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Four men cut a ribbon in front of the Israel Ministry of Defense SIBAT sign at the AUSA exhibition

Defense Industry

Israel’s defence ministry brings 19 companies to AUSA 2026 in Washington after record $19.2 billion in exports

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has opened a national pavilion at the U.S. Army’s AUSA 2026 exhibition with 19 Israeli companies, citing more than $19.2 billion in defence exports in 2025.

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Israel’s Ministry of Defense is taking 19 Israeli defence companies to AUSA 2026, the U.S. Army’s annual exhibition in Washington, D.C., and presenting them under a national pavilion run by its International Defense Cooperation Directorate, known as SIBAT. The ministry announced the delegation on 13 October 2026, citing record export figures as the backdrop.

According to the ministry, Israeli defence exports exceeded $19.2 billion in 2025, which it describes as the fifth consecutive record year. It presents the AUSA delegation as part of its drive to widen those exports.

The pavilion is led by SIBAT director Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas. In the ministry’s account, he said the 19 companies were at “the largest land power exhibition in North America” to meet the U.S. Army and its partners face to face.

What is on show

The ministry says the companies are presenting technologies it describes as combat-tested. They include counter-drone nets, a GPS anti-jamming system that can be updated in the field, drone- and robot-based stand-off explosive detection, AI-enabled thermal imaging, hybrid drone engines and flexible solar panels.

The participating companies named in the release are AccuBeat, Ashot Ashkelon Industries, ASIO Technologies, CTI Intl-Solutions, Dagan-Optics, IMCO Industries, infiniDome, Lowental Hybrid, Magam Safety, Orbit Communication Systems, ParaZero Technologies, Paxis, Redler Technologies, Sol Security Labs, Solarpaint, Steadicopter, Supergum Industries, Thermal Beacon and Tracense Systems.

Part of a wider push

The AUSA delegation follows another first for the ministry a few days earlier: Geopolitiki reported on Israel’s defence ministry opens first national pavilion at Morocco’s Marrakech Airshow. The performance claims for the exhibited products, and the export totals, come from the Israeli ministry itself and have not been independently verified. AUSA 2026 is also covered on Geopolitiki under the AUSA 2026 tag.

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