Aerospace & defense

The company has developed handheld, omni-directional systems that deliver continuous, secure voice and data links without the need for massive antennas, heavy infrastructure, or clear sky access.

The meteoric rise in the company's share price has led to huge gains on employees' options, and makes accession to the Tel Aviv 35 Index very likely.

The order comes after a series of cancellations of contracts with Israeli defense companies.

The company is buying cloud management platform company Pelanor for an estimated $20-30 million.

Spain is canceling a deal to procure Litening 5 targeting and navigation pods for 46 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.

Amid growing tensions with Turkey, Cyprus has deployed Israel Aerospace Industry's Barak MX, the "Army Recognition" website reports.

The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval for the sale of arms to Israel worth nearly $6 billion, "The Wall Street Journal" reports.

The deal includes Elbit Systems PULS rocket launch system, and a full range of munitions worth around €700 million, "eKathimerini" reports.

The laser air defense system is due to become operational before the end of the year.

Philippines Minister of Defense Gilbert Teodoro says his country will stop buying arms from Israel.

Most of the investment is coming from overseas investors, with only a small amount from Israeli investors.

The Spanish Ministry of Defense has decided to cancel the procurement of the Israeli company's PULS artillery system, according to reports in the Spanish media.

The surface-to-air missile system was developed jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) with India.

Xtend CEO Aviv Shapira tells "Globes" about his tech journey, which included selling Replay Technologies to Intel for $200 million.

US defense giant Lockheed Martin successfully completed a trial for the US Army of Rafael's Spike non-line of sight anti-tank missile, as part of a deal for the development and testing of precision-guided munitions.

Once the satellite becomes fully operational, the Ministry of Defense will hand over control to the IDF’s geographical visual intelligence unit 9900.

The Israeli defense electronics company saw profit jump 1,500% in the first half of 2025 compared with the first half of 2024.

Ministers are under pressure not to award a contract to a consortium that includes defence company Elbit Systems UK, whose Israeli parent boasts that its products are “battle tested”, "The Financial Times" reports.

The expansion of the manufacturing infrastructure in Israel, which is being led by the Ministry of Defense Directorate for R&D (DDRD) (MAFAT), will allow production of infrared solutions for advanced applications.

Israel Aerospace Industries has become the first company to be certified by the US Federal Aviation Authority for the conversion, allowing aging Boeing 777's to carry 100 tons of cargo.

Israel's Ministry of defense has canceled plans to set up a national pavilion at the event but will support defense companies still wanting to exhibit.

The Extra rocket hit the target at its maximum range of 150 kilometers during an exercise, Moroccan news agency MWN reports.

Using miniaturization capabilities, the Israeli defense electronics company is aiming to use an airborne laser as an installation on fighter jets such as the F-15 and F-35.

The Israeli defense electronics company announced today that it is selling 90 Litening 5 targeting pods to the German Air Force.

The Oron combines the US-made Gulfstream G-550 executive jet with leading edge Israeli multi-sensor systems, to produce an advanced surveillance aircraft.

According to reports Japan has been examining procurement of Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAV or Turkey's Kargu suicide drone.

The organizers of the biggest defense exhibition in the Netherlands have told Israeli defense firms they cannot take part in the event in Rotterdam in November.

Dozens more Merkava tanks and Namer and Eitan armored personnel carriers will be produced.

The Israeli company has won a tender worth NIS 20 million to supply the drones, "Globes" has learned.

For Rafael, this is a major project that could be a force multiplier for it in the field.