Israel Ministry of Defense

Wooden partitions have been erected around Israeli defense industry exhibits at the Eurosatory arms exhibition in Paris, according to Israel’s Defense Ministry.

France banned Israel.

Israel's Defense Ministry: The U.S. and Israel have begun formal talks on a new security framework to replace the current MOU expiring in 2028. The deal would shift from aid-based support to a reciprocal defense partnership with deeper joint military development.

The first of 6 new Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tankers ordered by Israel has completed its initial test flight in the U.S., the Defense Ministry says.

The aircraft will replace the IDF’s aging Boeing 707 fleet and be fitted with Israeli systems, extending range and supporting air superiority across all fronts.

The fatality in southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah drone struck his excavator was Amer Hujayrat, 44, an Israeli Defense Ministry contractor from the Arab city of Shefa-’Amr.

NEW: An employee of a Israel Defense Ministry contractor was killed Tuesday in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched an explosive drone at IDF engineering forces near Ayta al-Shab, about 4.5 km from the border. The drone hit a bulldozer carrying out engineering work. Another civilian worker was lightly wounded.

Israel will supply Greece with PULS precision rocket artillery systems in a $758 million deal, the Israeli Defense Ministry says.