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{{short description|Aerospace and defense manufacturer}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
| logo = [[File:Israel Aerospace Industries logo.svg|200px]]
| caption =
| type = [[Government-owned corporation]]
| traded_as = {{TASE|ARSP.B1}}
| fate =
| predecessor = Bedek Aviation Company
| successor =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1953}}
| founder = [[Al Schwimmer]] [[Shimon Peres]]
| defunct = 
| location_city = [[Lod]]
| location_country = [[Israel]]
| location =
| locations =
| area_served =
| key_people = [[Boaz Levy]] ([[CEO]])
| industry = [[Aviation industry|Aviation]], [[Defense industry|Defense]]
| products = Military weapons and equipment
| services = [[Aircraft maintenance]] Aircraft upgrade
| revenue = {{profit}} {{US$|4.5 billion |link=yes}}
| revenue_year = 2021
| operating_income = {{profit}} {{US$|1.5 billion}}
| income_year = 2021
| net_income = {{profit}} {{US$|417 million}}
| net_income_year = 2021
| assets =
| equity =
| owner =
| num_employees = 15,000
| parent =
| divisions = Bedek Aviation Group Commercial Aircraft Group Military Aircraft Group Systems, Missiles & Space Group
| subsid = [[Elta Systems|ELTA Systems]]
| homepage = {{URL|iai.co.il}}
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}

'''Israel Aerospace Industries''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: התעשייה האווירית לישראל ''ha-ta'asiya ha-avirit le-yisra'el'') or '''IAI''' (תע"א) is [[Israel]]'s major [[aerospace]] and [[aviation]] manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both [[military]] and civilian usage. It has 15,000 employees as of 2018. IAI is completely state-owned by the [[government of Israel]].

IAI designs, develops, produces and maintains civil aircraft, [[Unmanned Aerial Vehicles|drones]], [[fighter aircraft]], [[missile]], [[avionics]], and [[Astronautics|space-based]] systems.

Although IAI's main focus is engineering, [[aviation]] and [[high-tech]] electronics, it also manufactures military systems for ground and [[naval]] forces. Many of these products are specially suited for the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) needs, while others are also marketed to foreign militaries.

==History==
Israel Aerospace Industries was founded in 1953 as Bedek Aviation Company under the initiative of [[Shimon Peres]], then director general of the Ministry of Defense, in order to maintain Israel Defense Forces aircraft.<ref>[http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4387779 Shimon Peres – Profile]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Defense News</ref> The company originally had 70 employees and recruited American born aviation expert [[Al Schwimmer]] as the company's founder and first president.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/al-schwimmer-founder-of-israel-aircraft-industries-dies-at-94-1.367102 Al Schwimmer, founder of Israel Aircraft Industries, dies at 94] Haaretz, 11.06.11</ref>

===First aircraft manufacturing===
[[File:Zukit579.jpg|thumb|IAI Tzukit of the [[IAF Aerobatic Team]] (2007)]]

In 1959 Bedek began manufacturing its first aircraft, a [[V-tail]]ed twinjet trainer of French design, the [[Fouga CM.170 Magister]], locally called ''Tzukit'' (Monticola). The ''Tzukit'' became the [[Israeli Air Force]] principal trainer for 50 years. The IAI [[Tzukit]] was also used in the 1967 [[Six-Day War]] by [[147 Squadron (Israel)|147 Squadron]] as a close support aircraft, attacking targets on the Egyptian front during the first day of the war, when Israel's more capable combat aircraft were deployed against Arab air bases and aircraft.<ref name="AE p44">Aloni 2001, p.44.</ref> They were then deployed against [[Jordan]]ian forces, including armour, on the [[West Bank]]. The Magister proved effective at the close-support mission albeit with heavy casualties, with six being lost.<ref name="AE p49-1, 54-5">Aloni 2001, pp. 49–51, 54–55.</ref>

The first aircraft to be fully designed and built by IAI, the [[IAI Arava]] short take-off and landing transport aircraft, first flew in 1969 after three years of development.<ref name=FundingUniverse>{{Citation
| title = Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd. – Company History
| url = http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Israel-Aircraft-Industries-Ltd-Company-History.html
| journal = FundingUniverse
}}</ref>

