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.

IDF officers gathered at the event to find the most relevant tech to fight Hezbollah drones

Israel defense ecosystem meets to accelerate fieldable counter‑drone tech

ThirdEye drone detection system

Israeli defense tech companies High Lander and ThirdEye team up against hostile drones

THAAD missile defense battery

Lockheed Martin breaks ground for new THAAD missile manufacturing facility


Rafael unveils Storm Shield to protect UAVs in contested environments

During Operation Roaring Lion, aka Epic Fury, several American and Israeli drones were downed by Iranian systems.

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' Storm Shield

Smart Shooter wins Israel's Defense Ministry contract for anti-drone SMASH Hopper weapon stations

SMASH Hopper can be used for multiple mission scenarios including force protection, border security, anti-drone, remote ambush, and low profile operations

Smart Shooter's SMASH Hopper weapon's station

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term

Bin has led the IIA since 2021, during a period marked by global economic turbulence, the COVID‑19 pandemic, and the economic impact of the Israel-Hamas War. 

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

New drone‑mounted robot transforms high‑voltage maintenance in Israel

Replacing helicopters with robotics, the IEC’s new drone system promises safer crews, lower costs, and a smarter national grid.

 Airborne robotic system for installing and removing warning balls

Israeli start‑up Kela named winner in DIU's Drone Dominance Program's lethality challenge

Kela was named one of five winners in the DIU’s Lethality Challenge, advancing next‑gen small‑drone capabilities.

Kela has partnered with Starling to bring an advanced fixed-wing eVTOL-in-a-box autonomous aerial system to Israel

Israeli start-up Limy develops tools to help brands appear in AI chat engines

Limy builds software that helps businesses understand how AI chat engines interpret and decide which brands’ or products’ content to recommend

Limy CEO Aviv Shamny, COO Ido Zabarsky and CTO Ori Riechman

Rafael's Spike missile successfully fired from German unmanned ground vehicle

The firing tests mark the first successful firing of the popular missile from an unmanned ground platform

Diehl Defence UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) Ziesel

Finland hosts large Israeli defense delegation for two-day seminar

The seminar followed a similar one held in India several weeks ago, as well as another in Miami at Israel-tech week. Others have been held in Asia and Europe.

Finnish-Israeli defense industry seminar, May 2026

Steadicopter unveils Golden Eagle 'mothership' for complex missions

System is intended for missions in areas with heavy air defenses and electronic‑warfare (EW) activity

Golden Eagle mothership launching the compact drones

'It started on October 7': How war reshaped Israel's defense-tech boom

From battlefield needs to global strategy, defense tech is accelerating, with Israel emerging at the center of a rapidly evolving sector

Against the backdrop of geopolitical instability and a booming defense ecosystem, Alon Lifshitz co-founded Aurelius Capital, one of the new players rising in a transformed landscape.