Jerusalem Post / Defense & Tech Levy also criticized France for barring Israel from the Eurosatory weapons exhibition, saying “An embargo is something that has accompanied the State of Israel for many years."
Follow us on Google An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah is seen near the Israeli border with Lebanon during a Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, May 19, 2026. (photo credit: AYAL MARGOLIN/FLASH90 ) By 103FM JUNE 18, 2026 19:52 Israel is expecting to find a solution to Hezbollah’s explosive drones in “a matter of weeks, not months,” Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy said on Wednesday on 103FM.
“The drone issue is at the top of our agenda, under the leadership of MAFAT in the Defense Ministry,” he said.
“There are currently several responses being examined. We divide the whole issue into the stages of detection, identification, and then destruction. At the moment, there are several ideas that have already been implemented, some of which even work, in which we are able to destroy the attacking drone using kinetic and electronic means,” he added.
IAI CEO Boaz Levy. (credit: IAI) France bars Israel from Eurosatory weapons exhibition
Levy also criticized France for barring Israel from the Eurosatory weapons exhibition.
“An embargo is something that has accompanied the State of Israel for many years, since the 1960s,” Levy said. “The French were involved in it then as well, and those who remember the Mirage aircraft that we were embargoed from receiving are the ones who led to the development of Israel’s aeronautical industry.”
“These capabilities are possible thanks to the technological ability that exists in the country. In contrast to the exhibition in Paris, there was an exhibition in Berlin last week where we received a warm welcome,” he added.
“The French went too far and are behaving in a very strange way, which reflects their business interest more than their political interest. We will continue to be there and do business with all our partners around the world.”
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