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.

Aurelius Capital’s Alon Lifshitz: “The world is turning to what works, and Israeli defense tech works.” Premium

'Countries want what works': Why Europe wants Israeli tech

IAI and SIG SAUER's FIRESTORM 250 armed drone

IAI, SIG SAUER test Israeli drone armed with machine gun in live-fire trial

Israel opens its pavilion at the AUSA exhibition in Washington, October 12, 2026.

Israel opens national pavilion at AUSA to showcase battleproven systems to the US Army


Three years after October 7: How crisis rewired Israel’s defense tech ecosystem - analysis

Israel’s October 7 shock forged a defense tech machine that’s faster, harder, and mission‑driven. But the real test is whether it can endure beyond war.

Burnt car remains near the Gaza border, after October 7, 2023

Wearable counter‑drone tech enters frontline service across US, Ukraine and IDF units

The wearable counter‑drone kit, deployed by Ukrainian troops and IDF forces and integrated into US Army exercises under EUCOM as top US commander warns troops will be ‘hunted’ by autonomous systems

Skylock's Wearable Kit counter-drone solution

Flydubai passenger feared possible landing in Iran, Yemen after attempted hijack

Even with the pilot tied up, the passengers say they didn't feel fully relaxed until they landed and entered the terminal at Tabuk airport in Saudi Arabia.

Flydubai passenger Uri Pintov onboard flight flight 1073.

Maala: The ESG engine quietly rewiring Israeli corporate culture

Maala’s influence is quiet, but structural. It is shaping expectations in boardrooms, guiding investor scrutiny, and setting the standards by which corporate leadership is increasingly judged

Intel research and development office in Matam business park in Haifa.

IAI: No longer just platforms, but integrated solutions

Ahead of the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, IAI chairman Boaz Levy told the ‘Post’ how integrated systems are driving record backlog and new defense programs

Boaz Levy, IAI chairman of the board

Ukraine carries out first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV

The UGV traveled more than 40 km. while carrying ammunition and food supplies to frontline positions, moving across terrain that included rivers, canals, and marshland.

Ukraine said an amphibious ground robotic vehicle completed a 40km long logistics mission

Smart Shooter secures $150m. contract for SMASH 2000LE counter-drone systems

Over the past 12 months, Smart Shooter has signed contracts with the US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, and US Marine Corps.

Smart Shooter's SMASH 2000LE weapon system

Protego Ventures closes $125m. Fund I, expands focus on early‑growth defense companies

Protego was founded by Lital Leshem and Lee Moser and invests in Israeli companies that have demonstrated operational performance

Lital Leshem and Lee Moser founded Protego, Israel’s first and largest defense-tech venture capital firms after October 7 to support a growing number of start-ups in the field.

Israel Electric Corporation develops local 3D‑printing capabilities for critical parts

IEC began developing 3D‑printing capabilities several years ago and now expects to expand into metal component manufacturing.

Power Plant.

IDF extends suspension of 'Atalef' loitering munition drones after two reservists killed

The IDF stopped operational activity of the small drone after two reservists were killed after one exploded near them in northern Gaza.

IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.