Anna Ahronheim

Anna Ahronheim is the editor for Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post. With a keen interest in the Middle East, terrorism, and terrorist groups, she moved from Canada to Israel and received her MA in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security at the Interdisciplinary Center of Herzilya, Israel. She started her career at i24News before moving to The Jerusalem Post where she was the military reporter.


SMARTSHOOTER's SMASH 3000

SMARTSHOOTER secures SMASH 3000 contract in Australia

Omri Casspi

Omri Casspi expands Swish Ventures with $100 million opportunity fund

Iran's Hadid-110 suicide drone

IRGC reveals new Hadid 110 stealth suicide drone, fastest in Iran's history


Israeli start-up InfiniDome brings GPS jamming protection to modern battlefields

InfiniDome’s systems have seen combat action , deployed protecting UAVs in contested environments

InfiniDome has become a leader in the field of GPS protection technology aimed at safeguarding platforms from disruption in the skies and on the battlefield.

From the NSA to Israeli defense tech, Mike Rogers isn’t slowing down

DEFENSE AFFAIRS: Former NSA director Mike Rogers discusses why Israel’s security challenges are redefining the next era of defense technology.

SPEAKING TO Defense & Tech, Admiral (ret.) Mike Rogers noted that the adaptability and creativity of Israeli entrepreneurs mirrored the urgency of their national security environment. Here, Rogers speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 at Moscone Convention Center, in 2019.

After Cambodia war, Thailand signs $108m deal for Israel’s Barak MX missile system

The deal for the system comes shortly after Thailand fought a deadly war with neighboring Cambodia

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

Israeli defense firm to help shield Czech skies from drones

The capabilities are intended to strengthen the Czech Republic’s defenses against increasingly sophisticated aerial threats

TSG command and control

Pro-Palestinian hacktivists launched hundreds of cyberattacks on Israeli space sector

Hacktivists launched 237 cyber operations against space-related entities during the Israel-Hamas war, peaking during Operation Rising Lion against Iran.

Cyber attacks on space

Israeli drone startup Heven AeroTech now valued over $1 billion after IonQ investment

Investor Lorne Abony of Texas Venture Partners described the Israeli-founded US based drone company Heven AeroTech as “Israel’s first defense tech unicorn.”

Heven's Z1 unmanned aerial system

Israeli start-up Moonshot unveils hypersonic launcher for orbital logistics

The company has already signed preliminary agreements with Italy’s D Orbit and US-based Orbit Fab, both leaders in in-orbit servicing.

Satellite in Space.

IL Ventures co-founder is betting on Israel’s next revolution, led by its start-ups

Yoni Heilbronn believes that after two years of war, Israeli start-ups can shine in a world full of uncertainty

Tel Aviv startups with promising technology.

Inside IATI’s fight for continuity and growth in Israel’s tech sector - interview

With new defense tech initiatives and regional agreements IATI is positioning Israel as a global innovation hub

An Israeli business employee after leaving her job; illustrative.

Israeli, German manufacturers to supply hundreds of suicide drones to NATO

The Israeli drone manufacturer and the German defense giant signed a partnership agreement to deliver suicide drones to European nations in 2021

 Attendees examine a Uvision Hero-400 loitering munition at the Mistral Group, Inc. booth at Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week for defense companies, in Tampa, Florida, US, May 7, 2024.