Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed primary structural work on its first Airbus A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion aircraft. The program is now entering ground and flight testing ahead of planned certification later this year.
Poland
Israeli company Aero Sentinel has entered a distribution and strategic partnership with Poland’s Pagacz Defence Group. The agreement supports expansion into a key NATO market undergoing rapid modernization. It reflects growing demand for ISR capabilities across Eastern Europe.
Startups
An Israeli venture capital fund is focusing on early-stage defense technology companies developing drones, AI systems, and advanced sensing solutions. The move reflects growing investor interest in military innovation as recent conflicts reshape procurement priorities.
Germany
Rheinmetall has completed a live demonstration of its FV-014 loitering munition at a German unmanned systems test center for a prospective NATO customer. The trials included simulated strike profiles and system validation under operational conditions.
Germany
Israel Aerospace Industries has secured a follow-on contract valued at approximately $3.1 billion to expand Germany’s procurement of the Arrow 3 missile defense system. The agreement forms part of a broader bilateral program whose total value is expected to exceed $6.5 billion.
Israel
Israel has completed the nationwide rollout of thousands of ARAD rifles to rapid response units under a $31 million procurement program, including a 10-year maintenance and sustainment package aimed at long-term readiness and standardization.
Israel
Elbit Systems has won $150 million in contracts to equip European NATO CV90 infantry fighting vehicles with its Iron Fist Active Protection System, following a landmark European trial intercepting multiple 120 mm kinetic-energy tank rounds.
Israel
Israel has approved a $100+ billion, decade-long investment to build a fully independent domestic munitions industry, aiming to secure long-term military self-reliance, and shield national defense from external embargoes and political pressure following the war triggered by Hamas’ October 7 attack.
Israel
Meprolight will supply a Southern European military with MVO 1–8×28 riflescopes, strengthening the country’s operational effectiveness and expanding the company’s global defence optics footprint.
Germany
Germany has formally received the Israeli-built Arrow-3 missile-defense system, introducing exo-atmospheric interception capability into Europe’s air-defense network for the first time and deepening strategic ties between Berlin and Jerusalem.
Israel
UVID Dronetech 2025 returns to Tel Aviv on 26 November, gathering defence officials, technology developers, startups and industry partners for one of the world’s most influential unmanned-systems events.
Israel
Awz Ventures has announced a $1.3 billion investment to build a next-generation semiconductor fabrication plant in Ashkelon, forming the core of The RISE deep-tech center and producing advanced chips for Israel’s civilian and defense industries.