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Investment in Israel’s defense-tech sector is expected to nearly triple this year, reaching approximately $1 billion compared with $360 million in 2025, as rising global defense spending and demand for new military technologies draw investors to the industry.

Global investment in defense technology reached a record $40.8 billion during the first half of 2026, according to a new industry report released by Israel-based venture capital firm Protego Ventures.

Defense tech has become one of venture capital’s hottest sectors, after being ignored for decades, but it just lost a top evangelist within the Pentagon.