Arie was born in Israel and served in the Israeli Defense Forces. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a degree in political science and journalism. Later, he worked as a defense correspondent for Israel’s largest daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronot. He is the editor-in-chief of the Israeli homeland security website I-HLS.
The Israeli Defense Forces has an urgent operational need for a new heavy helo, but the selection process has been slowed by an ongoing a corruption probe.