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Anduril Israel: Palmer Luckey's $61B Defense-Tech Giant Builds Its Tel Aviv OperationLead story
Israeli Defense Industry · Jul 1, 2026

Anduril Israel: Palmer Luckey's $61B Defense-Tech Giant Builds Its Tel Aviv Operation

Anduril Industries ($61B valuation, $2.2B revenue, ~7,000 employees) is in advanced talks to establish R&D and manufacturing inside Israel. Former IAF Commander Amikam Norkin shortlisted to lead. Founder Palmer Luckey me…

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Autonomous Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Israeli Defense Industry · Apr 21, 2026
Autonomous Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Israel deployed the first operational combat UAV in 1982. Five decades on, its industrial base spans the full stack, from Heron to the UVision Hero se…

Israeli Defense Industry · Aug 25, 2026
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems: Iron Dome Maker

Israel's state-owned developer of Iron Dome, David's Sling, Iron Beam, Spike, and Trophy APS. FY2025 sales $6.8B, $23.3B order backlog. 25–30% partial…