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.


 US Secretary of Defense Hegseth meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the Pentagon, in Washington

Pentagon eyes Israel for new defense innovation hub

Ashdod Port

Ashdod Port and Chartered Group sign strategic innovation and investment agreement

Black Eagle 50E unmanned helicopter with payload

Israeli drone companies unveil precision airdrop capability for unmanned helicopter


How the IDF rewired the battlefield for the first AI war - interview

Over the past five years, the IDF has been working to transform itself into a network-enabled combat machine, with AI and Big Data enabling the flow of information across units and commands.

 Hacker in front of Israeli flag

Second B-21 Raider arrives at Edwards AFB

The B-21 is intended for long-range strategic strikes.

B-21 Raider in a hanger

US air force orders smaller, deadlier bunker buster bombs

ARA and Boeing to develop lighter, smarter munitions after Iran strike exposes limits of Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).

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

EU Parliament delegation visits Israel to learn about drone warfare, resilience

A European Parliament delegation visited Israel to learn about drones, counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) warfare, and resilience. 

Residents move towards a shelter from their apartment building that was damaged during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 7, 2025.

ThirdEye Systems expands global reach with major NATO drone detection deal

The deal comes as Poland shot down Russian drones that had infiltrated into its airspace early Wednesday morning

(Illustrative) A soldier operating a drone.

StemRad's gamma radiation shield takes part in USSOCOM drill

USSOCOM evaluators scored the StemRad 360 Gamma 98/100 for training effectiveness and 80/100 for operational effectiveness

USSOCOM troops using StemRad shield during a drill

JVP raises $290M from TPG to propel insurtech unicorn Earnix’s AI revolution

Deal delivered an 8.7x return to early investors

Earnix

BIRD Aerosystems to develop, install and test its Missile Protection System for IAF helicopters

Bird Aerospace AMPS system on Apache

Spain steps up pressure on Israel with shipping, aircraft restrictions

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to ban Israeli arms transit, boost PA, UNRWA aid, and embargo settlement goods.

Spanish soldiers stand during Exercise Dynamic Mariner 25 military drill training, which involves naval forces from several NATO members, at Retin beach, in the Atlantic Ocean, in Barbate, Spain, March 28, 2025.

Nearly 60% of Ukrainian arms are home-produced, Zelensky reveals

Ukraine Ministry of Defense announced a new grant competition targeting manufacturers of tactical ballistic missiles and surface-to-air missile systems.

A serviceman of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces walks at a position near a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine September 3, 2025.