===The French embargo impact===
[[File:IAI-Kfir-hatzerim-1.jpg|thumb|IAI Kfir]]
In response to the [[France–Israel relations|French embargo]], IAI began developing its own fighter aircraft, a derivative of the [[Mirage 5]] called the [[IAI Nesher]] ("hawk"), in 1968. The Nesher entered service in 1971, in time for the [[Yom Kippur War]]. The Nesher was followed by the [[IAI Kfir]] ("lion cub"), which was developed as a result of Israel's need for adapting the [[Dassault Mirage III]] to the specific requirements of the Israeli Air Force. The '''Kfir''' entered service with the IAF in 1975, the first units being assigned to the [[101 Squadron (Israel)|101st "First Fighter" Squadron]]. Over the following years, several other squadrons were also equipped with the new aircraft. The Kfir's first recorded combat action took place on 9 November 1977, during an Israeli air strike on a training camp at Tel Azia, in [[Lebanon]]. The only air victory claimed by a Kfir during its service with the IAF occurred on 27 June 1979 when a Kfir C.2 shot down a Syrian [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]].<ref name=FundingUniverse />

The IAI Kfir has been exported to [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], [[Sri Lanka]] and was leased to the [[US Navy]] and the [[US Marine Corps]] from 1985 to 1989, to act as adversary aircraft in [[dissimilar air combat training]].<ref>[http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=697938 IAI will lease Kfir aircraft to US Air Force, Navy] – Globes; 18 June 2003</ref>

===Diversification===
[[File:HN-Gabriel-1.jpg|thumb|IAI Gabriel]]

In 1969 IAI acquired [[North American Rockwell]]'s [[Jet Commander]] series of business aircraft. This became the basis for the [[IAI Westwind]] line. Work on an improved Westwind – named the Astra – began in the late 1970s<ref name="AI DEC93p314">Relman 1993, p. 314.</ref> by stretching the fuselage and designing a new swept wing, with the first prototype flight occurring on 19 March 1984.<ref name="AI DEC93p316">Relman 1993, p. 316.</ref> The first production Astra flew on 20 March 1985, [[FAA]] certification came on 29 August 1985 and customer deliveries started in 1986.<ref name="AI DEC93p316"/>

In the 1960s, IAI developed the [[Gabriel (missile)|Gabriel anti-ship missile]] and the [[Elta Electronics Industries]] subsidiary developed an inexpensive aircraft radar which would become a successful export item. In the 1970s IAI developed the [[Dabur class patrol boat]].<ref name=FundingUniverse />

In the 1970s IAI also entered the [[Unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV) market with the development of the [[IAI Scout]]. In 1984, IAI formed a [[joint venture]] with rival Israeli company [[Tadiran]] to market both companies' UAV's, the [[Tadiran Mastiff]] and the [[IAI Scout]].<ref>[http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav.html "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" by Greg Goebel] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902194407/http://www.vectorsite.net/twuav.html |date=2 September 2011 }}</ref>

====Developing the maintenance, repair and overhaul business====
By 1980s the original Bedek maintenance business was conducting extensive overhauls on dozens of different aircraft types, working on engines as well as airframes and interiors, IAI could provide more comprehensive refurbishments than even the aircraft manufacturers themselves. The unit had 4,000 employees by the mid-1980s and overhauled a huge range of aircraft, from propeller-driven trainers to airliners; including big civil aviation programs, such as conversion of [[Boeing 747]]s to freighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iai.co.il/sip_storage/FILES/4/35704.pdf|title=IAI-Bedek Aviation Group Presentation|publisher=IAI |access-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>

===The Lavi program===
[[File:IAI-Lavi-B-2-hatzerim-2.jpg|thumb|IAI Lavi]]

In 1980 the Government of Israel decided to use the experience IAI had accumulated to develop and manufacture a modern fighter plane to be the mainstay of the [[Israel Air Force]]. The aircraft, called the [[IAI Lavi]], was to be a superior attack aircraft with advanced weapons systems. It had its rollout in July 1986 and successful maiden flight in December 1986.<ref name= Arens>{{Cite news | title = Arrow, Ofeq, Lavi | url = http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/arrow-ofeq-lavi-1.130654 | date = 5 August 2004 | last = Arens | first = Moshe | work = [[Haaretz]]}}</ref>

