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Innovative [ INTERVIEW IAI ]

Approach

ISRAEL'S IAI IS CONTINUING TO PLACE AN
EMPHASIS ON INNOVATION AND BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS WITH ITS CUSTOMERS
WORLDWIDE
IAI’s presence in Singapore and the surround-
ing region, Asian Defence Technology spoke
to Boaz Levy, IAI’s President and CEO on the
Atul Chandra and Jay Menon sidelines of the show.

At the Singapore airshow, IAI showcased its cut-
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is a Government owned firm that ting-edge technologies and future battle-space
has emerged as a global player in the defence market. With nearly solutions and lead in developing high-end sys-
80 percent of its sales coming from outside Israel, IAI has been tems of systems that provide holistic solutions,
successful in creating strong and enduring partnerships with its said Levy. The company presented its BARAK-
customers around the globe. IAI was present in force at the recently LRAD and BARAK-ER Air and missile defence
concluded Singapore airshow, where its Blue Spear (5G SSM) was systems at Singapore, in addition to exhibiting
displayed for the 1st time. Blue Spear is being developed by Proteus the MF-STAR multi-function naval radar, long-
Advanced Systems Pte. Ltd., a joint venture company of IAI and ST range multi-role maritime surveillance solutions
Engineering Land Systems Ltd. To gain a deeper understanding of and unique ThunderB VTOL, developed by IAI

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