IMI Systems
{{Distinguish|Israel Weapon Industries}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2022}}{{Short description|Israeli defense manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = IMI Systems Ltd.
| logo = IMI Systems.svg
| logo_size = 300px
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption =
| logo_padding =
| native_name = {{langx|he|תעש מערכות בע"מ}}
| former_name = Israel Military Industries
| type = State-owned enterprise
| industry = Arms industry
| fate = Acquired by Elbit Systems
| successor = Elbit Systems Land
Israel Weapon Industries
| founded = {{Start date and age|1933}}
| founder =
| defunct = 25 November 2018
| hq_location_city = Ramat HaSharon, Tel Aviv
| hq_location_country = Israel
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Yitzhak Aharonovich (Chairman)
Avi Felder (President and CEO)
| products = Weapons, combat vehicles, munitions
| services =
| revenue =
| revenue_year =
| operating_income =
| income_year =
| net_income =
| net_income_year =
| aum =
| assets =
| equity =
| owner = Government of Israel
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year =
| divisions = Fire Power Division
Maneuverability Division
Small Caliber Ammunition Division
| subsid = Ashot Ashkelon Industries
IMI Trading
IMI Services
IMI Academy
| homepage = [http://www.imisystems.com www.imisystems.com]
| footnotes =
| intl =
}}
IMI Systems, previously Israel Military Industries, also referred to as Ta'as ({{langx|he|תע"ש מערכות ,התעשייה הצבאית}}), was an Israeli weapons manufacturer. The company manufactured weapons, munitions and military technology mainly for the Israeli security forces (especially Israel's army, the Israel Defense Forces or IDF).
On 25 November 2018, Elbit Systems completed the acquisition of IMI Systems and renamed it to Elbit Systems Land.{{Cite web |title=Elbit Systems Completes the Acquisition of IMI Systems |url=https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-completes-the-acquisition-of-imi-systems/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=elbitsystems.com}}
Small arms
Israel Weapon Industries' small arms offerings are notable, with numerous well identified product names and de facto 'brands'. Examples are the Uzi submachine gun and the IMI Galil assault rifle, and the Negev light machine gun. In addition, such offerings as the Jericho 941 semi-automatic pistol and Tavor assault rifle are globally recognized and marketed firearms.{{Cite web |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |title=Israeli arms sales doubled in a decade, hit new record of $12.5 billion in 2022 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-arms-sales-doubled-in-a-decade-hit-new-record-of-12-5-billion-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}
In the 1980s, an American firearms designer, Magnum Research, contracted IMI to re-design and manufacture a magnum caliber (.44 Magnum, .357 Magnum and .50 AE), resulting in the production of a semi-automatic pistol marketed as the Desert Eagle.{{Cite web |title=Desert Eagle Pistol {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/firearms/desert_eagle.htm#:~:text=The%20Desert%20Eagle%20pistol%20has,established%20and%20patented%20in%201983. |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}
In 2005, Israel Military Industries sold its Magen division (Small Arms Division) to Israeli privately owned holding company SK Group and renamed Israel Weapon Industries.{{Cite web |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |title=Israeli arms sales doubled in a decade, hit new record of $12.5 billion in 2022 |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-arms-sales-doubled-in-a-decade-hit-new-record-of-12-5-billion-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}
Products
=Vehicles=
- Wildcat APC MRAP
- COMBATGUARD armored combat vehicle
=Rifles=
=Machine guns/pistols=
=Semi-automatic pistols=
=Missiles and launchers=
=Tank guns=
- IMI 120 mm gun – Tank Gun
=Bombs and grenades=
=Cluster munition=
IMI produced, license-produced and exported cluster munition in the form of artillery projectiles, mortar bombs and rockets.{{Cite report |title=Flooding South Lebanon: Israel’s Use of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |section=Use, Production, Trade, and Stockpiling |url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2008/02/16/flooding-south-lebanon/israels-use-cluster-munitions-lebanon-july-and-august-2006}}{{cite news |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.5054223 |title=Human Rights Watch Charges Georgia Used Defective Israeli-made Cluster Bombs |date=Nov 4, 2008 |publisher=Haaretz |author=Yossi Melman}}
=Accessories=
- CornerShot and related attachments
=Armor add-ons=
- Armor plating coat
- Explosive reactive armour
- Tractor protection kit (TPK) for Caterpillar D7
- Armor kit for Caterpillar D9 bulldozer (L\N)
- Iron Fist active protection system - Active protection system (APS)
Metropolitan College of New York
Israel Military Industries also has a partnership with the Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) in New York City. Metropolitan College of New York offers a classroom based Master's In Public Administration in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. In addition, all students go to Israel for an intensive study abroad seminar covering Homeland Security and Anti-Terrorism topics with Israel's top security and military experts.{{cite web |url=http://www.mcny.edu/publicaffairs/mpa_emergencystudy.php |title=Emergency and Disaster Management Degree – Metropolitan College of New York |access-date=2008-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903103439/http://www.mcny.edu/publicaffairs/mpa_emergencystudy.php |archive-date=2006-09-03 }}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official site|http://www.imisystems.com}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080725005011/http://www.israel-weapon.com/ Israeli Weapons Industry] (formerly IMI small arms division)
- [https://www.jnf.org/blog/historical-preservation/how-a-fake-kibbutz-was-built-to-hide-a-bullet-factory How a fake kibbutz was built to hide a bullet factory] - Early days in IMI's history
{{IMI IWI smallarms}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Firearm manufacturers of Israel