30 December 2025

Israel’s multi-front war, lasers and unmanned systems: 2025 review

Seth J. Frantzman

Israel entered 2025 looking to a new US administration to be a gamechanger for Jerusalem’s multi-front war.

Much of 2024 had been spent fighting in Gaza and also in Lebanon, with mixed results. While Israel’s conduct drew international condemnation, the Gaza conflict also became a proving ground for many new Israeli technologies, from making old vehicular platforms such as M113s and D-9s into autonomous unmanned robots, to pushing AI and other technologies to the front.

Meanwhile, the Israeli defense industry looked abroad for new customers for its battle-proven tech. Here are some key stories from my coverage from inside Israel in 2025.

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