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Israel Weapons Industries (IWI), formerly the small arm "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries
Israel Military Industries

Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the small arm "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized as Israel Weapon Industries Ltd....
 Ltd. (IMI) (also referred to as Taas , is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i firearm
Firearm

A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined combustion of a propellant....
s manufacturer. It manufactures firearms mainly for Israeli security forces
Israeli Security Forces

Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations, including Law enforcement agency, military, paramilitary, Government, and Intelligence agency....
 (especially Israel's army, the Israel Defence Force or IDF), although its small arms are very popular throughout the world.

In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized as Israel Weapon Industries Ltd.






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Israel Weapons Industries (IWI), formerly the small arm "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries
Israel Military Industries

Israel Weapons Industries , formerly the small arm "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized as Israel Weapon Industries Ltd....
 Ltd. (IMI) (also referred to as Taas , is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i firearm
Firearm

A firearm is a tool that projects either single or multiple projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion. The firing is achieved by the gases produced through rapid, confined combustion of a propellant....
s manufacturer. It manufactures firearms mainly for Israeli security forces
Israeli Security Forces

Security forces in Israel include a variety of organizations, including Law enforcement agency, military, paramilitary, Government, and Intelligence agency....
 (especially Israel's army, the Israel Defence Force or IDF), although its small arms are very popular throughout the world.

In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized as Israel Weapon Industries Ltd. (IWI). IWI is part of a group of companies that develops and manufactures a wide array of products used by armies and law enforcement agencies everywhere. IWI's weapon systems include the Uzi
Uzi submachine gun

The Uzi is a related family of submachine guns. Smaller variants are considered machine pistols.The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Uziel Gal in the late 1940s....
 submachine gun
Submachine gun

A submachine gun is a firearm that combines the automatic firearm of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol, and is usually between the two in weight and size....
, Jericho
Jericho 941

The Baby Eagle/Jericho 941 is a Single_action#Double_action.2FSingle_action_.28DA.2FSA.29, semi-automatic pistol developed by Israel Weapon Industries and introduced to the market in 1990 as the Jericho 941....
 and Barak
SP-21

The SP-21 pistol was developed by Israel Military Industries in 2002. Originally intended as a military pistol for the Israeli Defense Forces , the Barak was supposed to replace in Israeli service the older Jericho 941 pistols of domestic origins, as well as the popular Glock pistols....
 handgun
Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand, with the other hand optionally supporting the shooting hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from their larger counterparts: long guns such as rifles and shotguns , mounted weapons such as machine guns and autocannons, and l...
s, the Negev
IMI Negev

The Negev is an Israeli 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun, developed by Israel Weapons Industries of Ramat HaSharon , as a replacement for the 5.56 mm IMI Galil light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire....
 light machine gun
Light machine gun

A light machine gun or LMG is a machine gun that is generally lighter than other machine guns of the same period, and is usually designed to be carried by an individual soldier, with or without an assistant....
, Galil
IMI Galil

The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galili and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries of Ramat HaSharon....
 and Tavor
IMI Tavor TAR-21

The T.A.R. 21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system. The name "T.A.R. 21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century"....
 assault rifle
Assault rifle

An assault rifle is a rifle designed for combat, with selective fire . Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern Army, having largely superseded or supplemented battle rifles such as the World War II-era M1 Garand rifle and SVT-40....
 lines.

All these firearms have been weapons of choice of top military units and law enforcement agencies throughout the world.

Israel Weapon Industries firearms are developed in close collaboration with the Israel Defense Forces. IWI and the IDF establish joint R&D teams to create these weapons, whose ultimate configuration is the product of ongoing interaction, field tests, and modifications resulting from combat requirements.

History

The history of IMI goes back to the era of the British Mandate of Palestine, when the Jewish underground at the time (the Haganah
Haganah

Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces....
) resorted to manufacturing illegal weapons. Some therefore claim that the nucleus of IMI was formed as early as 1933.

Small firearms

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) Ltd., small arms are some of the most popular in the world. The Uzi submachine gun is arguably the most popular submachine gun in the world, because of its compact nature and reliability. Overall, the Uzi has the highest sales statistics of all modern submachine guns, worldwide.

The IWI Galil
IMI Galil

The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galili and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries of Ramat HaSharon....
 is a compact assault rifle
Assault rifle

An assault rifle is a rifle designed for combat, with selective fire . Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern Army, having largely superseded or supplemented battle rifles such as the World War II-era M1 Garand rifle and SVT-40....
, along with integrating some other design features. The Negev
IMI Negev

The Negev is an Israeli 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun, developed by Israel Weapons Industries of Ramat HaSharon , as a replacement for the 5.56 mm IMI Galil light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire....
 is IMI's main light machine gun
Light machine gun

A light machine gun or LMG is a machine gun that is generally lighter than other machine guns of the same period, and is usually designed to be carried by an individual soldier, with or without an assistant....
. The Jericho 941
Jericho 941

The Baby Eagle/Jericho 941 is a Single_action#Double_action.2FSingle_action_.28DA.2FSA.29, semi-automatic pistol developed by Israel Weapon Industries and introduced to the market in 1990 as the Jericho 941....
 is a semi-automatic pistol, while the Tavor is a bullpup
Bullpup

Bullpup is a firearm configuration in which the firearm action and magazine are located behind the trigger. This increases the barrel length relative to the overall weapon length, permitting shorter weapons for the same barrel length, saving weight and increasing maneuverability....
 assault rifle.

