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.

Skana Robotics' Bull Shark ASV

Iran’s mining of the Strait of Hormuz might accelerate a new era of naval warfare

Tons of military equipment have landed in Israel since Operation Roaring Lion began

Israel brings in 1,000 tons of weapons in 10 days as Iran fighting intensifies

B-21 Raider in a hanger

US Air Force boosts B-21 Raider production by 25% to speed operational rollout


Missile, drone strikes against US radar put air defense resilience under question - analysis

The destruction of THAAD and long‑range radar systems in the opening days of the war highlights a dangerous new reality: static air‑defense assets are easy targets

A satellite image of destroyed radar system at Zahedan airbase

Texas is America’s new defense‑tech powerhouse, and Israeli startups are taking notice

Texas is building structured pathways to help Israeli companies navigate the notoriously complex US defense procurement system

Unicorn Rodeo Conference

Israeli defense tech company SmartShooter begins trading on TASE

SmartShooter’s flagship SMASH systems use artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and machine learning to transform standard infantry rifles into precision-guided weapons

SMARTSHOOTER's SMASH 3000

A historic shift: How US, Israel's war on Iran is changing modern warfare

MILITARY AFFAIRS: For the first time ever, in the operation, known in the US as Epic Fury, two allied nations are conducting fully integrated, multi-domain operations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an air force base in southern Israel on March 5, 2026.

The advanced Israeli-tech helping US and Israeli pilots strike their targets in Iran

Rafael Advanced Defense System's SPICE and Ice Breaker munitions along with Litening pods used against Iranian targets during Operation Roaring Lion/Epic Fury

US fighter jet with Rafael's Litening targeting pod carrying strikes over Iran

Cyber is the fuel for US, Israel's war on Iran's Islamic regime, expert says - interview

Speaking to Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post, Shay Nachum said that the current war has exposed a truth long in the making: Cyber capabilities influence “every decision and every missile we fire.

An Israeli military operative engaged in surveillance mission (illustrative)

Iran strikes push Gulf states toward US and Israel, ex-US adviser says

Israel isn’t the only target in this war. Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at neighboring Arab countries, striking critical infrastructure and civilian targets.

 A view of Burj Khalifa, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026

Drones define Israel’s military edge during Operation Roaring Lion

As Operation Roaring Lion unfolds, Israel Air Force's unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as the backbone of its air strategy far, from Israel's borders

Elbit Systems' Hermes 900 over Iran

New LUCAS attack drones make first operational appearance in Operation Epic Fury

The suicide drones are reverse engineered Shahed-136 Iranian drones and "are now delivering American-made retribution"

CENTCOM's Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones.

Breakfast in bomb shelters as Iran war widens - comment

We were finishing our breakfast when the sirens went off. Instead of a day at the beach, we had a day in the bomb shelter as alerts sounded across the country.

 People take cover as siren warns of incoming missiles fired from Iran, at a public bomb shelter in Jerusalem, June 15, 2025.