Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israel's prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. It has 14,000 employees as of 2005.
In addition to local construction of fighter aircraft, IAI also builds civil aircraft (for Gulfstream, on the G100/G150 and G200 ) and performs local maintenance of foreign-built fighters. In addition, the company works on a number of missile and avionics systems.
Although the IAI main focus is aviation and high-tech electronics, it also manufactures military system for ground and naval forces. Many of these products are specially suited for the Israeli Defence Forces needs, while others are also marketed to foreign armies.
Products
Civilian Air systems:
- Arava - medium sized STOL transport aircraft
- Astra/Galaxy Business Jets (now produced for Gulfstream as the G100/G200)
Military air systems:
- Lavi - an Israeli fighter jet, abandoned due lack of budget
- Kfir - fighter jet, derivative of the French Mirage 5
- UAV - unmanned aerial drones
- Pioneer (with the USA)
- RQ-5 Hunter (with the USA)
- Heron
- Ranger
- Scout
- Searcher
- Skylite - Canister Launched mini-UAV system
- Rafael Python 5 air-to-air missile (together with Rafael)
- Upgrades to F-16 and F-15 jet fighters
- Upgrades to Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur in project "Yas'ur 2000".
- Phalcon air surveillance system
Ground systems:
Naval systems:
- Gabriel (missile) sea-to-sea missile
- Super Dvora Mk-III patrol boat [1]
Aerospace systems:
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