In August 1987, after extensive government deliberations, the decision was made (by one vote) to cancel the Lavi program, due to the questioning of Israel's economic ability to support the cost of such an extensive program.<ref>{{cite web| title="התעשייה האווירית לישראל" לביא | url = http://www.iaf.org.il/186-18185-he/IAF.aspx?indx=1| publisher = Israeli Air Force |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> This led to a serious crisis at IAI which necessitated a major reorganization of the company's structure and business strategy; the company's work force of more than 22,000 people was cut by 5,500 in 1988. However, the Lavi program was credited with developing a number of advanced technologies that IAI was able to market.<ref name=Arens />

===1990s onwards{{mdash}}export led growth===
[[file:Shavit Ofek7a.jpg|thumb|An [[Ofeq]] surveillance satellite launch utilising the [[Shavit 2|Shavit]] space vehicle]]
[[File:AMOS-5 Satellite.jpg|thumb|Model of an AMOS-5 satellite during "Semana de Espacio", in IFEMA, Madrid]]
[[File:Arrow-3_Jan-03-2013_(c).jpg|thumb|[[Arrow 3]] missile]]
[[File:avocet2.jpg|thumb|The Avocet ProJet with IAI Logo]]
[[File:IAI Harop PAS 2013 01.jpg|thumb|The [[IAI Harop]] loitering anti-radiation drone]]
[[File:LAHAT.jpg|thumb|[[LAHAT]] laser-guided anti-tank missile system]]
[[File:Lora missile launcher.jpg|thumb|200px|LORA tactical ballistic missile system]]
[[File:Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_-_Israeli_Made_Guardium_UGV_(1).jpg|thumb|The Guardium unmanned ground vehicle]]
By 1989 IAI posted a profit of $11.8 million on sales of $1.28 billion. The company had four divisions—Aircraft, Aviation, Electronics, and Technologies—and 17 factories. IAI was established as a world leader in upgrading aircraft. Planes such as the Vietnam-era [[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II]] were modernized with advanced avionics and weaponry.

In the 1990s IAI entered the space race with the [[Amos (satellite)|AMOS communications satellites]], [[Ofeq|Ofeq observation satellites]] and the [[Shavit 2|Shavit]] space launcher.<ref name=Arens />

In December 1997, the [[IAI Galaxy]], a business jet with an intercontinental range developed as a [[joint venture]] Galaxy Aerospace with the [[Hyatt Corporation]], made its first flight and entered service in 2000. In May 2001, General Dynamics' [[Gulfstream Aerospace]] bought IAI's Galaxy Aerospace Co. L.P. unit for $330 million, although IAI continues to perform the most of the assembly and development of the jets which are marketed by Gulfstream.<ref>[http://www.airliners.net/aircraft-data/stats.main?id=226 Israel IAI-1126 Galaxy/Gulfstream G200]. Airliners.net.</ref>

In 2003, Israel Aircraft Industries attempted to enter the VLJ ([[very light jet]]) Market by launching the [[Avocet ProJet]], a 6–8 seat high utilization air taxi with a list price almost half the cost of the least expensive business jet available at that time. In early 2006, ProJet development stalled after a major undisclosed US [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] pulled out of the program due to unspecified reasons.<ref>[http://www.ainonline.com/issues/09_03/09_03_avocoetjetp1.html Aviation International News, September 2003] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115045244/http://www.ainonline.com/issues/09_03/09_03_avocoetjetp1.html |date=15 January 2005 }}</ref>

The company was working with the [[Aviation Technology Group]] on a military trainer version of the [[ATG Javelin]], a fighter style personal jet. The version being developed would have competed against a large field of jet trainers at a much lower cost of acquisition and maintenance. ATG halted development of the Javelin in 2008 due to a lack of funds.

In March 2004 IAI signed a $1.1 billion contract with [[India]] to install three [[EL/W-2090]] [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] systems on Russian-made [[Ilyushin Il-76]] transports, which are based in part on IAI's earlier [[EL/M-2075|EL/M-2075 Phalcon]] platform which was developed in the 1990s.<ref>[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Indian-AWACS-Moving-Forward-on-2-Fronts-04855/ Indian AWACS Moving Forward on 2 Fronts] Defense Industry Daily, 8 June 2011</ref> In the late 2000s IAI developed the follow-on [[IAI EL/W-2085|EL/W-2085]] system which is installed on heavily modified Gulfstream G550 aircraft and which besides serving in the IAF were also sold to Singapore and Italy.

