Ophir Optronics Solutions
Israeli defense tech will be on display in Paris next week at the Eurosatory 2022 land and air-land defense and security exhibition in Paris. SIBAT, the Israel Ministry of Defense’s International Defense Cooperation Directorate, will lead leading Israel’s national pavilion there and showcase several Israeli defense firms and their new tech.
Israel Startup Nation has always been known for its advanced defense technologies. Lately, Israel has been at the forefront of anti-missile tech, such as its Iron Dome system. And the country has also been evelop9ng some of the world’s most advanced night vision, radar and communications systems. And there is so much more.
The Eurosatory exhibition will take place over 5 days from Monday, June 13, to Friday, June 17, in Paris. It is held every two years.
Will you offer us a hand? Every gift, regardless of size, fuels our future.
Your critical contribution enables us to maintain our independence from shareholders or wealthy owners, allowing us to keep up reporting without bias. It means we can continue to make Jewish Business News available to everyone.
You can support us for as little as $1 via PayPal at [email protected].
Thank you.
SIBAT, the International Defense Cooperation Directorate at Israel’s Ministry of Defense (IMOD), is uniquely positioned as an essential division within the ministry, while also maintaining a close relationship with the defense industry. Bridging between the industries and the defense establishment, SIBAT remains informed in a fast-paced and dynamic field, while also recognizing the operational needs of the IDF and the defense establishment as a whole.
One item that Israel will showcase there is from Copterpix Ltd: The ERE95 Hybrid TS I Desert Locomotive Drone. This is a UAV all purpose fully redundant drone w/7.5hours of endurance time. It is the world’s only drone with mid-air shut down/power on capabilities of the generator – for quiet approach to points of interest.
And Israel’s Imco Industries Ltd will showcase its UAV the Micro Falcon VTOL. This is a mini electrical fixed-wind VTOL UAV utilizing a single motor and operated with a hand launch by a single operator. Lightweight and with an endurance of up to 3 hours, IMCO micro falcon VTOL provides superior-high-quality intelligence to meet the challenges of the defense, homeland security, and civilian markets.
Ophir Optronics will present its MKS Instruments Brand High performance IR thermal imaging lenses for C-UAS. C-UAS mission is to detect, identify and disable drone threats. Infrared (IR) based systems, is an essential part in such a multi-sensor types of systems. Ophir designs and manufactures precise, long-range IR continuous zoom lenses for integration into premier C-UAS platforms.
“Eurosatory is one of the largest and most important defense exhibitions in the world, and we are very proud of almost 60 Israeli defense industries participating this year,” stated the head of SIBAT, Brig. Gen. (Res.) in the IDF Yair Kulas. “We will present a wide array of ground-breaking technologies which integrate broad operational experience and provide solutions for varying challenges both on the current and future battlefields.”
15 Small and medium-sized Israeli firms will represent the country in total that Kulas said, “will present their cutting-edge, unique solutions at the SIBAT national pavilion, a reflection of the innovation and creativity of the Israeli defense industry.”
