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.


Stiletto

US Navy tests autonomous Israeli tech with Stiletto program

ikorsky S-70UAS™ U-Hawk™ helicopter

A Black Hawk without pilots? Inside Sikorsky’s S-70 U-Hawk

Vantor Technologies

Maxar rebrands for a new era of AI-Powered spatial intelligence


US President Trump says America ordered 28 'updated' B-2 stealth bombers

America flew seven of their 19 B-2 bombers during June's Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran's nuclear program.

US Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber performs a fly-over during the Speed of Sound Airshow in 2024

The hostages are home, but the war with Hamas is not over - analysis

We have to celebrate today. But the war is not over. You cannot destroy an ideology with bombs.

The 13TH Golani Battalion and 7th Armored Brigade withdraw from Gaza and return to Israel last week.

Hamas phone calls to hostage families are public ceremonies - analysis

Hamas cannot keep their word. Not even for the simplest requests

Relatives of Israeli hostage, Omri Miran, kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, watch broadcasts related to his release as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in a handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 13, 2025. Court

When Middle East ceasefires lead to runways in Idaho

Beyond its military implications, the Qatari air base facility could be suggested the facility may be part of a broader diplomatic trade-off

Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho

US to build Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho

The base “will be host to a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase lethality, interoperability,” Hegseth said.

Boeing's F-15 jet.

Will Israel’s defense sector rebound with the end of the war in Gaza?

With the cessation of hostilities, Israel may find it easier to navigate diplomatic tensions that previously threatened arms deals.

A PULS multiple rocket launcher miniature and artillery rockets by Israeli Elbit Systems is exhibited at the DEFEA Defence Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025.

Helsing acquires Blue Ocean to expand maritime defense capabilities

Helsing’s broader defense AI platform, already deployed across air and land domains, will now extend to the underwater battlespace

Helsing acquires Blue Ocean, a specialist in autonomous underwater vehicles, to accelerate its maritime defense program

Dubai Airshow bans Israeli defense firms after ‘technical review’

Prior to the announcement industry sources told Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post that they did not expect to attend the airshow

 Dubai

How October 7 transformed Israel’s defense tech industry - analysis

Israel went from shock to surge following the Hamas attacks two years ago, with hundreds of defense tech startups founded and even fielding products.

1,200 flags planted in Kibbutz Nir Oz to commemorate the victims of October 7.

How one tech company became a lifeline for Oct. 7 survivors

Natural Intelligence stepped in to help survivors of Oct.7th from the start, building relationships between employees and those directly affected by the tragic day

Natural Intelligence employees at the hostages' square on the 600th day of the war