The country’s defence exports have doubled in five years and quadrupled in a decade, propelled mainly by exceptional demand for rockets, missiles and air defence systems, the ministry said in a statement.
In 2025, an all-time record for government-to-government agreements was also set, totalling approximately $10 billion. It accounted for over half of total deal volume for the year, the statement said.
Israel’s Ministry of Defence (IMOD) Director General, Maj Gen (Res) Amir Baram, and the Director of the Ministry’s International Defence Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT), Brig Gen (Res) Yair Kulas presented Defence Minister Israel Katz with the 2025 defence exports report.
The report is said to reveal that the Israeli defence industries signed hundreds of new contracts worldwide during the year.
Over half of these deals (53%) were mega-deals valued at $100 million or more each, the statement said.
“Missile, rocket, and air defence systems continued to lead in 2025, accounting for over a quarter (29%) of total deal volume”, it said.
“Another notable surge was recorded in observation and optronics systems, rising to 22% from 6% the previous year,” the ministry said.
The unprecedented growth comes at a time when Israel has been fighting on multiple fronts since October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants attacked from Gaza.
“There is a clear and unmistakable thread connecting the IDF’s (Israel Defence Forces) battlefield achievements across all fronts, the extraordinary capabilities of Israel’s defence industries, and the success of Israeli defence exports around the world,” Defence Minister Katz said.
“The fact that Israel continues to break defence export records even in the midst of a third year of war speaks to the tremendous respect and confidence the global community has placed in Israel’s defence establishment. These achievements are built on the IDF’s capabilities and those of our broader security forces – in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and Yemen,” Katz added.
He said the growing export figures also carry a responsibility: “to keep innovating, to keep raising the bar, and above all to continue delivering for the IDF’s operational needs during wartime – while meeting rising demand from partners around the world.”
Baram attributed the success to deep reforms carried out by the ministry over the past year to reduce regulation and open new markets, which led to landmark deals.
He vowed to carry on with the process, advancing complementary measures – investment in research and development and the expansion of production lines across the industries.
“Many countries around the world have increased their defence and procurement budgets, and are interested in Israel’s defence industry”, said Kulas, adding that IMOD is expanding Israel’s defence cooperation with countries around the world to make the capabilities of the industry and the IDF accessible globally.
According to the defence ministry, sales of the agreements signed by Israel were spread across geographies – Europe (36%), Asia and the Pacific Region (32%), Middle East and North Africa (15%), North America (13%), Latin America (2%), and Africa (2%).
First Published: Jun 2, 2026 6:22 PM IST