- Israel’s biggest defence firm, Elbit, is racing to build hardware — possibly laser “energy” weapons — to stop cheap, kamikaze Hezbollah drones that have killed Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
- The drones are hard to defeat with jamming, so Israel has even tried low‑tech fixes like nets; Prime Minister Netanyahu has pledged to step up strikes but hasn’t outlined a clear counter‑drone plan.
- The conflict is driving global demand for Israeli military tech (munitions, lasers, electronic‑warfare and night‑vision), helping lift Elbit’s sales.
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