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.

Israeli drone startup XTEND has secured a multi-million-dollar contract from the US Department of Defense to develop and deliver AI-enabled, modular, one-way attack drones designed for close-quarter combat.

XTEND’s US-made X-Strike enters Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program

 Illustration, a smartphone displays the logo of Ondas Holdings Inc.

Ondas acquires Aran Defense for $33.9 million as autonomous defense demand grows

Alumni from Unit 8200 attend annual conference in 2025.

IDF Unit 8200 Alumni Association uses network to drive Israeli innovation, start-ups


Israeli venture firm Team8 raises $365m. to invest in AI-native start-ups

The latest fundraising brings Team8’s total assets under management to nearly $2b. across eight funds launched since the firm was founded in 2014.

A display showing stock market data is seen outside the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on March 09, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on February 28th; illustrative

How Propeller Drones became Israel's quiet powerhouse for drone operations

Propeller Drones isn’t building aircraft, it’s building the operational backbone of Israel’s drone ecosystem, training pilots, enabling autonomy, and helping industries adopt drones at scale.

Flying high with Propeller Drones

Jerusalem establishes new accelerator initiative to expand role in Israel’s defense‑tech sector 

With hundreds of new start-ups, Israel’s growing defense-tech scene is heavily concentrated in central Israel.

People hold a giant Israeli national flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City, on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 14, 2026.

Israel aims to build its own stealth fighter jets, autonomous combat aircraft, senior official says

A senior Israeli official says the country is ready to develop homegrown stealth jets and unmanned combat aircraft as part of a push to reduce reliance on US aid

Loyal Wingman drone from Boeing supporting fighters in 3D illustration.

Israeli defense tech companies combine AI detection with autonomous net interception

Axon Vision and ParaZero introduce a modular counter‑drone architecture blending AI detection with autonomous net‑based interception.

ParaZero's and Axon Vision's ForceField, an Edge AI-powered Counter-UAS protection system

Mars Security attempts to close the growing gap between hackers and defenders

Born from offensive cyber units, Mars Security brings battlefield tactics to enterprise defense

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

XTEND expands in Europe with Latvia's Atlas, adding thousands of robotic platforms to portfolio

With Atlas merger, XTEND boosts its autonomous systems portfolio and strengthens support for NATO and EU partners.

(Illustrative) Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding

Autonomous Guard expands Asian presence as regional drone threats accelerate

Counter‑UAS demand spikes in Asia as Autonomous Guard lands a $400K Skybeam order for real‑time drone detection and interception.

Autonomous Guard's Skybeam counter-drone technology

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

The procurement of the Israeli missile defense technology will form the core of Greece's Achilles’ Shield multi-layered air, missile, and anti-drone defense network.

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

Jeen Technologies CEO hails 'rapid' growth as company deepens footprint in Israel's defense sector

The company’s main solution is an agentic AI platform capable of running entirely offline and under strict security controls.

Hacker. Autonomous AI Agents.