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The Defense and Tech Podcast

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Hosted by Anna Ahronheim, The Defense and Tech Podcast from The Jerusalem Post dives into the intersection of security, innovation, and strategy in Israel and beyond. Each episode brings you in-depth conversations with military experts, tech leaders, and policymakers shaping the future of defense. From battlefield technology and cybersecurity to innovation startups and regional threats, we explore how Israel’s defense and tech ecosystems are changing the modern world.

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  • August 13 · 42 min

    Europe criticizes Israel in public, buys its tech in private

    European governments condemn Israel publicly while their purchase orders arrive quietly, says IL Ventures co-founder Yoni Heilbronn, and interests, not politics, now decide everything. Heilbronn, who built automotive cybersecurity pioneer Argus...

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    August 2 · 45 min

    'We fought Hamas and fed Hamas at the same time' | IDF general

    Israel is winning on every front, and Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Winner says the next war is already being armed inside Israel's own borders. In his first weeks as chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum (IDSF–HaBithonistim), Winner sits down...

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  • S1 · E17
    July 21 · 59 min

    Iran fired 1,500 drones at Israel. Nearly none hit

    Since October 7, Israel's defense R&D directorate has pushed weapons from concept to combat in weeks, and now works with more than 300 startups. Col. Yishai Cohen explains how. In this episode of Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post, Anna...

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  • S1 · E15
    June 2 · 49 min

    Iron Dome engineer: Israel must be the 'FedEx for space'

    Hilla Haddad Chmelnik certified the Iron Dome for combat, led Israel's national innovation policy, and now aims to make cargo delivery to orbit as routine as a courier shipment, at a few hundred dollars per kilo. In this wide-ranging conversation,...

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  • S1 · E14
    May 26 · 54 min

    'Nobody can hide at sea': Windward CEO on Iran's maritime war

    Iran has struck 37 commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and ships are now going dark at a rate 600% higher than before. Windward CEO Ami Daniel, who nearly died when Hezbollah hit his Navy ship in 2006, explains what's really happening at sea.

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    May 19 · 37 min

    Cando attitude: Inside Israel's autonomous drone revolution

    In the latest Defense and Tech by the Jerusalem Post podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Ghil Hardy, VP of Business Development at Cando and the ROM360 initiative.Cando, whose tagline is "You dream it, we drone it," delivers a 360-degree...

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  • S1 · E12
    May 5 · 34 min

    $5,000 drones are killing troops: Here's how to fix it.

    Host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Tomer Malchi, founder and CEO of ASIO Technologies, whose Orion handheld system has been in the hands of IDF troops for nearly a decade, to unpack the rapid transformation of ground warfare. From GPS spoofing during...

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    March 22 · 33 min

    India's role in the Iran-Israel war

    What was India doing just before the Iran war began, and why does it matter more than you think? In this episode of the Defense and Tech podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Dr. Lauren Dagan Amoss to unpack one of the most overlooked dimensions...

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  • S1 · E9
    March 17 · 38 min

    Inside the Israel-Iran war: AI, missiles and military coordination

    In this special episode of the Defense and Tech podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with journalist, author and analyst Yaakov Katz to discuss the ongoing war with Iran and the dramatic evolution of military technology. They examine how Israel and...

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    January 6 · 49 min

    How Israel’s defense innovation is reshaping global security

    From the battlefield to the boardroom, Israel’s defense innovation ecosystem is undergoing a fundamental shift. In this episode of Defense & Tech by The Jerusalem Post, host Anna Aharon-Haim speaks with Alon Lifshitz, partner and founder of...

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  • S1 · E4
    Dec 17, 2025 · 25 min

    Can enemies hack military AI? Iron Dome engineer on battlefield risks

    Col. (Res.) Ryan Gity, who helped develop Iron Dome and shaped Israel's national AI strategy, reveals how adversaries can plant "zero-day triggers" in open-source AI models used by militaries worldwide—including the IDF and U.S. government. In this...

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    Nov 13, 2025 · 19 min

    The critical cooperation between Israel and India

    Welcome to the second episode of The Defense and Tech Podcast, where host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Dr. Lauren Dagan Amoss, a researcher at the Begin Sadat Center and a member of Forum Dvora. At this crucial moment in diplomatic history,...

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    Oct 22, 2025 · 21 min

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

    In the first episode of The Defense and Tech Podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Lt. Col. (Ret.) Sarit Zehavi, founder and CEO of ALMA Research Center, to examine Israel's northern security landscape in the aftermath of the war with Hezbollah....

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