Anat Pallad
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first heard Dec 2025
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So we had about 2,000 people attending, many officials from the European Union and also countries that have been critical of Israel's conduct in the war, like Norway and the UK.
And so in one session during the conference, Ron Gozali, the CEO of UVision Air, which is a loitering munitions company, so suicide drones, basically pulls up a few clips on a big screen on stage and says he's been cleared to show us these clips.
They show suicide drones hitting buildings in Gaza and you see the smoke.
A lot of startups at the conference were really brandishing those credentials saying this works.
A lot of countries are interested in this technology because it's battle tested in the field.
Yeah, from my conversations with them, there was a few factors that went into this.
One is that there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
So some countries like Germany feel more comfortable going back to doing business with Israel.
Probably an even more important factor is
is that many of these countries are feeling this looming threat of Russia.
And they feel like they're running out of time because if things don't go well in Ukraine, they very much feel that they could be next.
So what we're seeing is that despite Israeli isolation throughout the wars, the weapons are still very much desired around the world, and especially by Europeans, which have been some of the biggest critics of the war.
Defense tech has become a huge field in Israel and was developed very fast because of the war.
Israeli arms exports broke a record in 2024, reaching $14.8 billion, despite calls for boycotts and some boycotts of Israeli weapons.
Now, what's interesting is that Europe was the biggest buyer of Israeli defense tech last year, accounting for 54% of exports, compared with 35% in 2023.
That's according to Israel's defense ministry.
Thanks for having me.
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