Israeli defense tech companies are seeking proven solutions that have been tested in real combat situations.Shomrim and N12 revealed earlier this year that long before the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Ukrainian officials had reached out to their counterparts in Israel to share their experience countering the threat of Iranian-made drones since Russia began using the weapon against Ukraine in 2022.A former senior Ukrainian official said that at least one Ukrainian company developing anti-drone technology sent representatives to Israel before the outbreak of the war in Gaza — but could not find a single counterpart from the defense sector in Israel willing to meet with them.“Not a single company agreed to meet with them at their office,” said the former official, who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversations.