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Why does Europe buy Ukraine's drones, not Israel's? | Michael Cukierman

September 27, 2026 · 33 min

From commanding an IDF electronic-warfare unit to brokering defense-tech M&A, Michael Cukierman explains the $1 billion drone threat that no jammer can stop. In this episode of The Defense and Tech Podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down…
Europe criticizes Israel in public, buys its tech in private

August 13, 2026 · 43 min

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

August 2, 2026 · 46 min

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…
Space is already a battlefield, says Israeli venture capitalist Zach Fagan

July 29, 2026 · 41 min

Quantum computing has no dominant player yet, and that, argues deep tech investor Zach Fagan, is exactly why Israel's next category-defining company may come from it. Zach Fagan is a partner at Earth & Beyond Ventures, one of the only…
Iran fired 1,500 drones at Israel. Nearly none hit

July 21, 2026 · 59 min

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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Former NSA director: Iran deal won't hold, the real threats are still coming

June 29, 2026 · 59 min

Former NSA Director and US Cyber Command chief Admiral Mike Rogers warns that the Iran ceasefire has resolved none of the underlying threats — missiles, proxies, or the nuclear program — and that Iran's Revolutionary Guard is now more…
Iron Dome engineer: Israel must be the 'FedEx for space'

June 2, 2026 · 50 min

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

May 26, 2026 · 54 min

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…
Cando attitude: Inside Israel's autonomous drone revolution

May 19, 2026 · 37 min

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

May 5, 2026 · 35 min

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…
Drone tech's impact on warfare: From tactical drones to high-precision missiles

April 12, 2026 · 42 min

This Defense & Tech episode features an in-depth conversation with Menahem Landau, a defense tech expert and managing partner at Coverlet Ventures. He discusses the evolving landscape of Israeli defense technology, particularly drones, and…
India's role in the Iran-Israel war

March 22, 2026 · 34 min

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…

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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.