Israeli startup raises $36 million to develop drone swarm defense system

Israeli startups raised $3.3b in June

In the first six months of 2026, Israeli startups have raised 8.45 billion.

Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders Fund at a valuation above €3.5 billion

Stark Defence, the Berlin-based strike drone startup founded in 2024, has raised 500 million in a round led by Sequoia Capital and Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The deal values the company at more than three and a half billion euros, roughly triple the 1 billion mark it crossed earlier this year. [] This story continues at The Next Web

Israel Has a Hezbollah Drone Problem

“We don’t have a solution,” an Israeli military official said.

WATCH: Hezbollah drone factory hidden underneath Lebanese village

Inside the massive complex, IDF forces uncovered large quantities of drone parts and an assembly plant used by Hezbollah to construct UAVs and attack IDF troops. The post WATCH: Hezbollah drone factory hidden underneath Lebanese village appeared first on World Israel News.

AEVEX wins $50M deal for GPS-resistant strike drones

AEVEX Corp. secured a 50 million contract from the United States Air Force on June 30, 2026, to continue expanding unmanned mission-support capabilities for current operations, with 27 million in initial funding committed at award. The Solana Beach, California-based company, publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AVEX, will use the []

Drones Manufactured in Brooklyn Are Being Used to Bomb Gazans

Joseph Mogul Newly uncovered documents have provided the first definitive proof that Israel’s largest weapons supplier is purchasing drones built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The post Drones Manufactured in Brooklyn Are Being Used to Bomb Gazans appeared first on The Nation.

IDF Exposes Massive Hezbollah Drone Factory Hidden Deep Beneath a Lebanon Mosque

The IDF has uncovered a massive subterranean Hezbollah drone factory hidden deep beneath a hilltop village mosque in Lebanon, revealing a highly sophisticated network engineered over a decade to launch aerial attacks.

[Photo] Lebanese channels report that an Israeli military drone was discovered on the roof of [...]

Lebanese channels report that an Israeli military drone was discovered on the roof of a building in the village of Toulin, southern Lebanon.

2 Gazans killed in Israeli drone strike in new ceasefire violation

Israeli drone hits group of civilians outside water distribution station in Al-Samer area, Civil Defense says

Taiwan’s Opposition Blocks Executive Yuan Drone Bill, Plans Rival Legislation

According to the Taipei Times, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan (the central executive branch of the government) proposed the Special Act on the Procurement of Domestically Developed Defense Drones on Friday, June 18. The bill would allocate 6.6 billion USD (NT210 billion) to support domestic drone development and offset funding cuts made by the opposition Blue-White alliance []

Lebanon: Hezbollah terrorists armed with RPG launchers eliminated

Troops from the Egoz Unit identified an anti-tank missile squad belonging to the terrorist organization in the Nabatieh area. An Israeli Air Force aircraft was dispatched and eliminated the terrorists.

Small Businesses To Soon Borrow From Siemens, Thanks to a New SBA License

The Munich-based industrial giant becomes the first industrial technology company to join the SBA’s exclusive non-bank lending network, gaining the ability to originate government-backed small business loans.

DFEN: Aerospace And Defense Market Poised For A Step-Up In Growth

DFEN: Aerospace And Defense Market Poised For A Step-Up In Growth

Anthropic Customer Sues US Government After AI Ban Cuts Off Access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5

A legal technology startup has launched a fresh challenge against the US government after losing access to Anthropic’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, escalating a growing dispute that now spans export controls, national security concerns, and the future of frontier AI development. Legion LegalTech Corp., a California-based company that builds AI-powered legal software, filed a lawsuit against federal officials after a June 12 directive forced Anthropic to restrict access to its flagship Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models. The order, issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security, required Anthropic to prevent foreign nationals from accessing the systems, triggering widespread

[Photo] 🇮🇱❌🇱🇧 — An Israeli airstrike carried out by a fighter jet just targeted Nabatieh al-F [...]

— An Israeli airstrike carried out by a fighter jet just targeted Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon.

