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Heven AeroTech becomes Israel’s first defense tech unicorn
Israel

Heven AeroTech becomes Israel’s first defense tech unicorn

Heven AeroTech has reached a new milestone in the global drone industry. The Israeli founded and US based drone company is now valued at more than one billion dollars, as reported by The Jerusalem Post. The new valuation follows a one hundred million dollar investment round led in part by the American quantum computing company…

Rafael's HPM Microwave Weapons Aim To Stop Drone Swarms
Counter-Drone

Rafael’s HPM Microwave Weapons Aim To Stop Drone Swarms

High power microwave weapons are becoming a major focus in modern defense, as reported by Baong Heang. These systems use strong electromagnetic pulses to shut down drones in the air. They do not rely on direct hits. They simply overload the electronics. At the UVID Dronetech 2025 event in Tel Aviv, Rafael leaders said HPM…

UK orders DragonFire laser to blast drones for just £10 a shot
United Kingdom

UK orders DragonFire laser to blast drones for just $13 a shot

The United Kingdom has approved a 316 million pound contract for MBDA UK to deliver the DragonFire laser weapon to the Royal Navy, as Defense News reported. This marks a major milestone for European directed energy weapons. The system will first appear on a Type 45 destroyer in 2027. That is several years ahead of…

Ondas Expands Its C-UAS Power With New Sentrycs Acquisition
Israel

Ondas Expands Its C-UAS Power With New Sentrycs Acquisition

Ondas Holdings is making a big move in the world of drone defense. The company has agreed to acquire Sentrycs, an Israel based leader in cyber based counter drone technology. This deal expands Ondas’ reach to more than twenty five countries and positions the company as a major full spectrum provider in the growing C-UAS…

ParaZero Lands Another Major Counter-Drone Defense Contract As Global Demand Surges
Ukraine

ParaZero Lands Another Major Counter-Drone Defense Contract As Global Demand Surges

Israeli aerospace defense company ParaZero Technologies has secured another substantial order for its DefendAir counter-drone systems from an unnamed Tier 1 global defense corporation, according to an announcement from the company. The contract marks the third significant DefendAir order ParaZero has announced in just three months, underscoring the explosive growth in counter-UAS procurement world

Yemen Seizes 2,500 Tons of Drone Factory Equipment Bound for Houthis in Massive Port Interdiction
Ukraine

Yemen Seizes 2,500 Tons of Drone Factory Equipment Bound for Houthis in Massive Port Interdiction

Yemeni authorities intercepted a massive shipment containing over 3,000 drone-related components and complete manufacturing equipment at the Port of Aden on October 2, 2025, marking one of the largest drone-related seizures in the ongoing Yemen conflict. The 58 containers, weighing approximately 2,500 tons (5.5 million pounds), were discovered during routine customs inspection of a commercial…

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