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.


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.

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

IAI's Barak MX air defense system

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

TSG command and control

Israeli defense firm to help shield Czech skies from drones


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.

Israel's top 30 under 30 in defense-tech

Thirty rising stars of Israel’s defense industry were honored for redefining innovation under wartime uncertainty

30 under 30 in Israeli defense

War of the future is already here: IAI chief highlights role of drones, AI in Israel-Iran war

Levy said that the only surprise from Rising Lion wasn't Iran's technology but their "audacity" to fire heavy salvos at a civilian population.

 A missile launched from Iran towards Israel is seen from Jerusalem, June 19, 2025.

High-powered microwave technology is the 'holy grail' of drone interceptors

HPM offers rapid neutralization of swarms, while lasers and costly missiles provide precision strikes against individual drones

Japan's High Powered Microwave counter-drone system

Flying cars? Israeli startup's electrical vehicle will let drivers soar over traffic

With vertical takeoff and landing Israeli aerospace start-up is reimagining ‘a core human desire,’ AIR CEO says. ‘We want to be in the air, soar like a bird.’

AIR One eVTOL