AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

Yoav Tourgeman insists that Iron Beam will produce impressive results, is proud of Rafael’s $24.5 billion orders backlog, and insists an IPO is vital for the company’s future.

Although the F-35 is a US-made aircraft, the only country to have used it in particularly large-scale operational activities is Israel.

The latest tender is part of a strategic change putting greater emphasis on drone warfare.

A ministerial committee has approved increased production of Arrow missiles, in a deal which will be worth billions to Israel Aerospace Industries.

Security relations between Israel and Greece have strengthened significantly in recent years, including the export of air defense systems and more.

The IAI CEO, a consensus candidate of government ministers squabbling over the next chair, will head a search committee to find a new CEO.

The company says dual listing will expand its investors base, enhance trading liquidity, and increase accessibility for Israeli and international investors.

Yoav Tourgeman says he is confident the public will be favorably impressed by the air defense laser interception system’s performance.

Iran's resilience, despite the destruction of half of its launchers and ballistic missile stockpiles, rests on fortified missile bases built deep underground.

“Globes” profiles defense-tech venture capital fund Kinetica general partner Frederic Landau, a former IDF intelligence commander, who seeks startups that “present a real technological leap.”

Rafael is in advanced negotiations to convert a Volkswagen plant in Germany into a factory producing components for the defense system, “The Financial Times” reports.

A new US Congress study sheds worrying light on the inventory of THAAD interceptors available to the US. And will there be enough Arrow 3s?

Moonshot CEO Hilla Haddad Chmelnik, a member of the Iron Dome development team, is confident almost all Iranian missiles will be intercepted but stresses Israelis must take cover in protected spaces.

The news that former head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen and Israel Canada controlling shareholders Barak Rosen and Asaf Touchmair are slated to join the investor group further boosted Aerodrome's share price.

Local defense companies must balance domestic and foreign demand and must meet tight delivery schedules.

Following strong fourth quarter results, Elbit CEO Bezhalel Machlis discussed the company's proactive business strategy at a TASE conference.

The Israeli UAV company, which was probed by the Securities Authority last year, has risen 830% from an all-time low.

Each day of fighting costs an estimated NIS 1.5 billion in military expenditure, even before the direct and indirect civilian costs are taken into account.

Smart Shooter cofounder and CEO Michal Mor tells “Globes” about the recent IPO and the innovative capabilities the company’s smart sights provide rifles and machine guns.

Israel's vaunted and very expensive laser interception system should have secured its northern skies. In practice, it has hardly been deployed.

Israel has overtaken the UK on the list of the world's largest arms exporters, according to SIPRI.

The agreement for the rocket system may be ratified within the next year, “Bloomberg” reports.

The missiles are effective at ranges between 150 and 300 kilometers.

The Israeli defense electronics company’s share price has quadrupled in the past two years.

An Israel Air Force Adir fighter jet (F-35I) shot down an Iranian YAK-130 fighter jet above Tehran in the world's first-ever downing of a manned fighter jet by an F-35 fighter jet.

The advanced gunsights developer and producer raised the money at a company valuation of NIS 640 million, before money.

The BlueWhale autonomous submarine, was developed by the Israeli company in collaboration with German company Atlas, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp.

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jerusalem this week, “Globes” examines Israel’s defense industry exports to India and the potential new cooperation on the horizon.

As part of the collaboration, Elbit is inaugurating a production line for underwater GRP (glass-reinforced polyester) components for submarines.

The company has completed a reverse share merger with JFB Construction Holdings and has raised $152 million from investors including Eric Trump.