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.

 (illustrative) A missile is launched during an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran.

Iran’s drones and missiles are a wake-up call for Israel and allies, former IAF head says

Silhouette of a handshake

Preparing for the inevitable: The venture fund built on crisis and chaos - interview

An illustration of a cyber board with an Israel flag.

Israel was world’s top target for geopolitical cyberattacks in 2025, report finds


DREAM unveils Israel’s first sovereign AI data center for government and critical infrastructure

Tens-of-millions-of-dollars investment to establish independent AI infrastructure for regulated and mission-critical environments

DREAM has opened a sovereign AI data center near Modi’in

Israeli drone maker XTEND to trade on Nasdaq at $1.5B valuation

Merger aims to create an autonomous defense and security systems company combining AI-driven robotic operating system with established US operating and infrastructure capabilities.

Skunk Works and Xtend are collaborating to expand joint all domain command and control

Arrow 4 anti-missile defense system to possibly be deployed in coming months, IAI CEO Levy says

Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy said that the Arrow 4, which will replace the Arrow 2, "will elevate the success of Israeli shoot-down capabilities."

Israel Aerospace Industries CEO Boaz Levy.

Tenna Systems raises $13.5m to advance software-driven spectrum intelligence

The company’s platform analyzes millions of data points per minute from existing emitters and turns them into a real‑time, high‑resolution map of the RF environment

4th Infantry Regiment conducting EW training  at the Hohenfels Training Area.

Israeli firm Autonomous Guard enters Indian defense market with $1.9m deal

The deal aligns with a broader trend of Israeli defense firms deepening ties with India and was announced shortly ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expected visit to Israel.

Israel, India relations

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

After using 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities, the USAF needs to replenish its arsenal.

B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test

Spectralx: Israeli company redefines battlefield concealment - interview

Spectralx has an advanced portfolio that spans from soldier‑level solutions to large‑scale mobile and static systems.

Vehicle with Spectral X signature management solutions

Bumblebee joins expanding US counter‑drone system arsenal

Multirotor drone hunts down and directly collides with hostile drones to neutralize it

Bumblebee V2 counter-UAS system

German drone startups Helsing, Stark, win suicide drone contracts worth 4.3 billion euro

Helsing will supply its HX-2 suicide drone while Stark will supply its Virtus drone. The companies beat out German defense giant Rheinmetall

Germany-based defense startup Stark's Virtus  VTOL suicide drone

Israel’s battle‑tested tech sees demand in Asia amid tensions with China - analysis

Israel’s strong presence at the Singapore Airshow highlights a shift toward Asian defense markets as demand for battle‑tested technology rises

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems at the 2024 Singapore Airshow