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IAI: THE STATE-OWNED SPINELead story
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 23, 2026

IAI: THE STATE-OWNED SPINE

Israel Aerospace Industries is the state-owned spine of Israeli defense. $5.5 billion in revenue. $20B+ backlog. Arrow, Heron, Harop, ELTA. The $3.5B German Arrow 3 deal is an IAI program.

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The Israeli Cyber-Defense Industrial Base
Israeli Defense Industry · Mar 12, 2026
The Israeli Cyber-Defense Industrial Base

The largest concentration of cyber-defense capability per capita globally. Anchored by Unit 8200 and Unit 81 graduate pipelines, scaled by venture arc…

Europe: Israel's Top Defense Customer
Israeli Defense Industry · May 26, 2026
Europe: Israel's Top Defense Customer

Europe took a reported 54% of Israeli defense exports in 2024 — up from 35%. Germany on Arrow 3 ($6.5B). Finland on David's Sling. The Olam tracks Isr…

How Tel Aviv Built Online Gambling
Israeli Defense Industry · May 31, 2026
How Tel Aviv Built Online Gambling

Between 1998 and 2010, a small cluster of Tel Aviv engineering teams built the back-end of the global online gambling industry. The military pipeline,…

Israeli Defense-Tech Enters the Pentagon
Israeli Defense Industry · May 27, 2026
Israeli Defense-Tech Enters the Pentagon

Israeli defense technology — combat-tested, rapidly deployed, and increasingly dual-use — is entering the United States defense procurement pipeline a…

IAI and the Arrow That Paid Off
Israeli Defense Industry · May 28, 2026
IAI and the Arrow That Paid Off

Israel’s state-owned aerospace champion posted the best year in its history — $7.4B in sales, record profit, a backlog past $30 billion — on the back…