Author Archives: MichaelOrdman

Happy with your choppers?

Posted on February 9, 2025

The Irish government promised not to buy anything Israeli. But its recent purchase of 4 Airbus helicopters included Helionix flight systems made by Israel’s Elbit. Yanky suggests that they remove the systems. The helicopters won’t fly, but it’s vital that … Continue reading →

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Latin America invests in Israel

Posted on February 9, 2025

Leapfrog Innovation Powerhouse (LIP) Ventures is investing $90 million in Israeli startups from a group of 200 high-net-worth individuals and family offices across Latin America. The VC is boosting Israeli talent and helping Israeli entrepreneurs be exposed to the LATAM … Continue reading →

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United to restart in March

Posted on February 9, 2025

United Airlines is to resume flights to Israel in March, becoming the first U.S. carrier to renew services to Tel Aviv halted due to the war. United will initially fly from Newark’s Liberty International Airport on Mar 15, with daily … Continue reading →

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NIS 1.2 billion for IDF suppling startups

Posted on February 9, 2025

In 2024, some 300 security startups received NIS 1.2 billion of orders from the Ministry of Defense for urgent tech solutions for the IDF in Gaza and Lebanon. 30% went into tech for autonomous vehicles and a similar amount for … Continue reading →

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AI in the classroom

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israel’s Education Ministry is implementing a nationwide program to integrate artificial intelligence into the nation’s school system. It includes training 70,000 teachers to use AI in classrooms and bringing in 3,000 training mentors from over 400 tech companies to help … Continue reading →

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Print your spectacles coating

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israel’s flō Opics has developed a solution for coating optical lenses using digital printing technology. It revolutionizes hard-coatings, tinted, and photochromic lenses, which can be applied on a pixel basis rather than just one option for the whole lens. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h13w12eyjx … Continue reading →

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Trustworthy online voting

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israel’s Sequent is the world’s first end-to-end verifiable and transparent online voting platform. It has successfully conducted more than 200 elections in 10 countries for local municipalities, government bodies, and the private sector. It will be used for 1.7 million … Continue reading →

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Two more BIG winners

Posted on February 9, 2025

In addition to the award to Israel’s OncoHost (see here previously), two other Israeli startups won 2025 BIG Innovation awards from the Business Intelligence Group. ICL Group won in the agriculture category and Trax Retail of Singapore and Tel Aviv … Continue reading →

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An accelerator for outer space

Posted on February 9, 2025

Israel-based global innovation hub Creation-Space is launching Space Venture – an accelerator program to create space-tech startups. Each will receive up to $250,000, plus tech support, access to research facilities, test sites, and workshops by top experts from NASA and … Continue reading →

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Field test for anti-drone systems

Posted on February 9, 2025

Nine defense companies and startups conducted a second test to the Defense Ministry of some 20 drone interception solutions at a simulated testing field in the Negev (see here previously). They were from IAI, Aerobotics, Rafael, Elbit, Robotican, Xtend, General … Continue reading →

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