Weapons

From Washington to Gaza: Arms sales, UNRWA, and regional conflict

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The UNRWA Kalandia Training Centre as Israeli forces began demolishing the United Nations facility in Kalandia, north of Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.
A satellite

The final frontier: US reveals Space Force has 'on-orbit space control weapons' for first time

A weapon found during an Israel Police raid, September, 2026.

Israel Police find illegal weapons, explosives among Arab communities in operation against crime

M4 Carbine superimposed on an Israeli flag

Fourth suspect arrested over theft of weapons from Israel's Shayetet 13 Navy SEALs base


Israel Police arrest IDF reservist under suspicion of illegal weapon possession, arms trafficking

A special investigative team was established in recent weeks after intelligence raised suspicions that an active reservist was involved in weapons trafficking.

Israel Police seize a sniper and Kalashnikov rifle, along with ammunition, from the home of an IDF reservist accused of arms trafficking, published July 3, 2026.

Dozens of drones entered Gaza Strip over recent months, fears Hamas could use in attack - report

At least 28 drones reportedly entered Gaza in recent months, raising concerns they reached Hamas, despite the IDF thwarting 89 drone smuggling attempts since January, according to Army Radio.

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights.

Israel expects to find Hezbollah drone solution in upcoming weeks, IAI chairman says

Levy also criticized France for barring Israel from the Eurosatory weapons exhibition, saying “An embargo is something that has accompanied the State of Israel for many years."

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026; Illustrative.

Israeli defense booths boarded up at Eurosatory despite meeting discriminatory demands

A video distributed by the defense ministry showed that French workers had arrived overnight for a special operation to board up certain Israeli companies' exhibits.

Aeronautic's booth at Eurosatory 2026, blocked off by the French

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns

The Mepro 6x is a compact and lightweight x6 telescopic day sight with a range of up to 1000 meters

Meprolight's Mepro x6 scope on the Negev light machine gun

From stockpiles to resilience: Modern conflict is reshaping defense force build up - opinion

Readiness used to mean warehouses full of gear. Now it means the ability to build, upgrade, and deploy faster than your adversary. Nations that don’t adapt will lose the next war before it begin

THAAD missile defense battery

US sanctions 13 individuals, entities linked with Iran IRGC's missile procurement network

The sanctioned persons and organizations, who reportedly sought to source weapons that included man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS).

A MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defiance Systems) missile is detonated along the shore facing the Firing Range, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on December 11, 2011. A top U.S. official said that a team of U.S. and Libyan bomb-disposal specialists has secured about 5,000 surface-to-air missiles.

Israel’s war-tested weapons are becoming Europe’s new obsession

Over a dozen Israeli companies are participating in ILA Berlin, bringing combat-proven technology to Germany

A Helsing HX2 loitering monition drone is presented at the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA at Schoenefeld Airport in Berlin, Germany, June 10, 2026

Europe should be begging for Israeli defense tech, not boycotting it- opinion

The continent that cannot produce a credible domestic alternative, has not fought a peer war in half a century, and is now locking out the only people qualified to equip it

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow

Hamas items, including Sinwar's battle plans on display at new intelligence center exhibit

There is also a separate exhibit item highlighting UNRWA workers who were likewise dual-hat operatives for Hamas, many of whom took part in the October 7 atrocities.

Illustrative image of former Hamas leaders Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar.