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Amir Becker Sygnia

Former Unit 8200 cyber head joins Sygnia to lead Incident Response Division

25.02.22|James Spiro
Amir Becker was previously Head of Cyber Operations at Unit 8200, the IDF’s cyber and intelligence unit
סיטק פריפריה באר שבע Noam Bright

The IDF sees its move to Beer Sheva as a “fulfillment of Ben Gurion's vision”

15.02.22|James Spiro
Speaking at Beer Sheva’s Gav-Yam Negev High Tech Park, Major Noam Bright discusses the role the IDF has in teaching tech to future generations
מימין TAL ZACKON גלעד טלמון מרק גפן ו עירד אייכלר

Combat vs. Tech: Does your IDF service determine your future?

22.12.21|Daniel Farber-Ball
While many Unit 8200 recruits set themselves up for lucrative jobs, high tech leaders that served as IDF fighters say they would not change a thing
מימין גיא מזרחי גיא קרן מנכל iHLS מיטל קרן בן דב מייסדת ושותפה iHLS

How the IDF is recruiting the Israeli startup industry

11.11.21|CTech
The innovation center of the Israel Ministry of Defense is getting ready to select five startups for a six-month cohort for companies developing dual-use technological projects for the civilian and security sectors
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Tech leaders calling for combat soldiers to join their ranks

21.10.21|Elihay Vidal
With a growing manpower shortage, many in the tech ecosystem seek solutions outside traditional recruitment hubs
Yehuda Zisapel  Alon Ben-Zur

Rafael and RAD Bynet prepare to train Israel’s periphery in AI skills

18.08.21|James Spiro
The one-year program for recent veterans of the IDF is designed to boost the country’s northern region and shrink the talent shortage
עזרא כהן סגן נשיא לאסטרטגיה תאגידית באורקל

Oracle recruited DoD executive to save its Israel cloud bid

10.08.21|Hagar Ravet and Tomer Ganon
The software giant brought in Ezra Cohen, former Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence under Donald Trump, to try and thwart the tender won by Amazon and Google by pressuring members of Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
הקברניט חמאס רקטות כיפת ברזל

Ministry of Defense taps VCs to fund weapon development

06.07.21|Udi Etsion
MoD representatives have held talks with venture capital funds regarding making joint investments in startups that are developing technology that can be used both in the defense and civilian sectors
הסלמה בדרום עוטף עזה  תקיפות חיל אוויר בניין 4 קומות

Israeli military's digital transformation on full display in Gaza conflict

28.06.21|CTech
“Using technology, the IDF was able to attack more targets, faster and with greater accuracy,” said Omer Dagan, the Head of Lotem, the IDF’s Digital and Data Unit
Harel Tayeb CEO Kryon

The recent escalation is a reminder that technology wins wars

03.06.21|Harel Tayeb
The IDF should invest its resources in acquiring automation systems that will turn it into the most technologically advanced military on earth, writes Harel Tayeb, CEO of Kryon
הדמיית מרכז לוגיסטי חדש של צה"ל שיקום בדרום

Move over Amazon, the Israeli military is equipping its warehouses with artificial intelligence

16.04.21|Neta-Li Binshtok
The IDF will build three logistic centers costing $1.7 billion, integrating new technologies that will become available to civilian companies
מודיעין 8200 חסוי אנשי צללים צל סודי

Unit 81: The elite military unit that caused a big bang in the Israeli tech scene

08.01.21|Sophie Shulman
Veterans of the IDF’s secretive technological division are the entrepreneurs driving major changes across the industry
רחפן רחפנים DJI 2

Chinese drone manufacturer blacklisted by the U.S. is being widely used in Israel

21.12.20|Raphael Kahan
Delay in the provision of homegrown substitutes leaves drones carrying out sensitive missions despite concerns over data use
בדיקות קורונה ב רפאל

Defense contractor Rafael carried out Covid-19 testing blitz, finding just three cases among 3,500 employees

01.12.20|Udi Etsion
The Israeli defense systems giant completed a pilot of mass testing last week in cooperation with the IDF’s Alon Command Center
סרן ש' טייסת אדיר הראשונה בחיל האוויר, מונתה לסגנית מפקד טייסת F35

Meet Israel’s only female F-35 combat pilot

22.10.20|CTech
The 26-year-old, identified as Captain S., was appointed as deputy commander of the Israel Air Force's 116th "Southern Lions" F-35 squadron
חיילים ב יחידת 8200 צה"ל

Covid-19 has got Israeli soldiers asking to remain in the military

17.09.20|Sophie Shulman
Even graduates of elite tech units find the balance of power shifting as employers are spoilt for choice
אורן יונגר משקיע ב GGV Capital

Can Israel lead the open-source code revolution?

31.08.20|Oren Yunger
The Israeli tech scene is based on partnerships, innovation and independent thinking which are all vital in open-source code
מוסף שבועי 20.8.20 אבנר פז צוק stream

Former IDF cyber chief warns of red-lines being crossed and the erosion of Israel’s democracy

21.08.20|Sophie Shulman
Avenr Paz Tzuk talks to Calcalist about the ethics of surveillance, his faith in education and his fear of a military brain drain
מטוס משימה P600 AEW אלתא מערכות התעשייה האווירית אמבראר

IAI signs $350 million Special Mission Aircraft related deal with major European country

08.06.20|CTech
Israel Aerospace Industries has already delivered Special Mission Aircraft to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and numerous countries worldwide
קורונה ישראל לאומית לעומית

Israeli Army Partners With HMO to Develop Innovative Coronavirus Testing Unit

05.05.20|CTech
The unit allows for taking coronavirus samples while maintaining complete separation between the person being tested and the medical professional administering the test