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News - iai

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Air Hopper demonstrated to IDF

    20th October 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is continuing the development of its Air Hopper VTOL UAS platform, having recently completed a proof of concept demonstration to Israeli …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ​ADEX 2017: IAI/Hankuk announce joint UAV venture

    18th October 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korea-based Hankuk Carbon signed an agreement establishing a new joint venture company, Korea Aviation Technologies (KAT), to be based in …

  • Digital Battlespace

    IAI Elta receives helicopter SATCOM order

    11th October 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) Elta Systems has received a contract from an undisclosed customer to deliver an ELK-1891 satellite communications (SATCOM) network, the company announced …

  • Military Logistics

    Second Twin Otter 400 bound for Panama

    19th October 2017

    The Panamanian Naval Air Service (SENAN) has ordered a new Twin Otter 400 twin engine light transport aircraft from Viking Air. The purchase, announced 11 …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    IAI demos Air Hopper for IDF

    4th October 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) unmanned helicopter has completed a proof-of-concept demonstration for the Israel Defence Force, the company announced on 2 October. The Air Hopper …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MUM-T emerges from the Shadows in Korea

    16th October 2017

    Despite being fielded in South Korea for well over a decade, the Textron Systems RQ-7B (Shadow 200) tactical UAV continues to give the US Army …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2017: SIGINT centre making waves

    11th September 2017

    A new signals intelligence (SIGINT) centre developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for an undisclosed customer has successfully achieved ‘phase 1’ of operational capability, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    DSEI 2017: Maritime Harop munition unveiled

    12th September 2017

    IAI has unveiled its latest iteration of its loitering munition, the Maritime Harop, at DSEI 2017 in London. The Maritime Harop is a long endurance …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Compact ELK-7065 sensor introduced

    11th September 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has introduced a new, compact version of its ELK-7065 ground and naval high frequency (HF) COMINT Direction Finder (DF) system, the …

  • Naval Warfare

    Indian Navy receives LRSAM

    5th September 2017

    India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have delivered the first Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM) manufactured in India to the …

  • Training

    DSEI 2017: Leonardo discovers new path forward for ASDOT

    12th September 2017

    Despite Leonardo initially indicating to Shephard it would push its M-346 (pictured) training aircraft for the UK Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme, it could …

  • Digital Battlespace

    DSEI 2017: Israeli counter-IED solution ready

    5th September 2017

    Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta division expects its counter IED and mine suite (CIMS), which protects tactical vehicles against the threat of IEDs, to be ready for …

  • Defence Notes

    MSPO 2017: Israeli companies seek Polish growth

    5th September 2017

    Poland’s ambitious plans to spend billions of dollars modernising its armed forces has unsurprisingly garnered attention from some of the industry’s leading defence contractors, not …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MALE UAVs operating in Philippines; more expected

    13th September 2017

    The US Embassy in Manila announced on 11 September that the US military had deployed ‘Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems’ - note the plural - to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    NCSIST displays new loitering munition

    17th August 2017

    Taiwan’s state-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) displayed its new anti-radiation loitering munition at the biennial Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

  • Loitering munitions

    Mini-Harpy [Israeli Navy]

    Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel Navy Sa'ar 6 ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop [Israeli Navy]

    Programme Background MADEX 2023 At MADEX 2023, IAI displayed the Mini-Harpy, dubbed the Green Dragon, loitering munition in a 12-system launcher mounted to an Israel ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Mini Harpy [Estonia]

    Programme Background Russia's Aggression In February 2023, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur said the country was set to procure loitering munitions to enhance its indirect ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel)

    Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

  • Special operations vehicles

    Zmag SOF Vehicle (Israel - Options)

    Programme Background Originally designed by and marketed by Ido Cohen, the Zmag is part of a family of ATVs aimed at both civilian and military customers. In ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Point Blank [US]

    Programme Background As IAI stated in a 19 January 2023 press release, it had been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the Irregular Warfare Technical Support ...