On 6 November 2006, IAI changed its corporate name from "Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd." to "Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd."; to more accurately reflect the current scope of the firm's business activities, which includes not just aircraft, but also systems, satellites and launchers, as well as maritime and ground systems.

On 13 April 2009, the ''[[Moscow Times]]'' reported that the Russian [[Ministry of Defence (Russia)|Defense Ministry]] had signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace to purchase $50 million in pilotless drone aircraft. The contract reportedly includes three types of UAVs manufactured by the company.<ref>Combined Dispatches, "Red-Faced Military Buys Israeli Drones", ''[[Moscow Times]]'', 13 April 2009.</ref>

In January 2012, IAI announced a sale of $1.1 billion of defense systems to an Asian country. The deal has been signed but the company did not name the buyer. It was reported that the sale will include IAI aircraft, missiles and intelligence technologies.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=252795 | title=Israel Aerospace sells $1.1 billion in arms to Asian nation | work=[[Jerusalem Post]] | date=9 January 2012 | access-date=16 May 2019 | agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

On 4 September 2012, the [[Gulfstream G280]], a new twin-engine business jet built by IAI, received full certification from the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA).<ref name=FG_full_cert>Sarsfield, Kate [http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israel-and-usa-grant-full-certification-for-gulfstream-g280-376053/ "Israel and USA grant full certification for Gulfstream G280"]. ''[[Flight International]]'', 4 September 2012.</ref>

IAI is a member of the prestigious Trace International and Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) organizations and recognized in the [[Transparency International]] April 2015 report to be in the top third of worldwide defense companies for its ethics and anti-corruption programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iai.co.il/2013/36463-en/CompanyInfo.aspx|title=Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. – Home page|website=www.iai.co.il}}</ref>

In April 2018, IAI systems were observed in a film made by the [[Azerbaijan Army]], specifically the [[IAI Harop]] loitering munition system, resulting in criticism from the [[Armenian government]] concerning the supply of Israeli arms to the Azeri army.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kubovich |first1=Yaniv |title=Advanced Israeli Weapons Sold to Azerbaijan Exposed in Army-produced Pop Music Video|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/advanced-israeli-weapons-sold-to-azerbaijan-exposed-in-pop-music-video-1.6015052|website= Haaretz.com|access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> In 2019, IAI sells drone defense systems to governments to be placed in sensitive areas such as borders, army bases, or power plans, and provides equipment to shoot down military drones as well. It also sells to clients such as airports looking to protect against consumer drones.<ref name="Jammer"/> IAI in 2019 is Israel’s major aerospace and defense manufacturer. It released its Popstar system in September 2019, which "can detect and track drones up to 4 km away in day or night".<ref name="Jammer">{{cite web |last1=Holmes |first1=Oliver |title=Detectors, jammers and cyber-attackers: the rise of anti-drone tech|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/dec/12/detectors-jammers-and-cyber-attackers-the-rise-of-anti-drone-tech|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> IAI advised customers in December 2019 not to fly some Boeing 737 freighters it had converted, after IAI said it detected an "apparent irregularity" in the production process. IAI's converted 737s had come into service in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Israel Aerospace Detects 'Irregularity' in Some Converted Boeing 737 Freighters|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-aerospace-detects-irregularity-in-some-converted-boeing-737-freighters-1.8257649|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>

In July 2021, IAI Aviation Group has agreed to establish a passenger to freighter conversion site to convert the B737-700/800 with Atitech (Italy) in [[Naples International Airport|Naples]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-05|title=Israel Aerospace Industries Will Establish World's First Passenger to Freighter Conversion Site in Europe|url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/israel-aerospace-industries-will-establish-worlds-first-passenger-to-freighter-conversion-site-in-europe/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=AVIATOR|language=en}}</ref>

== Products ==

[[File:Salon_du_Bourget_20090619_077.jpg|thumb|[[Barak 8]] surface to air missile]]

=== Civilian aircraft produced<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.iai.co.il/sip_storage/files/2/39952.pdf |title= Commercial Aircraft Group |date= 2013 |publisher= IAI}}</ref> ===