In the 1980s an American firearms designer, Magnum Research
Magnum Research

Magnum Research Inc. is a privately held corporation based in Fridley, Minnesota Minnesota. The majority owners, Jim Skildum and John Risdall , have been associated with the company since its founding in 1979....
, contracted IWI to re-design and manufacture a Magnum caliber
Caliber

The term caliber designates the inside diameter of a tube, the diameter of a solid wire or rod, or a measurement of the length of a gun relative to its diameter....
 (.44 Magnum
.44 Magnum

The .44 Remington Magnum, or simply .44 Magnum, is a large-bore Cartridge originally designed for revolvers. After introduction, it was quickly adopted for carbines and rifles....
, .357 Magnum
.357 Magnum

The .357 S&W Magnum, or simply .357 Magnum, is a revolver Cartridge created by Elmer Keith, Phillip B. Sharpe, Colonel D. B. Wesson of firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, and Winchester....
 and .50 AE), semi-automatic pistol. The result was the Desert Eagle
Desert Eagle

The Desert Eagle is a large-bore Gas-operated reloading semi-automatic pistol designed by Magnum Research in the United States, and manufactured primarily in Israel by IMI ....
, a very powerful handgun made famous by Hollywood and first-person shooter
First-person shooter

File:Freedoom aaa.pngFirst-person shooter is a Video game genres, featuring a First person , with which the player views the action as if through the eyes of the protagonist and in which the primary element is combat based around shooting....
s.

Other products are created, mainly for use by the IDF. The Uzi
Uzi submachine gun

The Uzi is a related family of submachine guns. Smaller variants are considered machine pistols.The first Uzi submachine gun was designed by Uziel Gal in the late 1940s....
, however, is popular with many forces worldwide, while the Galil and Tavor are popular with counter-terrorist forces.

Products

  • UZI submachine gun (and variants)
  • Galil
    IMI Galil

    The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galili and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries of Ramat HaSharon....
     assault rifle
  • Tavor bullpup assault rifle (and variants)
  • Negev
    IMI Negev

    The Negev is an Israeli 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun, developed by Israel Weapons Industries of Ramat HaSharon , as a replacement for the 5.56 mm IMI Galil light machine gun, whose barrel would overheat easily during sustained fire....
     light machine gun
  • Jericho 941
    Jericho 941

    The Baby Eagle/Jericho 941 is a Single_action#Double_action.2FSingle_action_.28DA.2FSA.29, semi-automatic pistol developed by Israel Weapon Industries and introduced to the market in 1990 as the Jericho 941....
     handgun
  • SP-21 Barak
    SP-21

    The SP-21 pistol was developed by Israel Military Industries in 2002. Originally intended as a military pistol for the Israeli Defense Forces , the Barak was supposed to replace in Israeli service the older Jericho 941 pistols of domestic origins, as well as the popular Glock pistols....
     handgun
  • Desert Eagle
    Desert Eagle

    The Desert Eagle is a large-bore Gas-operated reloading semi-automatic pistol designed by Magnum Research in the United States, and manufactured primarily in Israel by IMI ....
     magnum handgun
  • MAPATS
    MAPATS

    MAPATS is a laser beam-beam riding anti-tank guided missile developed by Israel Military Industries as a possible successor to U.S. wire-guided BGM-71 TOW....
     ATGM


Security Training

IMI is also teaches Anti-Terrorism Training to the Israeli citizens as part of the national defense. Moreover, IMI contracts its services to outside countries that need security training and anti-terror training to protect assests and high ranking officials. The clients come to IMI in Israel for months of security and V.I.P. training. http://www.imi-israel.com/ProductsFamily.aspx?FolderID=43

Metropolitan College of New York - MPA in Emergency Management and Homeland Security


Israel Military Industries -IMI- 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 attend Israel for an intensive study abroad seminar covering Homeland Security and Anti-Terrorism topics with Israel's top security and military experts.

Information about the Metropolitan College of New York Homeland Security program can be found on the website. http://www.mcny.edu/publicaffairs/mpa_emergencystudy.php

See also

  • Military equipment of Israel
    Military equipment of Israel

    The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, tanks, planes, cannons, armored vehicles. Many of these are purchased overseas. Up until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces' principal supplier was France, since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies....
  • List of modern armament manufacturers
    List of modern armament manufacturers

    The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses....


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