Defense industry of Israel | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 06/01/2019

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00:01:41 1 History
00:01:50 1.1 1930-1970
00:03:29 1.2 1970s
00:05:29 1.3 1980s
00:09:11 1.4 The Lavi Program
00:10:29 2 Foreign Military Sales and Assistance
00:16:58 3 Controversial sales
00:17:34 4 Aerospace
00:18:21 5 Major manufacturers
00:19:44 6 See also



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The Defense industry of Israel is a strategically important sector and a large employer, as well as major supplier of the Israel Defense Forces. Israel is one of the world's major exporters of military equipment, accounting for 10% of the world total in 2007. Three Israeli companies were listed on the 2010 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute index of the world's top 100 arms-producing and military service companies: Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries and RAFAEL. The Defense industry in Israel is a strategically important sector and a large employer within the country. It is also a major player in the global arms market and is the 6th largest arms exporter in the world as of 2014. Total arms transfer agreements topped $12.9 billion between 2004 and 2011. There are over 150 active defense companies based in the country with combined revenues of more than $3.5 billion annually.  Israeli defense equipment exports reached $7 billion in 2012, making it a 20 percent increase from the amount of defense-related exports in 2011. Much of the exports are sold to the United States and Europe. Other major regions that purchase Israeli defense equipment include Southeast Asia and Latin America. India is also major country for Israeli arms exports and has remained Israel's largest arms market in the world.