Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israel's prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage.
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.
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Military air systems:
Lavi - an Israeli fighter jet, abandoned due lack of budget
IsraelAircraftIndustries, Ltd. (IAI) is a state-owned company which engages in manufacture for defense system needs, manufacture for export, and construction of long-term infrastructure for domestic and export defense needs.
IsraelAircraftIndustries was established in 1953 as Bedek Aviation Company, five years after the establishment of the State of Israel.
IsraelAircraftIndustries' scope has expanded to include technologically sophisticated solutions for battle in the air, at sea or on land.
Israel is considered the fifth largest exporter of weapons in the world.
In the past, Israel has sold ammunition, patrol boats and electronic warfare components to India's navy, and arms deals between the countries reportedly include the upgrading of 125 MIG aircraft in the Indian Air Force.
Israel is also cleared to supply 40,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition and another 30,000 rounds of 160mm mortar shells, the paper reported.
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