In some key areas, Israel's defense forces have improved the military technology available

to them, and in other areas, they have revolutionized that technology, achieving

results that were previously thought to be impossible, and in timeframes that were

similarly thought to be impossible. The IDF and the industries that work alongside it in Israel

have become virtuosi in the military arts of innovation. But there's a puzzle. By comparison with

United States and other great military powers, throughout its history, Israel has been relatively weak, relatively poor, and always embattled, without the leisure and space to nurture and incubate sophisticated technological advance.

So how is it that Israel specifically has been able to turn those restrictions and limitations into assets

that help it lead the way in developing advanced weapons for use on the sea, land, and air.

Welcome to the Tikva podcast. I'm your host, Jonathan Silver. My guest today is the legendary

military strategist and historian Edward Lutvac, who, together with his co-author Aitangshamir, has just

published a book, The Art of Military Innovation, Lessons from the Israel Defense Forces.

Edward joins me today to discuss the history of military innovation in the IDF and the political,

economic, and cultural factors that make it possible.

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Here now is my discussion with Edward Lutvac.

Edward Lutvac, welcome to the Tikva podcast.

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