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IMI Systems, previously Israel Military Industries, also referred to as Ta'as (Hebrew: 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).
The 60mm HVMS autocannon was designed as an infantry support gun mounted on light armored vehicles.. The project commenced in 1977, originally as a joint development between IMI Systems of Israel and OTO Melara of Italy, whereby IMI Systems were expected to develop the gun and ammunition, and OTO Melara the autoloader and a lightweight two-man turret which could be mounted on a variety of ...
IMI was launched in February 2008. Development and maintenance has been funded by the programme Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA) since July 2010. ISA is the successor to the IDABC program, which initially funded IMI and came to an end on 31 December 2009. IMI is one of the governance tools of the Single Market.
In May 2011, the system intercepted kinetic energy penetrators and Metis anti tank missiles during a test in the U.S. [5] In early 2013, the MoD tested both the IMI Iron Fist and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Trophy in a competition to select a single second-generation APS for IDF vehicles. Both systems were first-generation standard at the time.
Compared to the Israel Military Industries' (IMI Systems) B-300, the American-redesigned SMAW launcher shares similar external characteristics but differs mainly in its use of a 9x51mm spotting rifle, similar to that of the LAW 80. In fact, the SMAW's spotting rifle and cartridges are an evolution of those created for the LAW 80. [5]
IMI also specialized in the upgrading and conversion of tanks and other armored vehicles. [14] Tadiran Electronic Industries was the largest private firm engaged in defense production, notably communications, electronic warfare, and command and control systems, as well as the pilotless reconnaissance aircraft (UAVs) of which Israel had become a ...
ACCULAR is a family of artillery rockets developed and manufactured by Israel Military Industries (IMI) and used by Israel Defense Forces and international customers. It features 2 different calibers with a maximum range of 40 km with a 20–35 kg unitary penetration or controlled fragmentation warhead and accuracy of 10m CEP.
The System Integration group of IMI integrates different subsystem and modules into one large system. It serves a wide variety of complex build-to-print and contract design manufacturing requirements and increases value to systems by adding new functionalities while linking all functions of different systems.