Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) is a globally recognized technology and innovation leader, specializing in developing defence and commercial aerospace technologies and advanced, science-based and state-of-the-an systems for air, space, sea, land, cyber and homeland security needs.

With an annual turnover of close to US$4 billion, IAI is Israel's largest aerospace and defence industrial enterprise and is fully owned by the Government of Israel. IAI has approximately 16,000 employees, including thousands of scientists, engineers and technicians in many technological disciplines and offers over 400 products and more than 1,000 technologies and services.

IAI is a global leader in comprehensive Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems ("RPAS") solutions - offering a wide range of operationally proven systems with a track record of over 1,500,000 operational flight hours for over 50 users worldwide. IAI spearheads the design and manufacture of RPAS, and offers a family of systems that varies in size, endurance, mission profiles and on-board sensors, covering the full spectrum of operational requirements by providing a wide portfolio ranging from large MALE RPAS such as the HERON RPAS, to Mini RPAS such as the Bird-Eye family.

IAI encompasses the necessary engineering disciplines and expertise for the integrative development of a complete aircraft - from concept definition to prototype testing and certification, including deep knowledge and expertise in the evolving European RPAS regulations with extensive relations with RPAS standardization bodies. In addition to manufacturing and assembly facilities, IAI has the relevant infrastructure expected of an OEM including simulation labs for RPAS and robotics, wind tunnels (low speed and high speed), structural and fatigue test facilities, environment and acoustic laboratories, flight test centre, materials labs (metallic and non-metallic) etc.

IAI has vast experience in integration of various payloads and systems on-board its RPAS and has obtained many RPAS certifications is participating actively in RPAS rule-making, standardization and regulation activities worldwide.