IAI celebrates 70 years of milestones

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be participating in the forthcoming Paris Air Show which takes place June 19-25, 2023, and will be presenting the best of its developments for civil and military markets. The biennial Air Show is one of the most world’s most prestigious aviation and space events, a meeting place for companies, decision-makers, and senior personnel from around the world. IAI’s advanced systems will be displayed at their booth (C64 in Hall 3), celebrating 70 years since the company was founded.

IAI President and CEO Boaz Levy, said, "We look back at our rich history with pride and look forward to the next 70 years in the expectation of continuing to lead and form anew the worlds of defense and security, aviation, and space."

During the 70 years of its activity, IAI has formed hundreds of fruitful collaborative ventures with armed forces and defense, aviation, and technology companies around the world. Today, the company is positioned at the forefront of the world’s technology.

Among the products the company will display are the Arrow defensive weapon system, designed to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth’s atmosphere, which plays a central role in the State of Israel’s multilayer defense; the Barak air-defense system which enables incoming threats to be managed and neutralized, and is in operational use with the Israel Navy, the Indian Army, and other armed forces around the world; the Heron Mk2 unmanned aerial vehicle, a critical component in acquiring targets in the battlefield; and the Scorpius Electronic Warfare system, which can receive, block, and interfere with secure communications from multiple threats at different frequencies and from different directions. Other company products, such as loitering munitions and radars, will also be on display.

IAI will also be showing a model of the Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, which, for the first time ever, has been converted from a passenger to a freighter configuration. Last March, the aircraft’s first test flights were concluded, an additional milestone within the framework of achieving licensing approval by the civil aviation authorities. IAI is considered the world leader in aircraft upgrade and conversion and this latest example joins previous aircraft types such as the B767-200/300, B747-400, and the B737-700/800, which have been successfully converted by the company.