The Dispatch · July 13, 2026
Lindsey Graham Wanted Thoughtful People 'In the Room'
By Barry Mannis, CET Ventures GP
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The Jerusalem Post · 2026
The CET Sandbox convenes an urgent counter-drone seminar for the frontlines
Sparked by a message from the frontlines, The CET Sandbox put together an urgent seminar to bring counter-drone tech to troops in the field who are scrambling to counter Hezbollah attack drones. More than 200 members of Israel's defense-tech community met for an urgent closed-door session — 'Operation Northern Shield' — assembled within days of direct operational requests from IDF units dealing with fiber-optic and FPV drone threats daily.
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Press release · The CET Sandbox · May 27, 2026
Operation Northern Shield: The CET Sandbox Mobilizes Israel's Defense Ecosystem to Address the Hezbollah Fiber-Optic Drone Threat
More than 200 participants — from two-person startups to major defense primes, alongside IDF operational units with procurement authority and MAFAT (DDR&D) — convened off-the-record to rapidly identify deployable counter-drone solutions. At least one elite unit moved to procurement on the spot.
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