On June 2, 2026, David Barnea completed his term as Israel’s Mossad director. One month later, on August 3, 2026, he was appointed Global President and Chairman of Ondas Defense Ltd., the defense division of Nasdaq-listed U.S. firm Ondas Inc.

That’s right, the former chief of Mossad who spent 6 weeks in DC convincing Trump to pursue the failed Iran regime change riots in January and launch the disastrous Iran war on February 28, is now heading a U.S.-based defense contractor, Ondas Defense Ltd., that was started and funded by Israelis and since 2023, has acquired a myriad of Israeli defense and tech firms specializing in autonomous systems, drones, counter-UAS, and AI-enabled multi-domain defense platforms.

This appointment occurs against the backdrop of several congressional bills and provisions that, if passed, will subordinate U.S. intelligence, defense, and foreign policy priorities to Tel Aviv’s agenda and explicitly prioritize Israeli-origin technologies for integration into U.S. systems and programs of record.