
Defense & Security · 61 stories · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Israeli Defense Industry
Israel's defense business, from weapons development to export contracts, with a close look at the manufacturers and startups competing for orders.
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Lead storyElbit 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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Long-form reference entries in Israeli Defense Industry
- UAE Acquisitions of Israeli Defense Systems: The Post-Accords Defense Trade
- The Israel-US Defense Corridor
- Active Protection and Ground Defense Systems
- Israel-Gulf Strategic Technology Trade in the Post-CEPA Era
- AI in Defense
- The Israel-India Technology Corridor: Defense, Cyber, Water, and Pharma
- Autonomous Systems and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- The Israeli Defense Export Market
- The Israeli Defense Budget Architecture
- The Israeli Cyber-Defense Industrial Base
- Inside Israel's $14.8 Billion Defense Export Year
- The Iron Dome Architecture
Israeli Defense Industry — The Olam Reference
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