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.

A Chinook helicopter flies during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day, in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2026.

Greece approves €3.5 billion defense package for Israeli missile defense tech

Hacker. Autonomous AI Agents.

Jeen Technologies deepens footprint in defense sector

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor high powered microwave counter-drone solution

Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS X-Rotor to fry drones with high-power microwaves


Israeli startup is using AI to shorten cloud architecture timeline

With most IT projects failing, AutoPipe believes AI can turn weeks of cloud planning into hours

AutoPipe's CEO Yonatan Or at a business meeting

FoodTech returns to the Galilee after years of war

Tel‑Hai drives a renewed tech surge in the Galilee as FoodTech companies return and new innovation hubs take shape along Israel’s northern border

Young Israelis after completing their military service help a lychee farmer at sunrise during the peak of the harvest season at his lychee orchard in Moshav Almagor near the Sea of Galilee, June 25, 2026.

Duns 100 maps 60 firms driving Israel’s defense-tech transformation

The rankings span six categories: defense integrators, defense manufacturing, unmanned and autonomous systems, homeland security, intelligence and cyber, and tactical and ground equipment. 

AeroSentinel G2 drone in active operation, providing real-time aerial intelligence in complex environments.

Israeli companies show off battle-proven systems at Farnborough Airshow

IAI unveils new multi-mission aircraft while Rafael showcases the Iron Beam laser defense system and Elbit Systems to highlight it's role as a supplier to the British Armed Forces

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems' LITENING 5 targeting pod

Israeli startup ASIO raises $15 million to boost worldwide deployment of its tactical platforms

The funding announcement comes shortly after it was announced that Israeli defense-tech start-ups working with the Defense Ministry raised nearly $3 billion in the first six months of 2026.

An Orion tactical awareness system, made by Israeli firm ASIO.

Israel shifts toward ‘Defense-Tech Nation’ as start-ups surge to $3b. in funding

New data shows defense-tech firms dominating Israel’s hi-tech investment, with start-up funding tripling year-on-year.

Asio Technology

Airwayz, Tenna fuse spectrum intelligence into OVERWATCH airspace‑control platform

Platform upgrade by Tenna and Airwayz gives operators a clearer RF map for safer autonomous flights in busy contested flights

Airwayz and Tenna System collaborate to secure the skies

Robotican: Robots built for the front lines, and below them

From tunnels to missile-hit buildings, Robotican’s unmanned systems take soldiers out of danger.

Robotican's hybrid Rooster drone and autonomous dog robot

Innoviz launches Perciz to bring its LiDAR into defense and homeland security

New division adapts Innoviz's automotive‑grade LiDAR for C‑UAS, critical‑infrastructure protection, and real‑time threat response.

Innoviz launches Perciz to enter into defense and homeland security market

US uses one‑way attack sea drones against Iran for first time, CENTCOM says

CENTCOM says US forces struck Iranian air defenses, radars and boats using one‑way sea drones, marking their first deployment in the war.

Saronic's Corsair USV is described as “capable of operating at ranges over 1,000 nautical miles and can support 1,000-pound payloads."