EUROPE - NATO Seeks Israeli Defense Tech

Representatives from NATO militaries and European defense companies came to a series of field demonstrations of a critical Israeli system shown by Elbit Systems Ltd’s Swedish subsidiary, Walla reported.

The system is now a basic capability for a modern army, but many NATO militaries still lack it because of years of neglect in defense buildup since the end of the Cold War. Now, as several European militaries fear a possible war with Russia, that gap is even more evident.

“The digital capabilities we are presenting are the result of years of accumulated experience and operational know-how gained in several worldwide programs. Elbit is well-positioned to support European and NATO customers seeking to advance modernization and turn their forces into fully digital, networked armies,” said Elbit Systems Sweden’s CEO Tobias Wennberg.

-www.jpost.com, 8 June 2026

Commentary: Hostility toward Israel is increasing throughout Europe. Yet there is another player to be considered: Russia. Leaders of European states have become nervous since February 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea, followed by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

We are still in the timeframe that Jesus speaks of when He said, “ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars” (Matthew 24:6a). The position of the nations of the world still follows the pattern the prophet Joel proclaimed: “Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong” (Joel 3:10).

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