Defense & Tech

When Caracas cracked: How the US broke through Venezuela's Iranian, Russian, and Chinese defenses

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Venezuela’s military arsenal, sourced from Russia and Iran fail under technologically and operationally superior US attack.

OPERATION ABSOLUTE Resolve offered a harsh real-world test of the military hardware Venezuela had accumulated over the years from Iran, Russia, and China. Here, a Russian-made Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKV is displayed during the 2025 Venezuela Industrial Aviation Expo at Libertador Air Base

What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia fired at Ukraine?

Service members take part in what Russian Defence Ministry says is the deployment of the Russian nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, at an unidetified location in this still image from video released December 30, 2025.

Israel rolls out advanced Arad rifle in bid to strengthen border communities

The Arad rifle, distributed by the Defense Ministery and the IDF, to rapid response teams across Israel, January 8, 2026.

'Innovative, highly sustainable': Israel Aerospace Industries unveils new border protection system

Ondas continues Israel defense-tech buying spree

The buying spree could even accelerate, with several Israeli defense-tech companies in Ondas's sights.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByMEYTAL VAIZBERG/GLOBES/TNS

Ondas manages to complete acquisitions swiftly, sometime within just three weeks

Armed drones continue to fly ahead, and so is the tech bringing them down - analysis

Several dozen c-UAS companies, both Israeli and international, took part in the recent UVID Drone conference in Tel Aviv last week, highlighting their technology

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

An aircraft lands on the tarmac near a "No Drone Zone" placard on the day of an emergency meeting of Belgian government officials and experts, following drone sightings that closed Brussels Airport, at Brussels international Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, November 6, 2025.

'First robotics war': Defense Ministry shows how robotic systems used in Israel-Hamas War

The robotic systems have gotten much more diverse and standardized, being deployed in much higher volumes to assist with exploring Hamas tunnels, to save risking soldiers' lives from that process.

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

'Defense-Tech Nation': Israel prepares new spectrum of weapons for next Iran war

Defense Ministry's Amir Baram warned that "Iran's rapid force buildup in air defense and ballistic missile capabilities" driven by "its extremist ideology" means that "all fronts are still open."

DECEMBER 1, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

US defense firm Anduril faces setbacks from drone crashes

Anduril's Altius drones crashed twice in tests this month, including nosediving 8,000 feet into the ground

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS

An Anduril Industries Altius 600M drone is displayed at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) trade exhibition in London, Britian, September 10, 2025

Need for speed: How Israel, US are rethinking defense innovation - opinion

The Start-Up Nation moves at combat tempo. The Pentagon, less so. Can they meet in the middle?

NOVEMBER 30, 2025ByJESSICA L. WALTON

US and Israeli soldiers seen at the Civil-Military Coordination Center, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, November 17, 2025

Israeli, German manufacturers to supply hundreds of suicide drones to NATO

The Israeli drone manufacturer and the German defense giant signed a partnership agreement to deliver suicide drones to European nations in 2021

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Attendees examine a Uvision Hero-400 loitering munition at the Mistral Group, Inc. booth at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week for defense companies, in Tampa, Florida, US, May 7, 2024.

From drones to robot dogs, Israeli start-ups are reshaping emergency response

At Tel Aviv’s UVID conference, start-ups showed off hydrogen-powered cargo drones and agile robot dogs that map dangerous spaces and aid rescue missions.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER