Major Activities

Military Aircraft and Helicopter Systems

We supply advanced airborne systems and products to leading military aircraft manufacturers and end users designed to enhance operational capabilities and extend aircraft life cycles. Our airborne systems provide a range of solutions from a single sensor to an entire cockpit avionics suite. We integrate our systems on fixed and rotary-wing, eastern and western, new and mature aircraft. Under our aircraft and helicopter upgrade programs, we integrate advanced electronic, communication, navigation, electro-optic and EW systems. We support life cycle extension of our customers’ fleets and supply logistic support services for airborne platforms, including repair and maintenance centers, spare parts, training and operation of flight schools.

Our military fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter systems and products include a broad range of avionic systems, such as integrated flight deck systems, mission management computers, displays, digital maps and digital recorders. Our portfolio also includes airborne electro-optic systems such as head-up displays, airborne intelligence gathering systems, precision guidance systems, aircraft structural components, nano-satellites and a range of aircraft tactical, virtual, appended and embedded trainers and simulators.

We design and supply advanced helmet mounted systems (HMS), including helmet mounted displays for fixed-wing aircraft and rotary aircraft pilots. These systems and displays include tracking and display systems for day and night flying. Our systems measure the pilot’s line-of-sight, slave applicable systems to the target, identify target location and bring displays to the pilot’s eye level. We supply our HMS as part of our upgrade programs and on a stand-alone basis. Through our 50% joint venture with Collins Aerospace, we are a leader in HMS for fighter aircraft.

The customers and end users for our military fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter programs include a wide range of air forces and other governmental defense and homeland security forces worldwide, as well as major fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter manufacturers.

Commercial Aviation Systems and Aero Structures

We provide a range of systems and products for the commercial and business aviation market that are employed on fixed-wing aircraft and commercial helicopters. We also produce aerostructure products that are installed on commercial aircraft. Our portfolio of systems in the business aviation, commercial helicopter and air transport areas includes full avionic suites, enhanced flight vision products and various other avionics products such as display, communication and flight management systems. In addition we provide aerostructure products such as pressurized and non-pressurized doors, composite beans and winglets. Customers for our business aviation, air transport and commercial helicopters systems and products include major fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter manufacturers and operators around the world.

UAS and USVs

UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) and USVs (Unmanned Surface Vessels)

We design and supply integrated UAS (sometimes referred to as remote piloted vehicles or RPVs) for a range of applications and UAS training systems with capabilities to simulate payload performance, malfunctions and ground control station operation. We design and supply command and control ground station elements, engines, data links, stabilized electro-optic payloads and electronic intelligence (ELINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) payloads that can be adapted for various types of UAS. Our UAS technology has also been applied to our USV activities, where we are developing USVs for a range of naval applications. We perform development, supply, lease and support services and training activities relating to UAS and USVs. Customers for our UAS and USVs include armed forces and other governmental and non-governmental organizations around the world.

Electro-Optic and Countermeasures Systems

We design and manufacture electro-optic-based solutions for space, air, land and sea applications. Our electro-optic products include laser and thermal imaging systems, head-up displays, countermeasure systems and ISR systems, including payloads for space, airborne, naval and land-based missions. Our products in this area also include ground integrated sights and homeland security solutions. We are one of the few companies in the world that has engineering capability and facilities in-house in all major areas of electro-optics. Also, in the space area, we maintain in-house Israel’s national space electro-optics infrastructure.

Our portfolio of electro-optic systems and products includes forward looking infrared (FLIR) systems for night observation, laser range-finders and laser radars, stabilized payloads, electro-optic-based ISR systems, directional IR countermeasure (DIRCM) systems as well as multiple vision-enhancing solutions for military forces using image intensifier tubes and systems. We also supply panchromatic and multi-spectral cameras and telescopes for space applications. In the homeland security area our electro-optic products and systems include surveillance systems, safe city projects, facility perimeter security products, electronic fences, fiber optic intrusion detection systems and transportation protection systems. Our customers include armed forces of numerous governments, major defense contractors, homeland security agencies, critical infrastructure authorities and owners of VIP aircraft.

Land Vehicle Systems

We upgrade and modernize tanks, other combat vehicles and artillery platforms, both as a prime contractor and as a systems supplier to leading platform manufacturers. Our land vehicle and platform solutions cover the entire combat vehicle spectrum, from complete modernization, to system supply to maintenance depots and life cycle support services. Our systems are operational on a full range of tracked and wheeled combat vehicles including main battle tanks, medium and light tanks, light armored vehicles, armored personnel carriers, wheeled vehicles and artillery platforms. We develop and supply cutting edge armored vehicle survivability and protection systems. We offer a range of artillery and mortar solutions. We also develop and supply unmanned ground vehicles and robotic devices for a variety of land based missions. In addition, we supply training systems for tanks and fighting vehicles.

Our portfolio of systems and products for land vehicles includes fire control systems, electric gun and turret drive systems, laser warning and threat detection systems, survivability and protection systems, manned and unmanned turrets, remote controlled weapon stations (for land and naval platforms), unmanned ground vehicles, combat vehicle C4I systems, targeting systems, artillery gun and mortar systems, driver thermal vision systems, life support systems, auxiliary power units and hydraulic systems. We are engaged in land vehicle systems programs, from comprehensive vehicle modernization programs, to standalone system supply to vehicle manufacturers to life cycle support programs. Customers for our land vehicle systems include armed forces and homeland security agencies, as well as major military vehicle manufacturers around the world.

Munitions

Principally through IMI, we develop and manufacture a diverse range of advanced munitions for land, air and sea applications for defense and homeland security forces. Our munitions portfolio includes precision guided rockets, long-range precise air-to-ground missiles, high penetration bombs and an array of high performance ammunition solutions for artillery, tanks and mortars. We also manufacture a full range of small caliber ammunition for the defense, homeland security and law enforcement markets. In addition, we produce chaff and flame products to protect aircraft against the threat of air-to-air and anti-aircraft heat-seeking missiles. Customers for our munitions products include armed forces and homeland security agencies around the world.

C4I and Cyber Systems


We produce land, airborne and naval C4I and cyber intelligence systems providing networked combat solutions ranging from the lower combat echelons up to the highest command levels. We supply our systems as part of turn-key solutions as well as on a standalone basis. Our solutions cater to all types of military combatants as well as to homeland security forces and first responders, and can be integrated into military and other types of land, air and sea platforms, providing comprehensive net-centric solutions for low intensity conflicts, counter-terror activities and other types of military challenges. We provide a wide range of advance communications and network solutions for land, navy and air force applications, supporting a full range of military video, data and voice network needs. Our systems provide cyber intelligence solutions to diverse law enforcement agencies and intelligence organizations as well as cyber solutions to the defense and homeland security domains.

Our portfolio of systems and products in the C4ISR area includes Digital Army “system of systems” for net-centric connectivity throughout a multi-domain battlefield and which support joint operations for all force echelons. Our portfolio also includes battle management systems, observation and ground reconnaissance systems, ruggedized computing for platforms and soldiers, software design kits for mapping capabilities, ground smart display units, military IT systems and tactical battle company training systems. In the cyber intelligence area we supply a comprehensive suite of solutions providing intelligence and law enforcement agencies with real-time and actionable intelligence to the operational field. Our communications portfolio includes secured HF, VHF and UHF radio and communication systems and products, software defined radios, integrated radio communication systems, satellite-on-the-move solutions and data link solutions. Our radio and communications portfolio enables deployment of a full military network for the complete range of scenarios and terrain. In the homeland security area, we supply integrated land and coastal border C4I surveillance systems, broadband communication systems, cyber intelligence solutions, border control systems, safe and smart city solutions, emergency and first responders communications systems and homeland security and emergency response training and simulation systems.

We perform programs under which we provide a range of C4I battle management systems, soldier mounted systems and radio and communications systems utilizing our cloud-based open architecture platform, interoperable with a variety of applications and connecting all elements on the network. Our customers include cross-domain forces and a wide range of governmental agencies worldwide.

EW and SIGINT Systems

Our portfolio in the EW and SIGINT areas includes protection, intelligence and communications solutions for air, ground and naval applications.  We offer EW self-protection suites, including radio frequency, radar warning receivers and laser warning systems, for all airborne platform types.  We also offer IR-based missile warning systems for advanced combat aircraft as well as for other fixed-wing and rotor platforms.  In addition, we provide electronic support measures (ESM) solutions for threat identification.  We also provide SIGINT systems for tactical and strategic intelligence gathering including ELINT and ECM for naval, ground and airborne applications, COMINT and communication jamming systems, counter improvised explosive devices jamming systems for ground forces and cyber protection capabilities.  We also supply  radar solutions.  In addition, we produce counter-drone systems, and we develop command and control systems and simulators for anti-ballistic missiles. Customers for our EW, SIGINT and COMINT systems include governmental  armed forces and homeland security agencies as well as major defense contractors.

Other Commercial Activities

We engage in a range of technologies for commercial applications and activities. Our current commercial activities, in addition to the activities described under “Commercial Aviation Systems and Aerostructures” above, include, among others, commercial cyber protection products, medical diagnostic equipment, automotive night vision enhancement equipment, smart glasses for sports applications and super capacitor energy sources and fuel cells for transportation applications.