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Workers operate a 3D printer that makes drone parts at the headquarters of Masssivit in Lod, on March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
May 21, 2026, 3:03 pm
Demand soars for Israel’s weapons tech, even among countries claiming to boycott Jewish state
Sales of battle-tested Israeli arms more than doubled over past 5 years, hitting record of nearly $15 billion in 2024, including to states that publicly avoid deals with Jerusalem
By AP and ToI Staff
FILE: Chinese YJ-17 anti-ship hypersonic missiles are seen during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing, September 3, 2025. (GREG BAKER / AFP)
February 24, 2026, 2:41 pm
‘Complete game-changer’: Iran close to buying supersonic anti‑ship missiles from China
Deal for purchase of CM‑302 missiles, with range of 180 miles, is nearing completion, though delivery date and quantity unclear; expert says they are ‘very difficult to intercept’
By Gavin Finch, Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
President of the German Bundestag Julia Kloeckner meets with Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana (not pictured) during a welcome ceremony at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 12, 2026, 5:09 pm
German court again rejects suit over arms exports to Israel, as lawmaker visits Gaza
Palestinian sought to sue Berlin over weapons sales to Jerusalem; speaker of Berlin’s lower parliament visits IDF-controlled part of Gaza, calls for truce line not to become new border
By AFP
Illustrative: Fighters from the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah train in southern Lebanon, May 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
November 10, 2025, 2:26 pm
Lebanese army rejects Israeli demands that it search homes for Hezbollah arms
US pushes Lebanese president to speak directly to Netanyahu, as Israel and Lebanon disagree over effective methods for disarming Hezbollah
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A worker assembles a Galil-GT assault rifle at the Colombian based military weapons manufacturer, Indumil, in Soacha, Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
September 30, 2025, 12:20 pm
Colombia produces first rifles to replace Israeli guns after cutting ties last year
Former military allies are in an escalating feud that has also roped in the US, which revoked Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A man walks past the empty stand of Israel Aerospace Industries with an empty Rafael stand seen at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 13, 2023. (AP/Jon Gambrell)
June 4, 2025, 1:09 pm
Israeli arms sales break record for 4th year in row, reaching $14.8 billion in 2024
Massive exports come despite pressure by foreign governments to cancel deals over Gaza war; air defense systems account for nearly half of sales
By Emanuel Fabian
Hezbollah weapons and other equipment seized by the IDF during its ground operation in south Lebanon, are displayed for the media at military base in northern Israel on December 24, 2024. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 25, 2024, 10:20 pm
IDF displays thousands of Hezbollah weapons, shares details on pager operation
Israeli forces killed some 3,800 Hezbollah fighters plus some 44 amid ceasefire, army says, citing terror group’s violations; military to erect temporary posts in Syria buffer zone
By Emanuel Fabian
A video circulating on social media purports to show an Israeli airstrike in at the Mezzeh airbase near Damascus, Syria, December 8, 2024. (Screenshot via X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 8, 2024, 11:19 pm
As Assad ousted, Israeli jets destroy his deadly arsenals before they fall to rebels
IAF strikes target missile depots, air defenses, chemical sites amid fears that advanced arms could fall into hands of hostile groups; IDF seizes buffer zone, in first since 1974
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/AFP)
August 9, 2024, 11:34 pm
US expected to end three-year ban on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
Embargo imposed following high civilian casualties in Saudi war against Houthi terror group, but rapid changes in region following Oct. 7 made Biden administration reconsider
By Humeyra Pamuk, Patricia Zengerle and Steve Holland
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)
May 26, 2024, 5:11 pm
US set to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia – report
Move widely seen as part of a larger set of agreements on nuclear energy, security and defense cooperation, tied to long-sought Israel-Saudi normalization deal
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Weapons and Hamas flags captured in an Israeli boarding school, allegedly taken by a teacher who returned from reserve duty in Gaza, February 8, 2024. (Israel Police)
February 9, 2024, 6:31 pm
IDF reservist accused of stealing Hamas weapons, stashing them at school where he works
Police say weapons were functional and ready for use; suspect claims he took them from Gaza as souvenirs
By ToI Staff
Ancient slingstones used for warfare 7200 years ago in Israel. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
November 22, 2023, 2:10 pm
Archaeologists find earliest evidence of mass weapons production in Stone Age Israel
Huge caches of uniformly designed sling stones from 7,200 years ago indicate organized production of missiles, the earliest evidence of warfare in the Southern Levant
By Gavriel Fiske
Russian Security Council deputy chairman and head of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting outside Moscow, Russia, October 3, 2022 (Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik Pool Photo via AP)
December 11, 2022, 1:05 pm
Russia ramping up production of ‘most powerful’ weapons, ex-president boasts
Dmitry Medvedev accuses Western allies of siding with ‘the Nazi,’ repeating falsehood about Ukraine; does not provide details on nature of new armaments in development
By AFP
Hezbollah supporters wave portraits of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and their group flags, during an election campaign, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, May 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
May 14, 2022, 6:20 pm
Hezbollah’s weapons divide Lebanon as it holds parliamentary elections Sunday
Calls to dismantle terror group have dominated campaigns of rival factions ahead of vote, the first since economic collapse and deadly Beirut port blast
By Agencies
A young woman handles a weapon during a basic combat training for civilians, organized by the Special Forces Unit Azov, of Ukraine's National Guard, in Mariupol, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Sunday, February 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
April 13, 2022, 1:40 pm
Russia yet to slow Western arms express into Ukraine
Armaments have helped the under-gunned Ukrainian military defy predictions it would be quickly overrun; the US alone has donated more than 50 million rounds of ammunition
By Robert Burns
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