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Highlights
· Out of the necessity to actively combat geopolitical threats, Israelis have been designing, developing and manufacturing military equipment since the 1920s, including satellites, the Kfir and Lavi fighter aircraft, UAVs, Merkava tank, Uzi submachine gun, Galil and Tavor assault rifles, missiles and many more.
· Israeli companies are currently involved in security and HLS-related programs, providing sophisticated solutions ranging from automated speech recognition systems and remote sensors to video image location and identification, early warning devices and advanced tactical imaging systems.
· Major players in the military and defense sector today include Elbit, Tadiran, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), Rafael, Elisra, ELTA, and Israel Military Industries (IMI) which provide “spin off” technologies and products to this market.
· Israeli security industries are internationally active in numerous areas such as:
§ Aviation, Maritime & Transportation Security
§ Crisis & Emergency Management
§ Counter Terrorism
§ CBRN, EMS and Public Awareness,
§ Law Enforcement.
§ IT Security & Anti-Fraud
§ Critical Infrastructure Protection
· Critical infrastructure protection from Israel is currently being used at Buckingham Palace, the Vatican, and the Eiffel Tower, to cite a few examples.
· As part of this critical infrastructure protection, Israel offers unique capabilities in the following areas:
- Physical Barriers and Fencing
- Sensors
- Intrusion Detection
- Image Processing
- Tracking and Motion Control
- Observation
- Access Control
- Biometrics
- Smart Cards
- Anti-forgery
- Commodity Protection
- Surveillance
- Crowd Control
- Command and Control Rooms
· 15 Israeli companies participated in a $200 million project for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Activities included venue protection, command and control rooms, maritime security, airports, urban security, crowd control, preparation of law-enforcement units, access control, communications and more. Several companies have also been involved in securing the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992, Sidney in 2000 and presently in Beijing. Israeli security companies will also be part of the 2012 Olympic Games, to be held in London.
· In 2004, the Israeli Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) launched the HLS Masterkey Project to assist and promote Israeli-American cooperation both in the US and globally. 200 Israeli companies are partners in the project.
· Israeli companies work closely with prime security integrators in the United States such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, and others
· Recently, Israeli-made physical protection equipment for vehicles, buildings and bodies have been supplied to international forces and organizations active in other areas of conflict throughout the world.
· Israeli companies, as well as the Israel National Police, offer training for, and assistance to, police and Special Forces in the USA, Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
· The Homeland Security Pact, signed in 2007 by the US and Israel, set a series of goals for security collaboration between the two nations, including the sharing of information regarding terror and criminal activities, airport and flight security procedures, emergency planning and research and development in the field of explosives detection..
Statistics
· An estimated 600 Israeli companies are active in the security sector, with the following breakdown: 35% Technologies, 35% Products, 20% IT & Software 10% Services
· Approximately 350 Israeli security companies export their products worldwide.
· The annual turnover in the security industry is approximately $4 billion, with 25% of that, or $1 billion, exports.
· The sector market growth is forecasted at 10-15% per year through 2010.
* Sources include the Israel Export Institute, Haaretz
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