Israeli Innovators in National Security Technology: Case Studies for US and International Technology Transfer

Israel’s deserved reputation as a source of groundbreaking innovations in both pure and applied science and engineering, for both military and civilian applications, is known world-wide. Many US-Israel partnerships at both the governmental and private levels have fostered a two-way transfer of research and development expertise as well as investment and marketing support. This 21st Century pioneering effort has been captured in best-selling books, supported by incubators in Israel and in the US, and amplified through an expanding network of websites and associations. The last decade has seen expanded cooperative agreements forged by individual offices in many US state governments with Israel, as well as agreements at the federal level, to encourage technology innovation and entrepreneurship in both countries.

The Center for Security Policy presents “Israeli Innovators in National Security Technology: Case Studies for US and International Technology Transfer – 2013” as part of the Center’s Occasional Paper series. The paper is intended to provide a sample of important innovations to better inform the public of emerging technologies. The paper features ten case studies of innovative and potentially game-changing technologies that are currently improving national security or homeland security capabilities in Israel or that have a significant potential to do so. Most are from small companies, though not all, the significant exception being the Iron Dome missile defense system. All are noteworthy for their potential applications for protecting the national security and homeland security of the United States and our allies.

The Appendices include sample lists of associations and websites that both enable and educate the public on Israeli innovation or the Israeli-US technology partnerships, and a list of key cooperative agreements at the federal level and for numerous states.

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