Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel's state-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer.
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is Israel's state-owned aerospace and defence manufacturer, building military and civilian aircraft, satellites and unmanned systems.
IAI flew its APUS 25 wildfire-detection drone for the first time on 30 July 2026, part of the company's push into civilian and dual-use aerial platforms alongside its established military drone lines.
The test sits inside a wider August 2026 wave of drone-related activity across allied militaries, running alongside the Royal Navy's Exercise Dragon Rider trial of a mesh-networked control layer for aerial and surface drones and South Korea's DAPA-approved K2 tank jammer programme.
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