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Israeli Defense Industry

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Elbit and the $30 Billion BacklogLead story
Israeli Defense Industry · May 28, 2026, 4:58 AM EDT

Elbit and the $30 Billion Backlog

Israel’s largest defense prime by order book just crossed $30 billion in backlog — 71% of it foreign. Inside the Federmann-controlled, Nasdaq-listed company that turned European rearmament into a record order book.

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Israeli Defense Industry · Aug 24, 2026, 2:13 AM EDT
Israel Aerospace Industries: The Arrow Maker

Israel's principal aerospace manufacturer. Arrow 2/3, Barak-8, Heron drones, ELTA radars, Amos satellites, and a new $2B Nigeria satellite contract. F…

Elbit America: The Fort Worth Subsidiary
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 26, 2026, 3:00 AM EDT
Elbit America: The Fort Worth Subsidiary

Elbit America is Elbit Systems' US subsidiary headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. $2B+ revenue. The structural vehicle Elbit built to lock into US def…

Inside Israel's $14.8 Billion Defense Export Year
Israeli Defense Industry · Feb 20, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
Inside Israel's $14.8 Billion Defense Export Year

Israel booked $14.8B in defense exports in 2024. Europe took 54%. Germany signed $10B in two years. IAI, Elbit, and Rafael sit on $65B in combined bac…

IMI Systems and Elbit Land
Israeli Defense Industry · Jul 1, 2026, 5:17 PM EDT
IMI Systems and Elbit Land

The 2018 acquisition of state-owned Israel Military Industries by Elbit Systems for NIS 1.8 billion collapsed Israel's fragmented land-warfare industr…

Palmer Luckey: Radical Zionist
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 21, 2026, 11:40 PM EDT
Palmer Luckey: Radical Zionist

He sold Oculus to Facebook for $2 billion. He got fired for backing Trump. Now he runs a $61 billion defense unicorn — and he's building it for Israel…