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.


On its first flight, NASA's experimental quiet supersonic X-59 Quesst aircraft takes off from Runway 7 at Palmdale USAF Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, U.S. October 28, 2025

Supersonic X-59 jet soars over California desert in first test flight

EdgeUAV

Axon Vision secures contract for EdgeUAV system with leading suicide drone manufacturer

Drone swarm over a field

Skyforce: Israeli start-up leading the way in autonomous, AI-powered defense tech


CET Sandbox bridging battlefield tested Israeli defense tech with Washington

What happens when warfighters become founders? A new era of Israeli defense innovation is heading to Washington with the CET Sandbox

 An illustration of the Israel flag over computer code.

Can Hezbollah recover? Inside the battle for Lebanon's future

Have a listen to Defense & Tech's new podcast, with our first guest and regular contributor Sarit Zehavi

Defense & Tech podcast

Vertical-lift revolution: Shield AI unveils groundbreaking autonomous combat jet

Defense tech startup’s X-BAT drone could reshape aerial warfare with runway-independent operations and autonomous combat systems

Shield AI's X-Bat

North Korea says it ‘successfully tested’ hypersonic missiles before Trump’s visit

Pyongyang's hypersonic missile test comes ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea at the end of the month

Military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this pictured released October 11, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

Israel participates in South Korea's weapons exhibition, despite protests

Israeli companies have been banned from weapon exhibitions across the world following the war in the Gaza Strip.

The South Korean Air Force Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam, South Korea, October 17, 2025

Led by Israeli and US security veterans, Aurelius Capital launches $150M Defense-Tech fund

The fund’s strategic edge lies in its deep familiarity with defense-sector needs and its access to global capital

Aurelius Capital

Israeli deep-tech company wins US Army competition, talks wireless defense to 'Post'

Israeli deep-tech company R2 provides full-spectrum wireless defense for military, civilian, and critical infrastructure applications.

R2's ODIN solution

Drone warfare is no trend, defense against them is battlefield imperative - analysis

ThirdEye Systems understood that drones would change the battlefield before the war in Ukraine, and invested in the right vector at the right time

Drone detecting hostile drones

Germany, France sign deal for satellite-based early warning system

The system will feature two critical early-warning components: ground-based over-the-horizon radars and a satellite constellation.

Artist’s rendering of a conceptual endo-atmospheric interceptor for Europe’s TWISTER missile defense program, supported by Odin’s Eye satellite data

US Navy tests autonomous Israeli tech with Stiletto program

Sealartec specializes in Autonomous Launch and Recovery Systems (ALRS) designed for both manned and unmanned surface vessels

Stiletto