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Spike: The World's Most-Exported Anti-Tank Guided MissileLead story
Israeli Defense Industry · Aug 18, 2026

Spike: The World's Most-Exported Anti-Tank Guided Missile

Rafael has sold the Spike missile to 45 nations, and Germany bought more in 2025 despite its own arms embargo on Israel. Here is why the model still holds.

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Palmer Luckey: Radical Zionist
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 22, 2026
Palmer Luckey: Radical Zionist

He sold Oculus to Facebook for $2 billion. He got fired for backing Trump. Now he runs a $61 billion defense unicorn — and he's building it for Israel…

IAI: THE STATE-OWNED SPINE
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 23, 2026
IAI: THE STATE-OWNED SPINE

Israel Aerospace Industries is the state-owned spine of Israeli defense. $5.5 billion in revenue. $20B+ backlog. Arrow, Heron, Harop, ELTA. The $3.5B…

The Defense-Tech Capital Tracker Q1 2026
Israeli Defense Industry · May 26, 2026
The Defense-Tech Capital Tracker Q1 2026

Q1 2026 recorded the highest concentration of Israeli defense-tech capital activity since the 2025 breakout year. Heven crossed unicorn. XTEND pre-IPO…

Why Sasa: The Kibbutz That Built Plasan
Israeli Defense Industry · Jul 2, 2026
Why Sasa: The Kibbutz That Built Plasan

Plasan armors the JLTV. The world leader in vehicle armor was founded on Kibbutz Sasa, one mile from the Lebanese border, in 1985. A kibbutz under fir…

David's Sling Closes the Gap
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 25, 2026
David's Sling Closes the Gap

David's Sling is the mid-tier interceptor in Israel's layered air defense. Built by Rafael and Raytheon, operational since 2017, engages short-to-medi…