Israel Air Force Receives IAI`s Heron (“Shoval”) UAV

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Information on Israel’s Largest Aerospace Concern • First Quarter, 2007 • Issue 21
Israel Air Force Receives
IAI’s Heron (“Shoval”) UAV
Israel Ministry
of Defense and
IAI Accomplish
Two Successful
Arrow Weapon
System Tests
Inside This Edition:
• Focus on IAI’s Golan Industries Division
• IAI at the Annual Aeronautics Conference
• New Appointments
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IAI’s President & CEO Comments on
Recent Successful Accomplishments
Itzhak Nissan, IAI’s President &
Nissan also commented on the last
CEO, congratulated the Israel Air
two Arrow System tests. After an
Force (IAF) upon acceptance of the
Arrow Anti-Tactical Ballistic Misnew IAI Heron (“Shoval” - Trail)
sile System test on February 11,
UAV: “The acceptance of IAI’s
2007, he said that: “the test’s objecHeron/Shoval UAV by the IAF is
tives were not easy to accomplish,
a substantial breakthrough in the
but all parties involved in the test
IAF’s UAV capabilities. These
were able to overcome them, and
Itzhak Nissan
capabilities were already proven in
the result was impressive. The
IAF UAV operations by performing
Arrow system test conducted has
long endurance, high altitude, heavy payload
achieved perfect results. I congratulate all
and multi-task missions with great reliability.
parties involved in the IDF, IAI and other
We are pleased to celebrate the new UAV’s acindustries,” said Nissan.
ceptance with the IAF and we will continue our
On March 26, 2007, the Arrow system was
long-term commitment to supply unique prodagain successfully tested. It was a flyout test
ucts to the IAF and the IDF in the future.”
conducted to collect engineering data.
First of Four Boeing 747-400 Combi to Full
Freighter Conversions Delivered to Asiana
Airlines By IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group
IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group has delivered the first of four Boeing 747-400 Bedek Special Freighter
Combi to full freighter cargo conversions for Asiana Airlines.
Asiana is a fast growing airline in the Pacific Rim and a member of the Global Star Alliance.
The second B747-400 Combi is already undergoing the same conversion at IAI’s facilities
in Israel and is expected to be delivered to Asiana Airlines in the second quarter of 2007.
Two additional aircraft will be converted for Asiana Airlines and delivery of those aircraft is
expected in early 2009.
“The delivery of this aircraft to one of our most important customers, Asiana Airlines, highlights the
economic benefits of Bedek’s 747-400 conversion program,” said Dany Kleiman, IAI’s Corporate
Vice President and General Manager of Bedek Aviation Group.
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The Israel Ministry of Defense and
IAI Complete Two Successful
Arrow Weapon System Tests
The Israel Ministry of Defense and IAI have
completed two Arrow Anti-Tactical Ballistic
Missile (ATBM) tests during two months time.
The first out of the two Arrow tests was conducted on February 11, 2007, and has marked
an important milestone. The test, the 15th for the
interceptor, the 10th for the complete weapon
system, was part of the Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP), which is being carried
out jointly by Israel and the United States.
The objectives of the test were to examine improved performance including widening of the
interception envelope; to test the system in an
integrated operational configuration engaging
two batteries located at a distance from each
other and to check implementation of lessons
learned from previous tests.
Several novel elements marked this test: the
test took place at night time; the target missile
simulated a yet nonexistent ballistic missile
operating under extreme conditions; and the
interceptor belonged to the first series of interceptors jointly produced by Boeing and IAI’s
MLM Division.
The Arrow program is managed by the Israeli
Missile Defense Organization in the Research
and Development Directorate in the Israel
Ministry of Defense (IMOD), in close cooperation with the U.S. missile Defense Agency
(MDA). IAI’s MLM Division is the prime
contractor of the Arrow Weapon System.
Arrow Fly out Test
The Arrow System performed on March 26,
2007, a fly out test which included an Arrow
interceptor with improved capabilities.
The test, which was the 16th for the interceptor,
was conducted in order to collect flight test engineering data. The interceptor was co-produced
by IAI’s MLM Division and Boeing.
All interceptor’s components performed
successfully according to the design and met
all expectations.
The test’s success is an important step in the
system’s technological capability to deal with
future incoming ballistic missile threats.
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Heron UAV - Officially Accepted
by the IAF Following Successful
Operations in Second Lebanon War
sions at altitudes we have never reached before,
where the UAV cannot be seen or heard.”
Lieutenant-Colonel H’, commander of a UAV
Brigade in the IAF, was quoted in the newspapers as saying: “The Shoval UAV constitutes
a breakthrough in the world of unmanned
aerial vehicles in the Air Force because of its
size and its intrinsic operational capabilities.
The Shoval has been operated by the Brigade
for some time now, together with IAI, and the
height of these activities was last summer,
during the Second Lebanon War.”
T he second Lebanon War in the summer
of 2006, in which IAI’s Heron UAV was
successfully deployed for a wide range of
intelligence gathering missions, including
day and night operations, provided a real-time
proving ground for the Israel Air Force’s largest
and newest UAV.
The Heron UAV, named “Shoval” in Hebrew
and “Trail” in English, was officially accepted
by the Israel Air Force (IAF) in a ceremony on
March 7, 2006.
A senior officer in the IAF said at the ceremony: “All the systems - both the aircraft itself
and the equipment installed, worked perfectly
and it had a decisive effect on the battlefield.
The Heron UAV has the ability to perform mis-
A senior officer in the IAF: “All the
systems - both the aircraft itself and the
equipment installed, worked perfectly
and it had a decisive effect on the
battlefield. The Heron UAV has the
ability to perform missions at altitudes
we have never reached before, where
the UAV cannot be seen or heard”
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Lior Peleg - UAV Pilot, IAI
The successful operation of the Heron UAV
was a major factor in the Israel Air Force’s
decision to complete the transaction, and IAI
began regular deliveries of the UAVs ordered
by the IAF. The IAF is not the first to accept
delivery of the Heron UAV. Foreign customers
have also purchased the Heron and others are
currently evaluating procurement.
With a wingspan of 16.6 meters and a take-off
weight of 1,200 kg, the Heron is the largest and
most advanced UAV operated by the IAF. The
Heron’s size has far-reaching significance in
terms of its ability to carry a wide variety of
sensors, which can provide real-time information over a wide area for a long time. The Heron
has the ability to stay in the air for about 40
hours, it has a range of some 350 km and can
reach an altitude of 30,000 feet.
The Heron is equipped with a very quiet engine
and a low acoustic signature that makes the
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HERON UAV
UAV difficult to detect. Some of the UAV’s
systems have built-in redundancy and in the
event of a system failure, the UAV can continue
to operate normally. The UAV’s systems are
highly sophisticated and they are specially
adapted to the needs of each individual customer.
Lior Peleg, a UAV pilot at IAI’s Malat UAV Division said: “Contact with the customer at the
system characterization stage, at the testing and
delivery stages and during regular operations
have enormous long-term significance. Each
customer has their own specific requirements
and we must adapt the UAV to fulfill those
requirements precisely. This is important even
for upgrading the system after delivery.”
She explains further: “The process begins
as early as the development stage. As part
of this stage, the designated team checks if
all the features requested by the customers
can be a real part of the final product. During
the next stage, feature operation is checked
Israel Air Force’s
Commander
in Chief
congratulated the
acceptance of the
new Heron UAV
Maj. Gen. Eliezer Shkedi - Commander in Chief of
the Israel Air Force (IAF) spoke at the acceptance
ceremony of the new Heron (Shoval) UAV: “The
Shoval UAV system marks a major step forward in
the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The carrying
capability, versatility and high performance of this
UAV represent top notch technology and will enable
it to perform diversified missions.”
“I am positive that many glorious chapters in the
IAF’s log of activities will be written with the
participation of the Shoval. Some of these chapters
were already written, and formally begin today.”
“The large number of preliminary tests and
test flights, some of which are conducted
with the customer present, allow us to
supply a perfect UAV, which matches
the requirements perfectly,” says
Peleg.
Peleg talks about the Heron with
great pride: “Without doubt, this
UAV is a breakthrough, in terms of
the types of systems it can carry. It
is just a delight to fly. In my experience, acquired during thousands of
hours I have flown the Heron, during
both test flights and in operational service,
including real war situations, I never worried
for a moment that something might go wrong.
during dozens of test flights, which of course
are also used to test all the UAV’s other
operational functioning.”
The designated team, which comprises some
30 members, is divided into two sub-teams
- the “production fliers” and the “engineering
fliers”. Each team is responsible for different
definition and characteristics in the manufacture of systems and the final testing during
the test flights.
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Lior Peleg: “We operated a number
of Heron UAVs during hundreds of
flying hours on intelligence missions,
which provided the appropriate
solutions for the forces in the field.
We felt enormous satisfaction in our
contribution to the successes in this war
and particularly, in the way that we
could save lives”
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Most of the systems operate automatically
and they also have backup systems. Even in
the unlikely circumstance that something goes
wrong, we have the ability to deal with the
problem from the ground station and we can
land the UAV safely.”
Lior Peleg was a member of the IAI team
staffing the ground station together with IAF
personnel throughout the Second Lebanon War.
She feels that the UAV made an immense contribution during the war: “The Israel Defense
Forces benefited from excellent intelligence
at the first stages of the war, but by the nature
of these things, as the war progresses, the
battlefield changes and the Army needs current,
fresh information. We operated a number of
Heron UAVs during hundreds of flying hours
on intelligence missions, which provided the
appropriate solutions for the forces in the field.
We felt enormous satisfaction in our contribution to the successes in this war and particularly, in the way that we could save lives.”
“The two core parameters guiding the agenda
for the development engineers at IAI’s Malat
Division are comfort and ease of use. The
Heron is the optimum expression of those two
parameters. I have already conducted hundreds of hours of training on Heron operation
in different countries around the world, and
there have been no problems in any location.
After only a few weeks, local teams successfully received the UAV and began operating it
properly. Once again, it must be remembered
that most of the systems operate automatically,
including take-off and landing. Principally,
our training deals with what to do during
emergency situations,” concluded Peleg.
Focus on IAI’s Golan Industries Division
IAI’s Golan Industries, established in Northern Israel
more than three decades ago, has focused primary
on the development of crashworthy seats for crew
and passengers in light and medium sized aircraft
and helicopters. Leading aviation manufacturers
from Europe and the U.S. are among Golan
Industries’ customers
In the late nineties a Swiss executive jet car-
rying nine passengers and two crewmembers
crashed. The plane was equipped with IAI’s
Golan Industries’ crashworthy seats - everyone
walked away unharmed.
The Division’s crashworthy seats are designed
to meet U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) specifications and standards. While
every aircraft has different requirements, there
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are some basic guidelines for the design and
testing of crashworthy seats: The seats have to
be constructed with ultra lightweight materials
to meet a very stringent weight requirements,
they must withstand large forces- up to 26 times
the G-force to which the occupant is exposed,
and must withstand the massive shocks from
asymmetric forces in a crash. For example, the
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stand vertical acceleration greater than 30G
- this equates to a force of more than 3 tons
when the seat is occupied by a soldier and his
basic equipment.
The cost of developing a crashworthy seat was
always high: the investment required to develop
a new seat is typically between $0.5 and $1.5
million. This is a relatively high investment
compared to the price of the product.
A number of engineers at Golan Industries are
directly involved in the development process.
The Division also takes advantage of IAI’s
Engineering Division capabilities when it is
dealing with specific areas such as materials
engineering, environmental testing, etc. Golan
Industries uses subject matter experts only
when there is a specific requirement, thereby
lowering development costs.
A benefit for manufacturers is that once a seat
has been licensed for a specific aircraft type, the
entire series of aircraft is likely to be equipped
with the same seats, so the greater the number
of aircraft sold the lower the per-unit-cost for
the seats.
Golan Industries’ customers include leading
fixed and rotary-wing manufacturers. It has
designed and now solely manufactures the
crashworthy troop seats for the U.S. V-22
aircraft. Golan Industries recently received
an order from an Italian customer to provide
500 passenger seats and 100 pilot seats for a
new helicopter. It continues to supply, usually
exclusively, customers in Switzerland, England
and the U.S., as well as a number of EastEuropean customers.
As part of IAI’s Management plan to cut-down
costs and to become more efficient, Golan
Industries is scheduled to move from northern
Israel to the company’s main campus in Lod,
and to become a part of IAI’s Lahav Division.
Golan Industries’ trademark is efficiently
manufacturing the lightest seats with the highest
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performance levels. Its seats are very reliable
and the only maintenance required is to the
upholstery, due to wear and tear. Being a
Division of Israel Aerospace Industries - Israel’s
largest aerospace concern, gives Golan Industries the stability to provide service for as long as
is necessary. Golan Industries is at the forefront
of crashworthy seat technology. Its product line
is expanding to include the light and very light
jet market. In addition, Golan Industries is developing a number of concepts for helicopters
to reduce weight and increase versatility. This
includes versatile seating that has an optional
armor, which can be fitted in minutes and can be
adapted for operational activities. When there is
no need for the armor, it can be dismounted, in
order to reduce weight on the aircraft.
