AIR has delivered its first production-standard aircraft.

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.

Despite the possibility of Saudi Arabia receiving the F-35, Boeing’s ambitions for a renewed F-15 sales push in the region may still have merit.

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

Israel is moving to streamline it arms export policy to smooth the process and boost exports at a time global competition is heating up.

Regional trends are hiding a slowdown in defense spending growth in the majority of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Air service between Western Europe and the Middle East is set to expand sharply this winter, led by the planned restoration of flights to Israel.

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.

Serbia has shown off newly acquired Israeli defense equipment during a parade in Belgrade.

Uber Technologies has signed a “strategic partnership” with drone delivery company Flytrex of Tel Aviv, Israel, to start delivering food as part of an Uber Eats pilot program.

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.