Current equipment and weapons of the Israel Defense Forces, 2021. The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs.

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), world leader in innovative small arm systems for over 80 years, designs and develops the weapons of choice for military, homeland security and commercial agencies worldwide.

Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), also referred to as Taas (Hebrew: תעש, התעשייה הצבאית), is an Israeli weapons manufacturer. It manufactures firearms, ammunition and military technology mainly for Israeli security forces (especially Israel's army, the Israel Defense Forces or IDF), although its small arms are very popular ...

Feb 28, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has approved a major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel, bypassing a normal congressional review to provide the country with more of the 2,000-pound bombs that it has used in the war against Hamas in Gaza.. In a series of notifications sent to Congress late Friday, the State Department said it had signed off on the …

Oct 16, 2024 · Israeli soldiers walk near an Israeli Iron Dome defense system (left), a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the MIM-104 Patriot (center), and an anti-ballistic missile, the Arrow 3 (right ...

Although Israel is one of the world's major exporters of military equipment, its military relies heavily on imported aircraft, guided bombs, and missiles to carry out what experts have defined as one of the most intense and destructive airstrikes in recent history. [1]

Sep 3, 2024 · Israel is a major weapons exporter, but its military has been heavily reliant on imported aircraft, guided bombs and missiles to conduct what experts have described as one of the most intense...

Jan 29, 2025 · HAIFA, Israel — If all goes as planned later this year, the Israel Defense Forces will be the first military to widely deploy a high-energy laser weapon: the Iron Beam air defense system. It could prove to be a watershed moment in the history of military technology.

Mar 2, 2025 · I have signed a declaration to use emergency authorities to expedite the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. The decision to reverse the Biden Administration’s partial arms embargo, which wrongly withheld a number of weapons and ammunition from Israel, is yet another sign that Israel has no greater ally in the […]

2 days ago · Israel was the eighth-largest weapons exporter globally between 2020 and 2024, capturing a 3.1% share of the international arms market. The data was compiled by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). These figures highlight the strength of Israel’s defense industry, which has maintained robust sales over the past five ...