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Defense Technology at the Service of National Security

After more than a decade of continuous conflicts, in the Middle East, Central Asia, Africa and the global
War on Terror, which consumed exceedingly larger resources and commitments by the world's leading
countries, the U.S. and European nations are currently.

Scaling down their defense budgets, as fiscal pressures and stringent austerity measures are restraining
military spending. In contrast, massive military build-up in Asia and the Middle East, and - to some
extent in Latin America, growing powers are racing for regional domination on land at sea and in space
by balancing the global military arena.

Regardless of their current level of spending, military organizations around the world are constantly
required to modernize their equipment and acquire new capabilities to face evolving threats and new
challenges. This necessity is also considered for those reducing their forces into smaller, more effective
elements, or those growing powers, building new military might, through the fielding more sophisticated
new weapons. Both are in search of advanced technologies, outpacing the enemy, while offering
military leaders at all echelons, maximum command and control of such formidable powers, through
network-enabled command structures.

Another characteristic of modern warfare is the 'dilution' of high intensity warfare into 'hybrid warfare',
where military forces could be facing various types of threats, from low intensity to highly sophisticated
and potent threats. Having experienced this kind of warfare for decades, Israel has been flexible to
adapt, and respond with smart system developments in short cycles, thus virtually outpacing hostile
evolution of threats. Sensitive to its obligation to minimize risk to human lives and unnecessary collateral
damage to both sides, Israel has been seeking to field measurable military effects thus reduce
unnecessary damage of its weapons.

Although Israel is not producing main platforms, it is confident to maintain its national security against
superior military odds, by developing a sophisticated array of innovative and advanced defense systems,
based on unique technologies. Through the years, Israel's defense industries have excelled in offering
Israel's Defense Forces and foreign customers the ability to acquire new operational capabilities, by
fielding advanced systems and to modernize existing platforms to assume new roles. These systems,
some of which are presented in this bi-annual directory, demonstrate the best of what Israel's defense
industries are offering. It represents Israel's foremost technologies, know-how and expertise, refined
into unique products - complete weapon systems, subsystems, hardware, software or knowhow.

This directory provides a comprehensive review of Israel's defense industry's capabilities. This directory
does not attempt to be complete. The companies listed have voluntarily decided to include a selection
of their product listing, therefore, this directory does not contain Israel's entire list defense driven
companies or all products available for export.

We hope you find it informative, and convenient to use.

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