ANNA AHRONHEIM
Leading defense industry figures convened on Thursday at the Elron Ventures Defense Tech Breakfast, a high-level summit that brought together the “holy triangle” of the sector – military, industry, and finance – to discuss the future of deep tech and their roles in shaping Israel’s strategic edge.
Hosted at the Shibolet and Co. law offices in Tel Aviv, the event showcased how defense tech is evolving into a central growth engine for the economy and is becoming a pillar of its technological superiority on the global stage.
Modern warfare turning pointDr. Yuval Steinitz, the chair of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, spoke of Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s recent war with Iran, which, he said, had marked a historic shift.
“For the first time in human history, a military outcome was determined almost entirely by technological and scientific superiority,” he said.“Real-time intelligence, precision sensors, artificial intelligence, and advanced tracking systems enabled Israel to neutralize threats remotely, without ground combat,” he told those gathered.
Hypersonics and the first space battleA panel led by Elron Ventures CEO Yaniv Schneider, along with Aeronautics CEO Dan Slasky, MoonShot founder Shahar Bahiri, and a representative from the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (MAFAT), highlighted future developments in defense tech and deep tech, with hypersonic technologies as an upcoming critical frontier.
Israel Aerospace Industries’ Arrow 3 system’s interception of missiles outside the atmosphere during Operation Rising Lion was described by participants as the “first space battle in history,” a milestone that opened the door to a new and complex arena of satellite defense and space system strikes, to name a few.“Defense tech is moving from the lab to the field and from the military to the market,” Schneider said.“This is a global trend that Israel is leading, thanks to a rare combination of technology, operational experience, and first-class human capital,” he added.
“The defense tech sector is reclaiming its central role. The new era of warfare restores the importance of technological superiority, and Elron is positioned at the crossroads of nurturing industry and encouraging an entrepreneurial ecosystem,” Schneider continued.
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