Monthly Archives: September 2024

Saving every drop of water

Israel’s LeakZon has developed cutting-edge AI technology to drastically reduce water loss in public and private water utilities. https://www.prnewswire.com/il/news-releases/leakzon-ltd-emerges-from-stealth-mode-with-seed-investment-from-peal-holdings-aa-ltd-302203020.html https://www.leakzon.com/

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GenAI for agriculture

Israel’s Taranis (see here previously) has launched Ag Assistant, the agriculture industry’s first generative AI-powered agronomy engine, aiming to transform crop input and farm management decision making. Ag Assistant uses crop intelligence, plus historical data, weather maps and more. https://www.taranis.com/newsroom/ag-assistant/

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How a locksmith developed Israel’s Arrow system

Dov Raviv made Aliyah from Bucharest in 1947 and trained as a locksmith. His parents persuaded him to enrol at Israel’s Technion where he switched to aerospace engineering. He later became director of Israel Aerospace Industry’s Arrow Interceptor development. https://ats.org/our-impact/dov-raviv-the-father-of-israels-defense-systems/

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Blowing in the Wind

Also at the Farnborough Airshow, Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled its WIND DEMON air-to-surface cruise missile that should make Iran and its proxies wary about attacking Israel. https://www.iai.co.il/about/press-release/iai-unveils-wind-demon-farnborough-air-show https://www.iai.co.il/p/wind-deamon

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Next year. Yoav Turgeman

CEO of Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, stated that Rafael’s groundbreaking Iron Beam laser missile defense system will be operational and in IDF hands by next year. He made the announcement at the Farnborough International Airshow in England.  It cannot … Continue reading

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Bamba prevents peanut allergy

It’s now official (I thought it already was!) that eating Bamba, Israel’s peanut-butter-flavored snack, is proven to reduce peanut allergies in children by 75 percent, according to a recent study of over 500 participants, in the prestigious New England Journal … Continue reading

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Israel’s inclusivity goes viral

UAE analyst Amjad Taha shared a picture with his 500,000+ followers on X of rescued hostage Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi in hospital being treated by a Jewish doctor wearing a kippah.He wrote: “First, in the Middle East, this is a moment … Continue reading

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Critical connectivity for US DoD

DataPath, a subsidiary of Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks, has received over $9 million in orders to support U.S. Department of Defense end users’ critical connectivity requirements in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. https://www.gilat.com/pressreleases/gilat-awarded-over-9m-to-support-critical-connectivity-requirements-for-the-us-department-of-defense/

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Teaching the US how to minimize casualties

IDF Surgeon-General, Brigadier-General Professor Elon Glassberg is finishing a 34-year military career. His new job is to share with US military medicine experts how Israel reduced the fatality rate of wounded soldiers from 15% in the 2006 Lebanon war, to … Continue reading

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Religious women develop life-saving systems

120 religious Jewish women took part in the 7th annual “Hack.Her.It” competition at the Jerusalem College of Technology. The winner built a radio-wave tracking device for travellers. Others built communication devices, aids for amputees, and a safety system for the … Continue reading

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