Golan Industries is at the
forefront of crashworthy seat
technology. Its product line is
expanding to include the light
and very light jet market. In
addition, Golan Industries is
developing a number of concepts
for helicopters to reduce weight
and increase versatility
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Fuel Cell Powered Inter-City Aircraft
IAI Displayed Revolutionary and
Futuristic Aircraft Concepts at the
Annual 2007 Aeronautics Conference
The 2007 Aeronautics Confer-
ence, which included lectures
and discussions on science,
technology and aeronautical
engineering and space related
research, was held in February 2007 in Tel-Aviv and
Haifa, Israel. Lecturers and
participants from the IDF, the
Technion - Israel’s leading
technological institute and
industries from Israel and
abroad took part in the annual
conference.
IAI has displayed revolutionary and futuristic aircraft
concepts, most of which are
developed under the auspices
of the European Commission
R&D program:
● UAV driven by solar energy ("Sun Sailor") - IAI, in
cooperation with the Technion,
is developing technologies for
UAVs driven solely by solar
energy. These UAVs will
have long endurance and will
be able to fly for long time
intervals by absorbing energy
from the sun during daylight
times and using it at night. The
Sun Sailor weighs 3.8 kg and
is capable of carrying a small
digital camera. An array of
297 solar cells is installed on
the upper side of the wings.
This solar array produces 107
Watts in midsummer, under
clear sky conditions. The UAV
will be able to fly indefinitely
in the future, since its source
of energy is the sun.
“Sun Sailor” Solar UAV
Unmanned Passenger Aircraft (APAV - Commercial
Autonomous Personal Air
Vehicle) - The goal of this
program is to enhance flight
safety by using autonomous
flight and lowering manpower
costs, to promote the idea of
flying passengers by an autonomous aircraft. The APAV
will fly two passengers and
will have an autonomous takeoff and landing capabilities, as
well as the ability to autono●
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mously navigate under all terrain, weather conditions and to
perform airspace integration.
“It is possible today to fly a
passenger aircraft with only
a computer,” says Shlomo
Tsach, Director of Flight
Sciences at IAI. “The computer knows how to take off
and land the aircraft better
than the pilot and can prevent
human errors. The main barrier of using this technology
is purely psychological. We
“Sun Sailor” Solar UAV
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Autonomous Air Cargo Vehicle
are working on improving the
method in order to make it
safer,” added Tsach.
● Commercial Autonomous
Air Cargo Vehicle (IFATS
- Innovative Future Air Transport System) - This is another
program under the European
Commission FP6 Program,
dedicated to providing a revolutionary concept for a future
air transport system by adding
as much onboard autonomy
as necessary to improve efficiency, costs and safety of
air transportation. The aircraft
will be able to carry a payload
of 20,000 lbs.
● Computer software for
aerodynamics optimizations
IAI presented at the conference tools and software
developed for aerodynamics
optimizations for aircraft. This
Computerized Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software can assist
in the design of aircraft aerodynamics. The software was
used by IAI to design the new
G150 business aircraft with
U.S. company Gulfstream
Aerospace. As a result of
using the software, the G150
achieved higher performance
than was initially planned.
“This software makes use
of a computational power
of 400 processors working
together. As a result, highlycomplicated calculations can
be done in 17 hours. Without
this capability, the same calculations would take some
54 years (!) to calculate,”
explained Shlomo Tsach.
● Flight control for helicopters - IAI has developed
the capability of adapting
flight control for helicopters. This is more complicated than conducting flight
Itzhak Nissan, IAI’s President & CEO:
“The research and development processes at
IAI are the solid foundation for developing
advanced technologies and new
products, which will allow the company
to gain an impressive business growth”
control for fixed-wing aircraft, because of the rapid
movements of the helicopter.
● Design of a dual use aircraft for aerial refueling and
passenger flights - IAI has
introduced a design of a pas-
allow the company to gain an
impressive business growth,”
said Itzhak Nissan, IAI’s
President & CEO, prior to
the opening of the 47th 2007
Israeli Aeronautics Conference
for flight and space sciences.
Autonomous Personal Air Vehicle
senger aircraft that is capable
of performing aerial refueling
missions. The aircraft will be
used for commercial fights,
and when needed, it will be
possible to change its purpose
and to operate it as a military
aerial refueling aircraft. All
aircraft’s avionics will be
based on military standards
and the aircraft will be authorized by the Federal Aviation
Authority (FAA).
