These range from the massive Arrow System, Israel's anti-ballistic missile defense grid that uses Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 interceptor missiles, down to the Iron Dome point-defense system designed to ...

Since NATO set its defense spending targets in 2014, overall average spending among member states, excluding the United States, has risen from 1.4% of GDP to 2% in 2024.

The defense industrial base stands at a critical juncture following the December 2024 publication of the 32 CFR Final Rule for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0. This watershed ...

He said the goal is for defense spending to rise to 3% of GDP by 2035. To pay for it, overseas development aid will be slashed from 0.5% to 0.3% of national income, he said, calling that a “very ...