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The Defense and Tech Podcast

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.Copyright Jerusalem Post Podcasts
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  • Can enemies hack military AI? Iron Dome engineer on battlefield risks

    Can enemies hack military AI? Iron Dome engineer on battlefield risks
    Dec 17 2025
    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 wide-ranging conversation, Gity explains why "AI is the next nuclear arms race" and shares a striking anecdote from a Geneva ethics conference where a Russian representative declared they would use autonomous weapons regardless of Western concerns. He discusses the recent discovery that 80% of the world's 1.5 million AI models are open-source and potentially compromised, why Israel needs its own sovereign foundation model to protect against historical manipulation, and how robotics and AI could solve the IDF's manpower shortage. Gity offers a rare insider perspective as someone who served on two committees appointed by the Prime Minister—one on defense budgets and future forces, another on Israel's national AI strategy. He addresses the ethical frameworks governing autonomous weapons, the chip supply chain battle between the U.S. and China, and predicts humanoid robots in homes within 15 years.
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    26 mins
  • Drones, dominance, and defense: Alon Unger breaks it down | The Defense and Tech Podcast

    Drones, dominance, and defense: Alon Unger breaks it down | The Defense and Tech Podcast
    Nov 23 2025
    Israel has flown drones for 50 years, but the battlefield is changing fast. On this episode of The Jerusalem Post’s Defense and Tech Podcast, host Anna Ahronheim sits down with Alon Unger, founder and chairman of UVID, one of the world’s leading UAV conferences, to break down the future of unmanned warfare and the race for drone dominance. Unger explains why engineers still underestimate the human role in UAV operations, how global rivals are learning from Israeli innovation in real time, and why the biggest bottlenecks in drone adoption are no longer technological but social and economic. He also maps the trends reshaping the field, from spectrum warfare and 3D-printed aircraft to new energy breakthroughs and the push for autonomy. The conversation digs into Israel’s urgent need for education pipelines, national-level investment, and a unified strategy to stay ahead as the US, China, NATO states, Russia, and regional powers pour billions into unmanned systems. Unger also previews the massive 2025 UVID conference in Tel Aviv, where the global UAV community will gather to discuss the next decade of unmanned aviation.
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    34 mins
  • The critical cooperation between Israel and India

    The critical cooperation between Israel and India
    Nov 13 2025
    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, strengthening ties between Israel and international partners has never been so important. This episode was recorded just days after a deadly bombing in the Indian capital of Delhi and shortly after India and Israel signed a major defense cooperation agreement.

    Dr. Dagan Amoss understands what years of progressive cooperation looks like, and shares with us the similarities between the two countries. She explores the growing partnership between the two countries-from agriculture, tourism, innovation, defense technology and more.

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    20 mins
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