* [[IAI Westwind]] (1965–1987) :
** 1121 '''Jet Commander''', Certification : November 1964, Line relocated in Israël in 1969
** 1123 '''Commodore Jet''', Certification : December 1971, stretched, GE‐[[CJ610]]‐9 turbojets, thrust reversers, wing-tip tanks, APU
** 1124 '''Westwind I''', Certification : March 1976, [[TFE731]]‐3 turbofans, updated systems and avionics
** 1124A '''Westwind II''', Certification : April 1980, winglets, wing refinements, additional tank, upgraded avionics
* [[Gulfstream G100]] (1985–2016)
** 1125 '''Astra''', Certification : August 1985, new wing, modified fuselage, updated systems and avionics
** 1125 '''Astra SP''', Certification : May 1990, digital avionics
** '''G100 (Astra SPX)''', Certification : January 1996, improved engines, upgraded avionics
** '''G150''', Certification : November 2005, fuselage stretched and widened, new nose, new avionics, uprated engines
* [[Gulfstream G200]] (Galaxy, 1997–2011), Certification : December 1998, new fuselage, improved engines, winglets, modified wing, upgraded avionics
* [[Gulfstream G280]], (in production) Certification and EIS: 2011 : All new fuselage, T-Tail, Wings, engines, systems and avionics
* [[IAI Arava|Arava]]: medium-sized [[STOL]] transport aircraft (no longer in production)
* [[IAI Avocet ProJet]]: very light jet<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.avocetprojet.com/images/exterior1.jpg | title = Exterior | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051108134515/http://www.avocetprojet.com/images/exterior1.jpg | archive-date = 8 November 2005}}.</ref> (program cancelled in 2005)

=== Civilian air systems ===
* Conversion of passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft
** B737-300
** B737-400
** B737-700
** B737-800
** B767-200
** B767-300
** B747-200
** B747-400
** B777-300
* Flight Guard [[infrared countermeasures]] system against [[MANPAD]] [[Surface-to-air missile|anti-aircraft missile]]s<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iai.co.il/Default.aspx?docID=25873&FolderID=28973&lang=en&PageNum=3|title=IAI/Elta's "Flight Guard" Commercial Aircraft Protection System Funded|date=8 September 2003|publisher=[[Israeli Aerospace Industries]]}}</ref>

=== Military aircraft ===
* [[Boeing 377 Stratocruiser|377M Anak]] – conversions done to several ex-[[Pan American World Airways]] Boeing 377 Stratocruiser airliners into heavy lift military cargo aircraft after the United States refused the sale of the [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130]] to the [[Israeli Air Force]].<ref>[http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/aircraft/anak/Anak.htm Israeli-Weapons.com – Anak(Boeing 377)] ''Retrieved 8/28/11''</ref>
* [[IAI Lavi|Lavi]] – an Israeli fighter jet, abandoned when the United States refused to fund an [[F-16]] competitor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/3fal90.htm|title=The United States and the LAVI, Airpower Journal Vol. IV, No. 3, (Fall 1990): 34–44, Lt Col James P. DeLoughry, USAF}}</ref>
* [[IAI Kfir|Kfir]] – fighter jet, developed from the Nesher.
* [[IAI Nammer|Nammer]] – fighter jet, updated version of the Kfir.
* [[IAI Nesher|Nesher]] – fighter jet, derivative of the French Mirage 5.
* ELTA-ELI-3001 – AISIS – Airborne Integrated SIGINT System.
* CAEW Conformal Airborne Early Warning Aircraft – based on the G550 and equipped with the phalcon radar.

=== Unmanned aerial vehicles ===
* [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAVs]] – unmanned aerial vehicles, manufactured by IAI's MALAT division:
** [[IAI Pioneer|Pioneer]] (with the USA)
** [[RQ-5 Hunter]] (with the USA)
** [[IAI Heron|Heron]] family of long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
** [[IAI Harpy|Harpy]]
** [[IAI Eitan|Eitan]]
** [[IAI I-View|I-View]]
** [[IAI Harop|Harop]]
** [[IAI Ranger|Ranger]]
** [[IAI Scout|Scout]]
** [[IAI Searcher|Searcher]]
** [[IAI Bird-Eye|Bird-Eye]] family of mini-UAV
** [[IAI Panther|Panther]]
** [[IAI Ghost|Ghost]]

