Israel has the world’s highest concentration of AI-native startups, according to a new global study, Engines of Growth, conducted independently by Strand Partners for Amazon Web Services. The report found that 31% of Israeli startups less than five years old are classified as AI-native, meaning they were built around artificial intelligence from day one. Israel […]

Israel has launched a new competitive process for natural gas exploration in its economic waters, opening five new offshore blocks covering approximately 7,100 square kilometers in the Mediterranean Sea. The Energy and Infrastructure Ministry said hundreds of billions of cubic meters of natural gas may remain undiscovered in Israel’s exclusive economic zone. Additional discoveries could […]

The Israeli government has approved the merger of Elta Systems into Israel Aerospace Industries, advancing a corporate restructuring aimed at simplifying IAI’s operations ahead of a potential IPO. Elta, an IAI subsidiary based in Ashdod and Beersheba, specializes in radar, intelligence systems, and unmanned vehicles. Following the merger, Elta’s operations, assets, rights, and liabilities will […]

Carter Ledyard & Milburn and ACC Israel will host a joint webinar on CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, from a US legal perspective tailored for Israeli companies with US inbound business activity. The webinar, titled “CFIUS Explained: What Israeli Companies with US Inbound Business Need to Know,” will take place […]

Germany and Israel opened a new 2026 Call for Proposals for joint R&D projects focused on developing innovative products, technology-based services, processes, and applications with strong commercial potential in Germany, Israel, and Europe. The call requires participation from at least one Israeli company and one German company, with projects expected to demonstrate clear added value […]