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.

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

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

Flying high with Propeller Drones

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

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

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


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.

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.