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.


Keeping the drone bar high

Israel's drone edge

Attis Aviation's ROC VTOL UAV

New Israeli drone can fly more than 20 hours without a runway

An Israeli Air Force plane utilized in the October 2024 strike against Iranian military infrastructure.

Israel advances sweeping reforms to boost, streamline defense exports


Nayax celebrates two decades of cashless innovation

Nayax processes over 3.5 billion transactions a year, across 120 different countries.

Children playing with an unattended machine

BlueBird opens suicide drone facility in Morocco

Rabat has increased its defense spending in order to modernize its military and strengthen local production capabilities.

Spy-X loitering munition

US, UAE tech firms launch joint venture to build Omen VTOL drones for military, civilian use

Orders for the first 50 platforms have already been signed with a customer from the UAE

Omen VTOL drone

The critical cooperation between Israel and India - podcast

Have a listen to Defense & Tech's latest podcast, with our regular contributor Dr. Lauren Dagan Amoss

Dr. Lauren Dagan Amoss talks to Defense and Tech Editor, Ahronheim.

Israeli company wins bid for female tactical equipment sale to Italian military

Most security forces do not yet have female-geared protection. But protective gear made for men is not the same as protective gear for made women

Ballistic protective vest for women

Israel's borders to be reinforced with cutting-edge defense tech from Autonomous Guard, Kela

Speaking to The 'Post,' co-founder Kela Hamutal Meridor explained that Kela’s software is built on open architecture and platforms, enabling collaboration that directly empowers soldiers.

MANAGING THE WARNINGS from enemy attacks and matching the location of the enemy with an appropriate IDF drone. Pictured: IDF Military Drone Unit train with their drones near the Syrian border, northern Golan Heights, June 26, 2025.

Tenzai raises $75M to protect code written by AI

Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity startup Tenzai emerges from stealth with one of the largest seed rounds in industry history, aiming to revolutionize penetration testing with autonomous AI

Tenzai

Israeli startup XTEND wins US Department of Defense contract for AI one-way attack drones

The Israeli startup’s contract highlights the shift toward affordable, autonomous systems for irregular combat.

(Illustrative) Tactical, autonomous robotics systems developer XTEND secured extension to $70 million Series B funding

Kratos to acquire Israel’s Orbit Technologies for $356m. in defense-tech push

Orbit will be integrated into Kratos’ Microwave Electronics Division, which is based in Jerusalem

Orbit's Multi-Purpose SATCOM Terminals for Armoured Vehicles

Israel’s critical drone tech challenges requires educational response

Speaking about the evolution of UAV technology and its implications for Israeli society, expert Alon Unger emphasizes that the country’s world-leading position in drone innovation must now be matched

 Drone flying on high altitude mountain top; illustrative.