JERUSALEM: Israeli arms exports have reached an all-time high for the fifth consecutive year, hitting more than $19 billion in 2025 driven by missile, rocket and air defense systems, the defense ministry announced Tuesday.
Israel is among the world’s leading arms exporters.
Its forces have fought on several fronts since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack triggered the war in Gaza, including against armed group Hezbollah in Lebanon and alongside the US against arch-foe Iran.
“Israel’s all-time defense export record has been broken for the fifth consecutive year, with $19.2 billion in 2025 — a nearly 30 percent surge compared to the previous year, more than doubling in five years and quadrupling in a decade,” a defense ministry statement said.
Missile, rocket and air defense systems were the lead exports and accounted for 29 percent of deals, it said, adding that a “notable surge was recorded in observation and optronics systems.”