● New technologies in the
area of B747-400 aircraft
conversion from passenger
to freighter configuration
- IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group
presented advanced technologies in the area of converting
B747-400 aircraft from passenger to freighter configuration. Advanced digital avionics
suite with digital communications will be installed.
“The research and development processes at IAI are the
solid foundation for developing advanced technologies
and new products, which will
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The 47th annual Aeronautics
Conference also featured lectures by IAI employees on
significant subjects of aircraft
development: wings development (aerodynamics), aero
structures for aircraft and
UAVs from composite materials and aero elasticity.
At the conference IAI engineers presented additional
topics related to composite
materials (which are now used
in planning and manufacturing
of military and commercial
aircraft), topics of missile
defense and topics of aircraft
conversions. Arie Halsband
- IAI’s MBT Space Division’s
General Manager lectured on
the topic of Israeli activities in
space. Uri Sinai, IAI’s MLM
Division’s General Manager,
the Division that produces the
Arrow Weapon System, which
performed excellently on two
tests conducted recently, participated in a panel that discussed the threat of rockets on
the State of Israel.
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New Appointments AT ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES
IAI’s Systems, Missiles & Space Group and
Military Aircraft Group announced the following management appointments:
Jehezkel (“Hezi”) Grizim
Appointed Corporate Vice
President and General
Manager of the Military
Aircraft Group
Jehezkel (“Hezi”) Grizim was
named Corporate Vice President
and General Manager of IAI’s
Jehezkel (“Hezi”)
Military Aircraft Group. Grizim
Grizim
replaced Miki Bar.
Hezi Grizim joined IAI’s Elta Systems Group
in 1981 and held a number of professional and
managerial positions in Radar Systems and
Airborne Early Warning (AEW) Systems divisions. Grizim has been involved in a number
of high profile projects for IAI including the
development of the “Green Pine” radar for
the Arrow Weapon System; working on a $1.1
billion contact for an Airborne Early Warning
system; and leading the program to convert the
Gulfstream G550 aircraft to an AEW configuration for the Israel Air Force (IAF).
Hezi Grizim holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees
in Electrical Engineering, and is a graduate of
the TIM Senior Management Program from
the Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
He is a graduate of the Senior Management
Course (Cum Laude) from the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem.
Shaul Shahar Appointed
General Manager of
Systems, Missiles & Space
Group’s Tamam Division
Shaul Shahar was appointed General Manger of Systems Missiles &
Space Group’s Tamam Division.
Colonel (Ret.) Shaul Shahar joined
Shaul Shahar
IAI in 2004 following twenty-seven
year’s of service with the Israel
Defense Forces (IDF). Col. Shahar spent most of
his career in the IDF commanding imagery and
geo-spatial intelligence units and formations.
Shahar’s last position in the IDF was Commander of the Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)
& Mapping Unit.
He joined IAI as a Program Manager for UAV
system development and in 2005 was appointed
Director of Real Time Intelligence & Interpretation Centers Directorate at Elta Systems,
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a subsidiary of IAI.
Shahar holds a B.Sc. degree in Industrial
Engineering (Cum Laude) from the Technion
- Israel Institute of Technology and a Master
of Business Administration (MBA) degree
(Magna Cum Laude) from the Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev.
Ilan Biton
Appointed General
Manager of
Systems, Missiles
& Space Group’s
Technologies
Division
Ilan Biton was appointed
Ilan Biton
General Manager of the
Technologies Division,
within IAI’s Systems, Missiles & Space Group.
The Technologies Division concentrates the
Group’s engineering, logistic and production
activities. IAI’s Systems, Missiles & Space
Group manufactures the Arrow weapon system
and various observation and communications
satellites.
Brigadier-General (Res.) Ilan Biton served in
the IDF from 1975 to 2006. In his last capacity
(2003-2006) he was Chief of the Anti-Aircraft
corps in the Israel Air Force, where he has accumulated vast experience in managing a defense
organization, and was responsible for managing
budgets, personnel and contractors.
Ilan Biton (1957) is a graduate of the Israeli College of National Defense. He holds
a B.Sc. degree in Aeronautical Engineering
(cum laude) from the Technion Institute of
Technology, an MA degree in Political
Science (cum laude) from the Haifa
University and an Executive MBA (EMBA)
(cum laude) from the Tel Aviv University.
