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.

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

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

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

Israeli defense tech companies combine AI detection with autonomous net interception

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

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


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.

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.

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

The ground-launched system can neutralize more than 50 drones with its high-powered microwave burst- making it ideal to counter drone swarms without any collateral damage

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

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.