  • Fighter - multirole

    Kfir Replacement (Colombia)

    Programme Background In May 2021, budget constraints prompted new Colombian finance minister José Manuel Restrepo (in post since 3 May) to place on indefinite hold ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Heron TP [India]

    Programme Background Emergency Procurement The Narendra Modi-led Indian government granted the Armed Forces Rs 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities due to the ongoing ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    Intra-Theatre Lift [UK]

    Programme Background  Relationship to the Heavy Lift Challange The Royal Navy (RN) embarked on the Heavy Lift Challenge, now called the Heavy Lift Capability (UASHLC), to explore ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop (Multifunctional Support Vessels) [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Support Vessels On 24 September 2024, State Secretary Gijs Tuinman told the House of Representatives that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new multifunctional support vessels ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop (Amphibious Transport Ships) [Netherlands]

    Programme Background Multifunctional Support Vessels In September 2024, the Dutch MoD announced that the Royal Netherlands Navy would receive two new Multifunctional support vessels from Dutch ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    Project Vampire [UK]

    Programme Background Prior RN Tests Project Vampire began in 2021, before the January 2022 Phase 1 tender announcement. In September 2021, as part of Vampire, a Banshee ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Harop [Morocco]

    Programme Background In November 2021, Haaretz reported that a $22 million drone sale between Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Morocco had occurred. That publication and ...

  • Maritime patrol

    Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Singapore)

    Programme Background Deployed from Changi West airbase, and jointly operated by the RSAF and Republic of Singapore Navy, the ageing Fokker 50 fleet is primarily ...

  • Military UAS - mini

    Mini-UAVs [Czechia]

    Programme Background Tactical UCAV Halted The effort to acquire mini-UAVs is directly linked to the Czech MoD's now-delayed procurement programme for tactical or MALE drones, such as ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

    ADA - IAI

    The ADA system, named after the system's adaptive antenna, is designed to protect avionics systems from GPS jamming. The system, that has won a tender ...

  • Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

    APUS 25

    Unveiled at AUSA 2024, the APUS 25 is a small rotary-wing UAV from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Aerotor.  The APUS 25 is the first drone ...

  • Surface-to-air missiles

    Barak 8 missile

    Barak 8 is a long-range, surface-to-air missile with short-range capabilities. It was developed jointly by Israel Aerospace Industries and the Defence Research & Development Organisation of ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Mini Harpy

    The Mini-Harpy is a multi-purpose loitering munition manufactured by Isreal Aerospace Industries.  Equipped with an EO/IR camera payload and up to 8kg warhead, the loitering ...

  • Air: UAV simulators

    UMT

    IAI’s UAV Mission Training (UMT) system addresses the needs of UAS operational personnel (pilots, observers, payload operators and external pilots) at all training stages. It ...

  • Air: Radio and SATCOM

    Combat Helicopter Upgrades

    IAI Lahav led the development of the upgrade package for the Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters along with other IAI divisions. The package utilises subsystems which ...

  • Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

    Super Dvora Mk 3

    The Super Dvora Mk 3 fast attack craft is the latest version of the type to enter service with the Israeli Navy. Ten are in ...

  • Long Range Missile Defence Systems: > 90km range

    Barak MX

    Barak MX, developed by IAI based on the Barak family, is an integrated air and missile defence system with flexible configuration for the naval and ...

  • Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

    Rotem

    The Rotem, or Rotem L, is a loitering munition based on a multi-rotor UAV. Manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the quadcopter features an EO/IR camera payload ...

  • Air: COMINT and ELINT systems

    ELL-8385

    Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) ELL-8385 is an integrated electronic support measure designed to equip Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). Open source imagery intelligence indicates that the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    BirdEye 650D

    The BirdEye 650D small TUAS is an enhanced version of the BirdEye 650, designed to carry out various civil and military missions, including counter-terrorism, ISTAR, law ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Point Blank

    Point Blank Weapon System is a hand-launched electro-optical VTOL-capable loitering munition developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries (IAI). IAI has been awarded a contract by the US ...

  • Maritime patrol

    ELI-3360

    In February 2015, IAI introduced the ELI-3360, an MPA based on a modified Bombardier Global 5000 business jet platform. The ELI-3360 was designed by IAI ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

    T-Heron

    The Tactical Heron (T-Heron) is a UAS manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries' Malat Division (IAI). Unveiled in June 2019, the T-Heron is a multi-mission, multi-payload aircraft that fulfils the ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Heron Mk 2

    The Heron Mk 2, or Heron Mk II, is a MALE UAS developed by Isreal Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Malat Division based on the company's Heron UAS family. An ...