The Defense and Tech Podcast

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 turnkey solution combining products [https://www.jpost.com/podcast/jpost-podcast/article-895194], services, and AI analytics, built by founders who include former IDF [https://www.jpost.com/podcast/article-894638] leaders who helped establish Israel's UAV units.The highlight of this episode is the discussion on how deones can impact the future of health. Hardy mentioned that Cando is conducting tests in order to make future organ transportations via drone a reality.

$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 the Iran campaign, to "ground dominance" as a new operational doctrine, to the uncomfortable truth that "a nice chunk" of Israeli combat casualties have come from friendly fire, Malchi makes the case that the individual warfighter, not the fighter jet, is now the center of gravity in modern combat. Malchi explains why "nobody dared to say" the words ground dominance before the recent conflicts, how the Ukraine drone war reshaped every land army on the planet "within a few years only," and why aerial assets vanish the moment a major campaign like Iran opens, leaving battalions to fight without GPS, without communications, and often without higher command. He details how ASIO's Orion turns ordinary battalions into "super battalions" through augmented reality, real-time 3D terrain rendering generated by drones, and an optical data-sharing method that lets soldiers operate completely off-grid. He also reveals that one of Orion's most-used capabilities turned out to be one his team didn't initially design for: friendly fire prevention.

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

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 how innovation is shaping military strategies in conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East. Landau also explores the growing collaboration between Israel and the US in defense tech and the future of the industry.

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 of the conflict: India’s strategic position between Israel, Iran, and the Gulf. Dr. Dagan Amoss explains how India balances competing interests, from defense ties with Israel to energy dependence on the Gulf and long-standing connectivity with Iran, and why that balance is now under pressure.

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 the United States are using AI, intelligence fusion and faster sensor-to-shooter cycles on today’s battlefield, and what that means for target generation, missile defense and joint operations across the region. The conversation also looks at Iran’s remaining capabilities, the Strait of Hormuz, Hezbollah, the Houthis, regional coordination with Arab states, and the bigger question of what comes next if the war reshapes the Middle East.