=== Military air systems ===
* [[Rafael Python 5]] air-to-air missile (together with [[Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.]])
* Upgrades to [[F-16]] and [[F-15 Eagle|F-15]], and [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21]] jet fighters
* Upgrades to [[Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation|Sikorsky]] [[CH-53 Sea Stallion|CH-53]] Yas'ur in project "Yas'ur 2000"
* Avionics upgrades for the [[Kamov Ka-50#Ka-50-2 "Erdogan"|Ka-50-2 Erdogan]] [[gunship]] in collaboration with [[Kamov]]
* [[EL/M-2075|Phalcon]] air surveillance system
* [[EL/W-2085|Eitam]] – adaptations of a [[Gulfstream G550]] for [[airborne early warning and control]]
* [[Griffin LGB]] – a system for converting unguided bombs into [[precision-guided munition]]s
* [[SkySniper]] air to surface missile

===Ground defense systems===
[[File:D9-IDF-2018-Zachi-Evenor-1.jpg|thumb|[[IDF Caterpillar D9]] [[armored bulldozer]].]]
* [[IDF Caterpillar D9]]R's [[armor]] kit
* [[IAI JUMPER]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iai.co.il/31015-40145-en/Business_Areas_Military_Land_Precision_Munitions.aspx?btl=1|title=Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. – Home page|website=www.iai.co.il}}</ref> (See also [[XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System]])
* Unmanned [[skid steer loader]] "Front Runner"
* Unmanned [[IDF Caterpillar D9]] remote-controlled [[bulldozer]]
* [[AMMAD]]
* [[TopGun (artillery)]]
* [[Scorpius Electronic Warfare System]]

===Ground transportation===
* Assembly of [[DSB Class MF|IC3]] [[diesel multiple unit]] [[train]]s and [[Bombardier Double-deck Coach|double-decker railway coaches]] under license from [[Bombardier Transportation]]
* [[Taxibot]], semi-robotic towbarless [[pushback (aviation)|pushback]] tractor.<ref name=Globes1>{{cite news|url=http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000620538&fid=1725 |title=New IAI "taxibot" to save airlines billions |date=3 February 2011|access-date=9 July 2012 |work=[[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]]|publisher=[[Globes (newspaper)|Globes]]}}</ref><ref name=Taxibot>{{cite news|url=http://www.iai.co.il/35095-39730-en/Groups_Military_Aircraft_Lahav_Products_TaxiBot.aspx |title=TAXIBOT SYSTEM|access-date=9 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[RBY MK 1]]
* [[RAM MK3]]

===Unmanned ground vehicles===
* [[Guardium]]
* [[Sahar (robot)|Sahar]] – robotic [[Combat engineering|engineering]] [[Reconnaissance|scout]]
* [[Robattle]]
* [[D9T Panda]] – unmanned version of the [[IDF Caterpillar D9]]T [[armored bulldozer]]

=== Naval systems ===
* [[Super Dvora Mk III class patrol boat]]<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.iai.co.il/site/en/iai.asp?pi=23048&doc_id=33550 | title = IAI}}.</ref>
* [[Super Dvora Mk II class patrol boat]]
* [[Dvora class fast patrol boat]]
* [[Dabur class patrol boat]]

===Missile systems===
* [[Arrow (Israeli missile)|Arrow]] – Anti-ballistic missile system
* [[Arrow 3]] – Anti-ballistic missile system
* [[Barak 1]] – Surface-to-air missile
*
* [[Barak 8]] – Surface-to-air missile (jointly developed with [[DRDO]] of [[India]])
* [[Gabriel missile|Gabriel]] – Air-to-surface, surface-to-surface anti-ship missile
* [[Iron Dome]] – mobile all-weather air-defence system
* [[Jericho_(missile)#Jericho_I|Jericho I]] - Short-range ballistic missile
* [[Jericho_(missile)#Jericho_II|Jericho II & III]] - Long-range ballistic missile
* [[LAHAT]] – Anti-tank missile
* [[LORA (missile)|LORA]] - Tactical ballistic missile
* [[Nimrod (missile)|Nimrod]] – Air-to-surface, surface-to-surface missile
* [[SkySonic|Skysonic]] - weapon system under development

