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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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Israel's Defense Industry: The Complete Map
Israeli Defense Industry · May 31, 2026
Israel's Defense Industry: The Complete Map

Israel's defense industry is a $14.795B (2024) / ~$19.2B (2025) export machine with a ~$90B prime-contractor backlog. IAI, Rafael, Elbit — plus a defe…

Elbit Beat Lockheed in Berlin
Israeli Defense Industry · Jun 23, 2026
Elbit Beat Lockheed in Berlin

Elbit Systems closed 2025 with $7.94 billion in revenue and a $28.1 billion order backlog. Inside the Hermes, PULS, and laser portfolio that has made…

Elbit and the $30 Billion Backlog
Israeli Defense Industry · May 28, 2026
Elbit and the $30 Billion Backlog

Israel’s largest defense prime by order book just crossed $30 billion in backlog — 71% of it foreign. Inside the Federmann-controlled, Nasdaq-listed c…