with israel weapon industries . israel military industries taas type government owned corporation industry arms defense founded 1933 ; 83 years ago 1933 headquarters ramat hasharon israel products firearms weapons ammunition website www.imi israel.com israel military industries ltd. imi also referred to as taas hebrew is an israeli weapons manufacturer . it manufactures firearms ammunition and military technology mainly for israeli security forces especially israel s army the israel defense forces or idf although its small arms are very popular throughout the world . contents 1 small arms 2 other products 3 products 4 security training 5 metropolitan college of new york 6 see also 7 references 8 external links small arms edit manufacturing gun barrels in an imi factory 1955 israel weapon industries s 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 . citation needed the imi galil is a compact assault rifle along with integrating some other design features . the negev is imi s main light machine gun . the jericho 941 is a semi automatic pistol while the tavor is a bullpup assault rifle . 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 semi automatic pistol . the result was the desert eagle a very powerful handgun made famous by hollywood and first person shooters . other products are created mainly for use by the idf . the uzi however is popular with many forces worldwide while the galil and tavor are popular with counter terrorist forces . other products edit imi has dedicated factories manufacturing ammunition for firearms artillery both explosive rounds and rockets tanks and air to ground both stand off and direct attack . many of its products are standard nato compatible but imi also produces eastern bloc caliber munitions . however for the past the weapons have not been stanag compliant . besides small arms the imi also produces heavy weapons . imi engages in many upgrade projects for military vehicles tanks apcs and other armoured fighting vehicles . upgrade components include firepower survivability and maneuverability . imi also produces a wide range of defensive products such as vehicle add on armor packages landmine clearing systems and reconnaissance systems and bridges . it also produces aircraft countermeasures such as flares decoys and electronic countermeasures control systems some of which imi now offers also for land and sea based platforms . products edit galil assault rifle tavor bullpup assault rifle and variants negev light machine gun uzi sub machine gun jericho 941 handgun sp 21 barak handgun desert eagle handgun mapats atgm delilah missile imi 120 mm gun lar 160 cornershot and attachments refaim bullet trap rifle grenade 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 for tanks security training edit imi also provides military training to the israeli citizens . imi contracts its services to outside countries that need security and military training . the clients come to imi in israel for months of security and v.i.p. training . 1 imi also produces cluster weapons which have allegedly been proven to cause civilian casualties in lebanon in 2006 and in the 2008 south ossetia war . users claim that defective munitions were responsible . 2 metropolitan college of new york edit 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 . 3 see also edit israel weapon industries ashot ashkelon military equipment of israel list of modern armament manufacturers references edit 1 archived april 27 2008 at the wayback machine . human rights watch charges georgia used defective israeli made cluster bombs . emergency and disaster management degree metropolitan college of new york . c1 control character in title at position 42 help external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to israel military industries . official site israeli weapons industry formerly imi small arms division v t e small arms and squad weapons produced by israel military industries or israel weapon industries pistols jericho 941 desert eagle sp 21 barak submachine guns uzi x95 micro tavor converted to 9 19mm assault rifles galil galil ace tavor x95 micro tavor 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