• Land Warfare

  IAI to supply RAM MK3s to African customers

  9th February 2015

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply close to 100 additional RAM MK3 light armoured vehicles to two African military customers, the company announced on 8 …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Republic of Korea buys four Global Hawks

  18th December 2014

  THE Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the US government has approved the sale of four Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawks to the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Republic of Korea selects Heron UAS

  17th December 2014

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply its Heron UAS to the Republic of Korea (ROK) following the system’s selection by the country’s Defense Acquisition Program …

• Defence Notes

  I/ITSEC: IAI delivers 1000th Ehud AACMI

  3rd December 2014

  At a ceremony during I/ITSEC in Orlando IAI MLM announced the delivery of the 1000th Ehud Autonomous Air Combat Manoeuvring Instrumentation Training System (AACMI).  The …

• Naval Warfare

  IAI highlights maritime security solution (video)

  6th November 2014

  Elta Systems, part of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), used the Euronaval exhibition to highlight an integrated maritime security solution for oil rigs, ports and other …

• Naval Warfare

  Euronaval: IAI showcases Katana USV (video)

  31st October 2014

  IAI business development manager Uri Shenfeld talks to Shephard Media about the capabilities of the IAI Katana unmanned surface vessel at the Euronaval exhibition in …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUSA 2014: IAI to field C-IED suite by mid-2015

  13th October 2014

  Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) expects be ready to field its ELI-3375 counter-improvised explosive device and counter-mine suite (CIMS) by the middle of 2015. The company …

• Military Logistics

  B767-300ER flies with IAI's fly-by-wire boom

  27th August 2014

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully flight tested a B767-300ER aircraft equipped with a fly-by-wire (FBW) boom system, it announced on 26 August. The successful …

• Military Logistics

  B767-300ER flies with IAI fly-by-wire boom

  26th August 2014

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has successfully flight tested a B767-300ER aircraft equipped with a fly-by-wire (FBW) boom system, it announced on 26 August. The successful …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  French Air Force proves UAV ‘Reachback’ concept

  27th June 2014

  A French Air Force Harfang unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been successfully controlled during flight in Sahel-Sahara region by crew at the Military Flight Test …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI 2014: IAI UAVs top million hour mark

  11th May 2014

  IAI’s UAS portfolio has accumulated over one million operational flight hours worldwide, the company announced on 8 May. ‘Heron has accumulated over 200,000 operational flight …

• Digital Battlespace

  IAI announces new air defence radar contract

  24th March 2014

  Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply air defence and traffic control radar systems to an unnamed customer under a new contract announced on 23 March. …

• Naval Warfare

  Rheinmetall successfully demo’s MASS with Elta NavGuard

  21st March 2014

  Rheinmetall announced on 21 March that in cooperation with the German armed forces and IAI Elta it had successfully tested the Multi Ammunition Softkill System …

• Defence Helicopter

  SGA14: Emerging Asian requirements highlighted at Singapore Airshow

  18th February 2014

  The lingering threat faced by the Asia-Pacific region was highlighted last week during the Singapore Airshow, when military and industry got together to inform and prepare for …

• Digital Battlespace

  SGA14: IAI launches Singaporean cyber early warning R&D centre

  15th February 2014

  IAI will establish the Cyber Early Warning R&D Center in Singapore employing local specialists for the development of innovative cyber early warning technologies.  The cyber R&D …

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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Surface-to-air missiles

  Barak LR (LRAD)

  Barak LR 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

  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 ...

• IAI Crashworthy Seats

  IAI Golan provides military helicopters with ballistic armour pilot seats, operator seats and helicopter/tiltrotor troop seats. The seats are fully adjustable, with longitudinal, vertical, swivel ...

• Military - UUVs

  BlueWhale

  BlueWhale is an autonomous uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Israel's Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

• 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 ...