An investigative report by European media outlets reveals that Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, has been suspended from NATO procurement tenders due to its alleged involvement in a major corruption case within the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA).
Iron Beam is a directed-energy defense system classified under high-energy laser (HEL) weapons, designed to intercept and destroy a wide range of short-range aerial threats including rockets, mortars, and drones. This system has been developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Defense and Elbit Systems. Iron Beam introduces the concept of “unlimited firing” with an operational cost of just a few dollars per shot. It serves as a crucial complement to Israel’s multi-layered missile defense architecture, which has so far relied on more expensive systems such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow.
The Hermes 900 drone, known in the Israeli Air Force as Kochav (meaning “Star”), is a versatile system classified as a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV. It is one of the first Israeli drones that has been documented to carry combat payloads. Like other members of the Hermes drone family, it was developed by Elbit Systems.
Rampage is a supersonic standoff air-launched missile based on the EXTRA artillery rocket. It is designed to destroy high-value targets such as radar installations, communications centers, infrastructure facilities, and airfields, enabling the aircraft to launch from beyond the engagement range of defense systems.
ISWNews Analysis Group – A Skylark UAV, belonging to NATO, crashed when it was flying over the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Trophy Active Protection System (TAPS), is a hard defense system designed to eliminate all types of anti-tank threats to be installed on armored equipment. It was designed by Elbit Systems Industries and became operational since 2010.
