The military industry system is "complete"
Due to the needs of the war, israel military industries started very early (late 1950s and early 1960s). At that time, only some light weapons could be produced, and some weapons and equipment could be modified and maintained. From 65438 to 0967, after the famous "June 5" war, the huge demand for military products stimulated the rapid development of Israeli military enterprises. By the mid-1980s, Israel had formed a relatively complete military research and production system, with more than 250 companies engaged in the research and production of weapons and equipment nationwide, and more than a dozen large-scale and world-renowned military enterprises such as Israel Military Industry Corporation, Israel Weapons Development Agency, Israel Aircraft Industry Corporation, Raphael Company and Israel Shipyard emerged. These military enterprises cover almost all production fields of military products, from military scientific research to weapons production, from various military aircraft, tanks and ships to electronic and communication equipment, with nearly 80,000 employees.
Israel's military industry includes state-owned enterprises (accounting for 80%), private enterprises and joint ventures with the United States, Britain, France and other countries, which are jointly managed by the government and the Ministry of National Defense. There are more than a dozen famous military research institutions in Israel, such as Raphael Weapons Development Bureau, Haifa University of Technology, Weapons Research Center, Aerospace Society, Weizmann Institute (studying nuclear technology) and so on. Among them, the Raphael Weapons Development Bureau is the largest military management institution in Israel and the most powerful weapons and equipment development and production complex.
There are about 150 Israeli weapons production companies, including israel military industries, Soltam, Mecavim, etc. Among them, Military Industrialization Corporation is the largest military industrial company in Israel, with 9 branches and 1 research institute in weapons, ammunition, chemistry and rocket systems, and * * * has 15000 employees engaged in weapons and equipment production here.
There are also dozens of companies in the military aviation industry, which can produce fighter planes, reconnaissance planes, transport planes, helicopters and other military aircraft. Among them, fighter planes such as "cub lion" and "lion lion" are representative works of Israeli military aviation enterprises.
The missile and space industry plays an important role in israel military industries, and it is also the pillar for Israel to maintain its superiority in weapons and equipment over neighboring Arab countries. On this basis, Israel has become the eighth country in the world to launch satellites and has the ability to produce various missiles.
Scientific research "incubation" is strong.
Someone once used the phrase "all the money in the world is in the pockets of Jews" to describe the cleverness of Jews, which is not bad at all. The harsh living environment has given Israelis a strong sense of hardship. By the end of 1980s, Israel had formed a well-staffed and well-equipped military industrial system, and had the ability to develop and produce all kinds of light and heavy weapons, supersonic aircraft, medium tanks, combat vessels, air-to-air anti-ship missiles, electronic warfare equipment, various radars and other weapons and equipment. Among them, self-produced combat aircraft, missiles, tanks and artillery have all approached or reached the world advanced level, and military avionics, early warning aircraft and drones dominate the world aviation weapons and equipment market. The annual output value of military industry is between $2 billion and $3 billion, accounting for more than 40% of China's total industrial output value.
In addition to meeting the needs of its own army, the weapons and equipment manufactured by Israeli military enterprises are also exported to more than 60 countries in the world in order to seek long-term development potential, so that the production and sales of military products enter a virtuous circle, and the annual arms export volume reaches more than one billion US dollars.
The manufacturing technology of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft owned by Israeli Aircraft Manufacturing Company is far ahead in the world, and it can produce a full range of unmanned aircraft, including the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft such as Seeker, Hound and Heron. 1998, Israel developed the latest "sniper" short-range unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, with a flight radius of 50- 150km, a battery life of 6 hours and a maximum flight speed of 176km/h ... In addition to the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, Israel is also developing unmanned attack aircraft in recent years. An anti-radar unmanned attack aircraft is developed, which carries 32kg warheads and has a speed as high as 500km/h, and can perform combat tasks in various weather conditions.
Israel has developed the world's latest main battle tank "Merkava" series, and the Israeli army has equipped more than a thousand vehicles. This tank uses a140mm musket as the main gun and is equipped with an active protection system.
1999, Israel's famous Raphael weapons manufacturing company announced its latest works-"Playboy" helicopter and vehicle-mounted anti-tank missile to the world. The missile adopts a tandem high-explosive warhead, which can be launched from a ground platform or by a helicopter in the air. It can be found or tracked automatically after launch until it hits the target.
Introduce "foreign aid" for transnational operation
Since 1990s, great changes have taken place in the political, military and economic structure in the Middle East, and the military strength of Iran, Syria and other countries regarded by Israel as hostile countries has been greatly enhanced. Therefore, Israel began to re-examine its national defense strategy and decided to increase its military spending (more than $654.38 billion per year). While fully tapping the greatest potential of domestic military enterprises, we should strengthen cooperation with American and British military enterprises and develop the most advanced weapons and equipment. In the process of cooperation with foreign weapons and equipment development companies, Israeli military enterprises have mastered many advanced weapons and equipment development technologies, greatly improved the modernization level of Israeli weapons and equipment, and achieved the effect of "borrowing chickens to lay eggs".
Following the development of the Arrow II missile defense system by Israel and the United States in 1986, since the 1990s, both sides have accelerated the development process and successfully conducted several simulated interception experiments of Scud missiles. This defense system includes radar, early warning and launch control, and Arrow II missile subsystem, which can search for incoming missiles within 500 kilometers and track, monitor and intercept 14 targets at the same time.
In the aspect of naval equipment development, the scientific research department of the Israeli navy and mcmullen Shipbuilding Company of the US Navy jointly designed the "Sal 5" class light frigate, which is equipped with 1 1 missile launcher and two MK32 triple torpedo tubes. The stern hangar can store 1 SH-2F, "Dolphin" or S-76N helicopters. It can be seen that the ship has strong anti-ship and anti-submarine capabilities.
Judging from the current situation, it is almost impossible to solve all the ups and downs and complicated Arab-Israeli contradictions in a short time, and the turbulent situation in the Middle East will continue for quite some time. To this end, Israel, known as the "arsenal" in the Middle East, will continue to vigorously develop military enterprises and develop and produce advanced weapons and equipment to maintain regional military superiority and safeguard national security.