===Space hardware===
* [[AMOS (satellite bus)]]
** [[Intelsat 24]]
** [[AMOS-2]]
** [[AMOS-3]]
** [[AMOS-4]]
** [[AMOS-6]]
* [[EROS (satellite)]]
** [[EROS A]]
** [[EROS B]]
* [[Ofeq]] [[Satellite]] series
** [[Ofek-7]]
** [[Ofek-9]]
** [[Ofek-10]]
* [[RISAT-2]] satellite
* [[SHALOM (satellite)]]
* [[Shavit 2|Shavit]] space launcher
* Middle East Newsline has reported that IAI will launch one or more [[CubeSat]]s by the end of 2008.<ref>
{{cite web | url = http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/may/05_17_4.html | title = ISRAEL PLANS NANO-SATELLITE LAUNCH | publisher = Middle East Newsline | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070906110557/http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2007/may/05_17_4.html | archive-date = 6 September 2007}}</ref>
* [[TecSAR]] reconnaissance satellite, launched on 21 January 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/iran/story/0,,2244324,00.html |title=Israel launches new satellite to spy on Iran |access-date=22 January 2008 |date=21 January 2008 |work=Guardian Unlimited | location=London | first=Mark | last=Tran}}</ref>
* [[VENµS]] satellite

== Manufacturing plants ==
[[File:Bet-Shemesh-Jr-rail.jpg|thumb|Many [[Israel Railways]] [[DSB Class MF|IC3]] trains (one shown at Beit Shemesh, August 2006) were assembled by RAMTA from [[knock-down kit]]s imported from Denmark.]]
* Systems, Missiles & Space Group
** Malam – integration
** Mabat – missiles and satellites
** Tamam – [[inertial guidance]] and [[electro-optic]] systems
* Military Aircraft Group
** Lahav – aircraft upgrades
** Mata – helicopter upgrades
** Golan Industries – crash survival seats and other aircraft parts
** Malat – [[Unmanned Aerial Vehicle]]s
* [[Elta Systems|Elta]] – [[Radar]]s, [[electronic warfare]] and [[ELINT]]
* Bedek Aviation Group – [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]]
** Aircraft Division – Conversion of passenger aircraft to cargo aircraft, heavy aircraft maintenance, Fleet Maintenance
** Engines Division – Repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft engines ([[Pratt & Whitney|P&W]], [[GE]])
** Components Division – Repair and overhaul of civil and military aircraft components ([[Auxiliary power unit|APU]], [[Landing gear|Landing Gear]], CSD etc.).
* Commercial Aircraft Group
** Ramta – [[railcar]]s, [[patrol boat]]s, [[armor]] kits for [[engineering vehicle]]s etc.
** Aerostructures
*** Shahal – [[landing gear]] and other aircraft parts
** Technologies
** Business Jets
* Engineering Division – aircraft manufacturing and integration
** Maman – IT Services. mainly implementing and maintaining ERP/SAP Package.

== See also ==
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* [[Aeronautics Defense Systems]]
* [[Elta Systems]]
* [[Military equipment of Israel]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite magazine|last=Aloni|first=Shlomo|title=Golden Heritage: Israeli Aircraft Industries at 50|magazine=[[Air Enthusiast]] |date=September–October 2003|issue=107 |pages=15–30 |issn=0143-5450}}
* Aloni, Shlomo. "Trainers in Combat: Valour and Sacrifice in the Six Day War". ''[[Air Enthusiast]]'', No. 94, July/August 2001. pp. 42–55. ISSN 0143-5450
* {{cite magazine|last=Relman|first=Paul|title=IAI Astra: Israel's star-struck biz jet|magazine=[[Air International]]|date=December 1993|volume=45|issue=6|pages=313–319|issn=0306-5634}}

== External links ==
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*[http://www.iai.co.il/Templates/Homepage/Homepage.aspx?lang=EN Israel Aerospace Industries] – official site.
*[http://www.iai.co.il/Default.aspx?FolderID=14467&lang=en&res=0&pos=0 IAI Space Systems]
*[http://www.iai.co.il/18660-en/SystemMissileandSpace_SpaceDivision.aspx IAI Space Division]
*[http://www.iai.co.il/Default.aspx?FolderID=18657&lang=en Official org-chart (2 January 2007)]

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