About the Center

The Elrom Center for Air and Space Studies advances interdisciplinary research and strategic thinking on the evolving role of air and space power in national security, technological innovation, and international politics.
By connecting academic scholarship with defense expertise, the Center seeks to contribute to informed policy debates and to strengthen Israel’s intellectual leadership in air and space studies.

The Elrom Center for Air and Space Studies is a multidisciplinary research center established by Tel Aviv University in collaboration with the Israeli Air Force (IAF). The Center seeks to harness academic expertise across disciplines in order to advance research and develop an interdisciplinary analytical framework in the fields of air and space policy and strategy.

The Center was formally established following the approval of the Tel Aviv University Senate in November 2020 and was officially launched on December 31, 2021. Its activities commenced in 2022.

The Center promotes both theoretical and applied research by bringing together scholars from diverse academic disciplines alongside experts from the defense establishment, particularly the Israeli Air Force. Its primary objectives are to serve as a focal point for research and learning for scholars and students from multiple faculties engaged in air and space studies; to strengthen academic research in Israel in the fields of air and space policy and strategy; and to cultivate a new generation of researchers and scholars dedicated to exploring the strategic, technological, and policy dimensions of air and space power.

Steering Committee

Professor Eyal Zisser (Chair)
Professor Itai Sened
Professor Koby Bortman
Dr. Nadav Cohen
Major General (Res.) Yohanan Locker
Brigadier General Josh Bar

Scientific Committee

Professor Dan Peer (Chair, Life Sciences)
Professor Itai Sened (Social Sciences)
Professor Tammie Ronen Rosenbaum (Social Sciences)
Professor Tova Milo (Computer Science)
Professor Asher Tishler (Management)
Dr. Uri Rapel (Directorate of Defense Research & Development – DDR&D / MAFAT)

Management

Professor Eviatar Matania (Director)
Dr. Tomer Fadlon (Academic Director)
Dr. Assaf Heller (Research Director)
Dr. Nir Hassid (Editor, Aerospace & Defense)
Dr. Sarah-Masha Fainberg (Director of International Relations)