Defense & Security · 50 stories · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Israel's defense business, from weapons development to export contracts, with a close look at the manufacturers and startups competing for orders.
Lead storyDuvdevan is the real life Fauda unit. Guy Farache, CEO of its U.S. foundation, explains how the unit works, what it did on October 7, and where donations go.
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Duvdevan is the real life Fauda unit. Guy Farache, CEO of its U.S. foundation, explains how the unit works, what it did on October 7, and where donati…
Ashdod Port handles 40% of Israel's maritime trade and anchors its wartime resupply chain. A single April 2026 operation moved 6,500 tons of munitions…
IAI is in advanced talks to sell LORA missiles to Morocco, Calcalist reports. See what is confirmed, what is not, and Israel's share of Morocco's arms…
Elbit Systems backlog hit a record $32.0B in Q2 2026, about 73% outside Israel, on $2.29B revenue. See segment growth, European orders and the Spain l…
Israel's air defense stack runs from Iron Dome to Arrow 3, with Iron Beam delivered in December 2025. See each layer's range, cost and combat record.
Israeli defense exports to Europe fell from 54% of the total in 2024 to 36% in 2025 of a record $19.2B. See the Arrow 3 and David's Sling deals and wh…
Israel's defense industry is a $14.795B (2024) / ~$19.2B (2025) export machine with a ~$90B prime-contractor backlog. IAI, Rafael, Elbit — plus a defe…
Israel's largest publicly listed defense company. TASE: ESLT; NASDAQ: ESLT. FY2025 revenue $7.94B (+16%). Backlog $30.2B (Q1 2026), ~71% foreign. Fede…
Arrow 3: IAI exo-atmospheric interceptor. Combat-proven against Iranian missiles — Nov 2023, April 2024, June 2025 (86% intercept, 550 missiles). Germ…
