What Section 847 Changes for Israeli Defense Founders
A rule most Israeli founders have never heard of is about to govern access to US defense contracts over $5 million. Implementation could land any day. If your cap table … Read more
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The Four Words That Win DoW Deals
Most startups walk into the Pentagon with a solution nobody asked for. Peter Belk has watched it happen for decades, and he has a fix.
Jessica Lewis: If You Want to Sell Arms to America, You Have to Build in America
Jessica Lewis explains how the February “America First Arms Transfer Strategy” will impact Israeli defense-tech founders, especially when it comes to its yet-to-be-released sales catalog of prioritized platforms.
Navigating the U.S. Defense Market: Key Lessons from Matt Hyatt, Crossed Arrows Global Partners
Matt Hyatt of Crossed Arrows Global Partners walks through the most common mistakes Israeli defense tech companies make when entering the U.S. market, from misreading operator feedback to engaging decision makers before understanding who actually owns the problem and controls the budget.
Breaking In: Selling to the DoW with Sarah Bard
Sarah Bard, a former senior official at the U.S. Small Business Administration, walked Israeli defense tech founders through the basics of breaking into U.S. government contracting.
Inside Army FUZE: Where Private Capital Meets the Warfighter
We sat down with Army FUZE’s Private Capital Integrator Sam Spencer-Pittman to break down how the Army is restructuring its innovation pipeline and where Israeli founders fit in.
What SAIC Ventures Looks for in Israeli Startups
Michael Hauser, Managing Partner of SAIC Ventures, joined The CET Sandbox to explain how one of the largest defense integrators in the U.S. approaches partnerships with Israeli founders and why entity structure and go-to-market fit matter more to them than the technology itself.
Getting on the DoW’s “Blue List”: An Insider’s Guide
AUVSI President Michael Robbins broke down the Blue UAS certification process for Israeli drone founders. He explains the hardware teardown, cyber testing, and new on-ramps to approval, while urging companies to prioritize U.S. manufacturing partnerships and build for the future fight, not today’s saturated market.
Defense Tech Investing & Israeli Innovation with Zeke Fraint, 202 Ventures
Zeke Fraint served as an IDF paratrooper and defense tech investor and just broke down what early stage founders get wrong: government procurement is a minefield you need an expert to navigate, primes have their own agenda so understand it, and don’t force a dual use label just to please investors. Know what you are and be honest about it.
Innovation Means Nothing Without Traction — A Conversation with John Sheehan, CEO of AVX Aircraft
AVX Aircraft CEO John Sheehan cut through the noise: DoW doesn’t reward cool tech — it rewards tech that maps to a real problem, a real customer, and a real funding path. Innovation is meaningless without traction, and Israeli founders who align fast to U.S. operational demand will win.