CXMT sets July 16 subscription date for STAR Market IPO

ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, has started the issuance process for its STAR Market IPO, with subscriptions scheduled for July 16. The Chinese DRAM maker plans to raise RMB29.5 billion. CXMT is China’s largest DRAM producer and one of the country’s most important memory chip companies, in a market still dominated globally by Samsung, SK []

Inside the IDF push to deploy smarter, faster robots across the frontlines

From robotic bulldozers to hybrid drone‑rovers, the IDF is rapidly expanding its autonomous ground fleet.

Israel scrambles to counter Hezbollah drone threat

As negotiations to end the war in Lebanon continue, one threat has emerged on the battlefield: Hezbollah's growing use of small first-person-view drones. They've proven effective, killing more than a dozen Israeli troops — a cheap but lethal tactic that Ukraine knows all too well from its war with Russia, and one it urged Israel to take seriously. CNN's Jeremy Diamond examines what Israel is now doing to respond.

Israeli Drones Target Towns in Southern Lebanon

Beirut, July 01 (QNA) - An Israeli drone targeted on Wednesday a car in al-Deir neighborhood in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, before launching a second strike on the town less than half an hour later.

DeFi veteran Gauntlet raises $125 million from Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings

A startup founded during the early days of DeFi is now backed by a financial giant. Gauntlet, which helps institutions and crypto firms allocate their digital assets, raised 125 million from the Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, the startup’s founder and CEO Tarun Chitra told Fortune. The round closed in June and had no other []

IDF signs $7M deal for AI-powered radar to counter deadly Hezbollah drones

IDF signs 7M deal for AI-powered radar to counter deadly Hezbollah drones

Did Mark Zuckerberg Just Suggest That Meta Platforms May Have Invested Too Much Into Artificial Intelligence?

The company is launching a new business that will sell excess compute power.

‘Not Only Missiles and Drones’: Israel Turns Startups Into Wartime Tools for the Front

The next military technology entering the Israel Defense [] The post ‘Not Only Missiles and Drones’: Israel Turns Startups Into Wartime Tools for the Front appeared first on The Media Line.

SentryBridge Capital (SBC) together with its QMI 5.0 system officially launches in the Middle East market, opening a new era of intelligent investment

SentryBridge Capital (SBC) together with its QMI 5.0 system officially launches in the Middle East market, opening a new era of intelligent investment

One killed in Crimea, two injured in Yaroslavl as Russian air defenses down 519 drones

A drone strike sparked a fire at an industrial facility in the Dzerzhinsky District of the Kaluga Region

Odyssey co-founder Jeff Hawke’s journey from forklifts to a real-world AI start-up that’s just raised $529m

Odyssey co-founder Jeff Hawke’s journey from forklifts to a real-world AI start-up that’s just raised $529m

From Gaza to Lebanon: How Has AI Become New Weapon of War for Zionist Regime?

Internal reports and documents have revealed that the Zionist regime’s military has in recent years expanded its use of artificial intelligence in drone systems.

Savi’s app aims to protect consumers from realistic AI scams like kidnappers demanding ransom

The company just raised 7 million in seed funding, and is launching its app for iPhone and Android on Tuesday.

Israel Installs Cranes Equipped With Unmanned Machine Guns to Kill Gazans

Israel has installed 23 cranes mounted with remotely-operated machine guns in Gaza to shoot civilians, including at least two children, according to reports from human rights groups and Gaza-based journalists. Researchers at the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights said they have documented several cases of the guns being used to attack civilian areas, resulting in []

Israel strikes southern Lebanon day after U.S.-brokered deal, report says

According to Lebanese state media, the strike targeted the Nabatieh area. Netanyahu said the deal signed with U.S. meidation allows Israel 'operational freedom' until Hezbollah is disarmed, while Washington pledged financial and military support for the Lebanese army

Israel Kills Four, Including School Principal, in South Lebanon

On Monday, July 6, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a drone strike on a vehicle in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, killing Esperanza Ghandour, principal of Youssef Chamoun School, her mother, and two other workers whose identities were not released. One was reported to be a domestic worker, while the other was a Syrian worker.

Bezos’ Space Venture Blue Origin Seeks $10 Billion in Funding Round

The round would be the first raised from external investors and value the company at 130 billion.