Israel

The U.S. Air Force's top officer says some units will have longer deployments as the service looks to reset into a new model once the Iran conflict ends.

Rafael says it is pursuing the integration of its Spice 1000 air-to-ground munition on the Lockheed Martin F-35.

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

Israel's defense spending rose to 7.56% of GDP in 2025, with 94% of its air platforms imported from the U.S., reflecting heavy reliance on Washington.

Greece is deepening its extensive defense ties with Israel, signing a roughly €3 billion ($3.5 billion) deal for air and missile defense equipment.

Elbit Systems’ CEO says a helicopter-transported, high-energy laser system the company is developing for Israel will be operational in a short period of time.

Israel says it has doubled the money it is spending with defense tech suppliers over the past year as it looks to incentivize business to help the country maintain its military equipment edge.

Israeli startup AIR has begun flight testing the production version of its AIR ONE eVTOL aircraft.

Israel’s state-owned arms company Rafael says it should see its backlog topping 100 billion shekels ($32.8 billion), more than four times the level in 2022.

Israeli drone-maker Colugo Systems is developing a heavy-lift VTOL uncrewed cargo aircraft with funding support from national defense and innovation agencies.

Fallout from the war with Iran could give Israel more leeway as it looks to reset its defense industrial ties with the U.S., the Israel Defense Ministry’s Director General argues.

Israel says it has put upgrades of its Iron Dome short-range air defense systems through its paces, including the integration of the laser-based Iron Beam.

A decade after the last airborne laser trials in the U.S., Israel’s Elbit Systems plans to start flying a demonstrator aboard a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter.

Israeli drone-maker Aeronautics Group says it has demonstrated single-operator control of multiple uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs).

At some point in 2027, Israel is scheduled to start producing a new workhorse for the Arrow Weapon System.

Israeli startup AIR has selected Dynon Avionics to provide the avionics and flight displays for its portfolio of eVTOLs.

Demand for missiles and air defense equipment helped drive a 30% boost in Israeli defense exports to a new record, the country’s defense ministry says.

Israel’s government has described a French government decision to bar Israel’s defense ministry from taking part in the upcoming Eurosatory defense show as “disgraceful.”

Switzerland says binding bids are in to field an air and missile defense system to gap fill and augment the delayed delivery of U.S. Patriot systems.

Israel Aerospace Industries said it has secured a $1 billion deal from its home customer for air defense equipment as it reported record order backlog.

Israel has given the green light for the procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-35s and Boeing F-15IAs.

The Israeli Defense Ministry says it has awarded Elbit Systems deals worth more than NIS600 million ($200 million) to boost output of air-launched weapons.

Israeli electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup AIR has flown its first production heavy lift uncrewed cargo aircraft.

As of April 8, U.S. forces struck more than 13,000 targets inside Iran—4,000 of which were dynamic targets, meaning targets of opportunity that arose after a mission had started, Caine says.

The Greek government has signed an agreement with Israel for the procurement of Elbit PULS rocket systems valued at NIS2.3 billion ($734 million).