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France blocks Israeli defense exhibitors at Paris Air Show amid diplomatic row

At the Paris Air Show’s opening, French authorities ordered black barriers erected around four Israeli defense companies’ exhibition stands and barred them from displaying offensive weaponry, prompting Israel to condemn the measure as “outrageous and unprecedented” and accusing France of policy-driven discrimination.

2025-06-16T01:12:47.303991-07:00

Skift

Israel-Iran Conflict Shutters Middle East Airspace, Stranding Tens of Thousands

2025-06-16T20:05:57.483046-07:00

Royal Aeronautical Society

Drones, Engines and Next-Gen Fighters Take Center Stage at Paris Air Show 2025

2025-06-15T21:59:27.872456-07:00

NBC News

US B-2 Spirits hit three Iranian nuclear sites with GBU-57 bunker busters, Trump warns of further strikes

2025-06-21T17:15:08.654742-07:00

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SpaceX to Launch Israel’s Dror-1 Comms Satellite on Falcon 9 Using New GTO-1 Adapter SpaceX is set to deploy Israel Aerospace Industries’ Dror-1 geostationary communications satellite aboard a Falcon 9 later this year, integrating the spacecraft via its new “Commercial GTO-1” payload adapter. Dror-1, built with predominantly Israeli technology, will secure national satellite comms capacity for 15 years.

2025-07-10T12:25:26.060888-07:00

SpaceX to Launch Israel’s Dror-1 Comms Satellite on Falcon 9 Using New GTO-1 Adapter

AerialFire

IAI and Fire Free Forests to Develop Boeing 767-Based Aerial Firefighting Platform In July 2025, Israel Aerospace Industries and Fire Free Forests signed a memorandum of understanding to co-develop the 767BDSF, a Boeing 767-based aerial firefighting platform capable of dispersing 40 t of retardant, integrating real-time sensors and air-ground coordination to tackle intensifying global wildfire seasons.

2025-07-09T08:31:05.914619-07:00

IAI and Fire Free Forests to Develop Boeing 767-Based Aerial Firefighting Platform

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United Airlines Pulls Tel Aviv Relaunch Forward to July 21 United Airlines will resume nonstop service between Newark/New York and Tel Aviv on July 21—10 days ahead of its original July 31 plan—launching one rotation initially and scaling to two daily flights from July 23 after a truce reopened Israeli airspace.

2025-07-08T08:41:28.032346-07:00

United Airlines Pulls Tel Aviv Relaunch Forward to July 21

Vertical Mag

AIR Launches 32,000-sq ft eVTOL Production Facility in Central Israel AIR has inaugurated a 32,000-square-foot state-of-the-art manufacturing hub in central Israel, marking the first phase of scaled eVTOL production to accelerate deliveries for its advanced air mobility aircraft.

2025-07-01T06:27:34.568359-07:00

AIR Launches 32,000-sq ft eVTOL Production Facility in Central Israel

Reuters

UK High Court Rejects Challenge to Halt Export of F-35 Components to Israel Britain’s High Court has dismissed a judicial review filed by a Palestinian rights organisation seeking to block UK export licences for Lockheed Martin F-35 components destined for Israel. The parts underpin the jets used in the Gaza campaign, where both sides face allegations of atrocities.

2025-06-30T03:48:27.069705-07:00

UK High Court Rejects Challenge to Halt Export of F-35 Components to Israel

Jerusalem Post

Israel Claims No. 2 Spot with Eight Firms in Top 100 Drone Defense List; Elbit Fifth Israel secures the second-highest representation among the world’s top 100 drone defense companies in 2025, with eight firms ranked—behind only the US—and Elbit Systems placed at No. 5.

2025-06-29T10:06:25.810188-07:00

Israel Claims No. 2 Spot with Eight Firms in Top 100 Drone Defense List; Elbit Fifth

haaretz.com

Iran Fires Missiles into Israeli Airspace Hours After US-Brokered Ceasefire; Israel Vows Response Missiles launched by Iran breached Israeli airspace less than three hours into the US-mediated truce, prompting Israel to pledge a retaliatory strike as Tehran denies violating the ceasefire. The rapid escalation follows reciprocal strikes, including limited retaliation on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

2025-06-23T15:30:01.768810-07:00

Iran Fires Missiles into Israeli Airspace Hours After US-Brokered Ceasefire; Israel Vows Response

Forbes

Decades in the Making: Israel’s Air Dominance in the Middle East Over more than half a century, the Israeli Air Force has cultivated air superiority through rigorous pilot training, domestically produced fighter jets, precision munitions, and advanced early-warning systems. As the Israel-Iran air war unfolds, maintaining that strategic edge against evolving threats will be a critical test.

2025-06-21T23:05:17.627905-07:00

Decades in the Making: Israel’s Air Dominance in the Middle East

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