Company Profile

Company Name: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
Parent Company: Government of Israel
Country of Origin: Israel
Headquarters Location: Lod, Israel
Founded: 1953
Core Competencies: Aerospace, defense systems, UAVs, missiles, space systems, radars
Markets Served: Military aviation, space systems, UAVs, missile defense, commercial aerospace, homeland security


I. Military Aircraft

Fighter Aircraft

  • Kfir – Multirole fighter based on Mirage 5, upgraded with Israeli avionics and U.S. engines

  • Nammer – Upgraded Mirage derivative (project not fielded widely)

Trainer Aircraft

  • IAI Tzukit – Jet trainer (based on the Fouga Magister)

  • IAI Lavi – Advanced light fighter/trainer (program canceled, technologies used in upgrades)

AEW&C / ISR Platforms

  • EL/W-2085 – Airborne early warning radar mounted on G550 (used by Israel, Italy, Singapore)

  • EL/I-3360 MARS2 – Multisensor ISR system

  • Phalcon – AEW&C system integrated on Il-76 and G550 platforms


II. UAVs and Drones

MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance)

  • Heron TP (Eitan) – Strategic UAV, long-range ISR

  • Heron 1 – MALE UAV used for ISR and target acquisition

  • Heron MK II – Upgraded Heron with longer endurance and SATCOM

  • Searcher Mk III – Tactical ISR UAV

  • BirdEye 650D – Tactical UAV

  • BirdEye 650 – Mini-UAV for short-range ISR

Loitering Munitions

  • Harop – Loitering munition for SEAD/anti-radiation missions

  • Mini Harpy – Loitering munition with electro-optical and anti-radiation seekers

  • Green Dragon – Small tactical loitering munition

Small UAVs

  • BirdEye 400 – Mini UAV for infantry reconnaissance

  • Ghost – Micro tactical quadrotor UAV for urban ISR

  • Rotem L – Rotary-wing loitering munition


III. Missiles and Air Defense Systems

Ballistic Missile Systems

  • Jericho III – Intercontinental-range ballistic missile (strategic deterrent)

Surface-to-Surface Missiles

  • LORA (Long Range Artillery) – Tactical ballistic missile

  • Delilah – Air/ground/sea-launched cruise missile with loiter capability

Surface-to-Air Systems

  • Barak 8 / Barak-MX – Naval and land-based SAM system for medium- to long-range air defense

  • Arrow 2 / Arrow 3 – Exo-atmospheric ballistic missile interceptors (in partnership with Boeing)

Precision-Guided Munitions

  • Rampage – Air-to-surface standoff missile

  • MPR 500 – Precision-guided bomb with enhanced penetration


IV. Radar & Sensor Systems

  • EL/M-2084 – Multi-mission radar used in Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Barak systems

  • EL/M-2032 – Airborne fire-control radar for fighters

  • EL/M-2052 – AESA radar for fighter jets

  • EL/M-2248 MF-STAR – AESA naval radar

  • EL/M-2138 Green Pine – BMD radar for Arrow system

  • EL/M-2090 TERRA – Long-range BMD radar


V. Naval Systems

  • Gabriel V – Anti-ship missile system

  • Barak 1 / Barak 8 Naval – Shipborne SAM systems

  • ELTA Naval Radars – Full range of shipborne surveillance and targeting systems

  • Electronic Warfare and SIGINT Suites – Naval integration available


VI. Space Systems

  • Ofeq Satellites – Reconnaissance satellite series for ISR

  • TecSAR / TecSAR-1 – Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite

  • AMOS Satellite Bus – Communications satellite program

  • Shavit – Space launch vehicle for low Earth orbit insertion


VII. Civilian & Commercial Aerospace

Conversion Programs

  • Boeing 737-700/800 P2F – Passenger-to-freighter conversions

  • Boeing 767-300ER P2F – Used by Amazon Air and others

  • Boeing 747-400 BDSF – Converted freighter variant

  • 777-300ERSF – “Big Twin” P2F developed with GECAS

Business Jet Upgrades & Avionics

  • Gulfstream G550/650 AEW, SIGINT conversions

  • Cockpit avionics retrofits and system integration


VIII. Cyber, EW & Multi-Domain Systems

  • Scorpius – Advanced multi-domain EW system (air, land, sea, space, cyber)

  • Cyber Range & Protection Systems – Solutions for critical infrastructure and military networks

  • Tactical COMINT/ELINT Systems – Integrated into UAVs, land platforms, and naval vessels