American taxpayers should welcome the news that Israeli startup XTEND has moved from garage innovation to the front lines of allied defense. The company just clinched a multi‑million dollar contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to supply modular one‑way attack drone systems — proof that Washington finally recognizes the combat-tested edge Israeli tech brings to modern warfare, not some mythical “Department of War.”
At the same time, Israel’s own military procurement has tapped XTEND to supply thousands of low‑cost FPV assault drones to ground units, a shift toward practical, mass‑deployable systems that can save soldiers’ lives and blunt enemy forces. These are expendable, precision tools designed for close‑quarters and urban combat, the kind of reality the left‑leaning elites in our media refuse to accept when they lecture us about “limitless rules of engagement.”
This success didn’t happen by accident — XTEND established a U.S. production line in Tampa to meet American sourcing rules and to put American hands to work building the hardware that defends both our allies and our own troops. The company has already landed Pentagon work worth millions and is proving that partnering with dependable allies creates jobs at home while giving our servicemembers better tools on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Newsmax’s own coverage shows the human and historical stakes behind these security moves, as correspondent Jodie Cohen reported from the City of David, reminding patriotic Americans why Jerusalem matters and why Israel’s security isn’t some abstract foreign policy debate. The same folks who sneer at our oldest friend overseas are the ones who cheer when hostile actors exploit vacuums created by weakness — we shouldn’t reward surrender with lectures.
If you’re a hardworking American worried about safety and sovereignty, this story is a welcome bit of common‑sense news: back proven allies, support American production, and stop letting ideological critics gut our defense posture. We should be proud that U.S. defense officials are buying what works, that American workers are building it, and that patriots on both sides of the Atlantic are making sure our soldiers get the tools they need to win.