Karol Abramovich
Appointed Deputy
General Manager
of the Technologies
Division at Systems,
Missiles & Space
Group
Karol Abramovich was Karol Abramovich
appointed Deputy General
Manager of the Technologies Division, within
IAI’s Systems, Missiles & Space Group.
Abramovich joined IAI in 1971 as a Practical
Engineer and has filled a number of electronic
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engineering development positions. His previous position, from 2002, was Director of Engineering in the Technologies Division.
In his years at IAI, Karol Abramovich has
received five Group Manager’s prizes for excellence, and a personal merit certificate from the
Israel Defense Minister.
Karol Abramovich (1947) holds a B.Sc. degree
in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from
the Tel-Aviv University and is a graduate of a
business course for senior engineers (cum laude)
from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Yoav Turgeman Appointed Arrow
ATBM Program Manager at
Systems, Missiles & Space Group’s
MLM Division
Yoav Turgeman has been appointed Arrow Weapon Anti Tactical Ballistic Missile
(ATBM) system’s Program Manager, at IAI’s
MLM Division, within the Systems, Missiles
& Space Group.
Prior to joining IAI, Turgeman has served in
the Israel Defense Forces
(IDF) as Head of Electronic Combat Systems
Department in the Israel
Navy (IN). During the
years 1999-2001 he has
served as a Technical
Division Commander in
Yoav Turgeman
Haifa IN base, where he
was responsible for the
maintenance of the base’s sea crafts and weapon
systems, and was involved in the development
and integration phases of the systems in the
crafts. Before that, he has served as Head of
Weapon Systems Branch in the IN.
Yoav Turgeman (1962) holds an M.Sc (Cum
Laude) degree in Electrical Engineering and
Management and a B.Sc. (Magna Cum Laude)
in Electrical Engineering, both from the TelAviv University. He also holds an MA degree
in Political Science, specializing in National
Security, from the Haifa University and the
National Defense College.
IAI Participated in the Aero India 2007
Aerospace and Defence Exhibition
The Aero India 2007 International Aerospace
and Defence Exhibition took place in Bangalore,
India (February 7-11, 2007). This important
exhibition brought together all top aerospace
industries from the U.S., Europe, Russia, Israel
and other countries.
IAI has presented some of its advanced technological products and solutions in the areas
of UAVs, integrated war room, radar and missiles.
IAI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yair
Shamir, spoke at the exhibition’s inauguration
ceremony about the great importance all Israeli
industries, both defense and commercial, give to
the cooperation with India. Shamir also said that
“we will support every mechanism for promoting business and commercial ties between the
Government of India and Israeli industry.”
The Indian Minister of Defence, A.K. Antony,
and his entourage visited the halls and booths
of Israeli industries. The Minister expressed his
appreciation for the high level of technology
presented.
Prior to the exhibition, a seminar headed by
the Indian Defence Research and Development
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Organization (DRDO) and the Indian Flight
Sciences Association was held. The Indian
Defence Minister, senior Indian Air Force
officers and senior Indian Industries executives
participated in the two-day seminar.
IAI’s Corporate VP for Marketing, Yair
Ramati, was the company’s representative to
the seminar. He lectured in the opening panel,
on the subject of: “International Cooperation
between Aerospace Industries in the Era of
Globalization Towards year 2020.” Senior lecturers from the Israeli academies and industries
participated in the seminar.
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Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
CIS & Baltics
Tel:
(7)095-258-2837
Fax: (7)095-258-2838
E-mail: [email protected]
LATIN AMERICA
ASIA
Chile
India
Colombia
Bangalore Office:
Tel:
(91)80-4-115-1442
Fax: (91)80-4-115-1441
IAI - Oficina en Chile
Tel:
(56)2-232-8403
Fax: (56)2-231-6157
E-mail: [email protected]
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
Tel:
(91)11-2-614-3103/4
Fax: (91)11-2-614-0177
E-mail: [email protected]
IAI - Sucursal Colombia
Tel:
(57)1-635-1218
Fax: (57)1-623-2952
E-mail: [email protected]
South Korea
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
Tel:
(82)2-757-0421
Fax: (82)2-757-0431
E-mail: [email protected]
Thailand
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
Tel:
66-2-2535148/9
Fax: 66-2-2535147
Email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
Tel:
(61)2-6262-7300
Fax: (61)2-6262-7301
Email: [email protected]
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