Show Notes
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 Aurelius Capital, about how October 7 reshaped Israel’s defense tech landscape, accelerated military adoption of AI, and opened unprecedented opportunities for dual use technologies. Lifshitz explains why Israel has become a proving ground for real time defense innovation, how drone detection is emerging as a critical civilian and military challenge, and why global defense markets are racing to close the technology gap with the private sector. The conversation also explores investment trends in Israel, the US, Europe, and Asia, the role of former intelligence and defense leaders in venture capital, and the growing intersection between national security and commercial technology.
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