Israel Aerospace Industries
(Hebrew: התעשייה האווירית
לישראל
ha-ta'asiya ha-avirit
le-yisra'el)
or
IAI
(תע"א ta`a') is Israel's
prime aerospace and aviation
manufacturer, producing
aerial systems for both
military and civilian usage.
It has 16,000 employees as
of 2007. IAI is wholly owned
by the government of Israel.
In
addition to local
construction of fighter
aircraft, IAI also designs
and builds civil aircraft
(including for Gulfstream
with aircraft such as the
G100/G150 and G200/G250
mid-sized business jets) and
performs local maintenance
and reconfiguration of
foreign-built military and
civilian aircraft. In
addition, the company works
on a number of missile,
avionics, and space-based
systems.
Although IAI's main focus is
aviation and high-tech
electronics, it also
manufactures military
systems for ground and naval
forces. Many of these
products are specially
suited for the Israel
Defense Forces needs, while
others are also marketed to
foreign militaries.
Source:
Wikipedia
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