Importance of the defense industry; (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Isr.)
There are 5 significant industries in Israel Nahhoststaat:
The software industry, the jewelry industry, the telecommunications industry, the building industry and the security industry.
The most significant and most actively traded is the latter; after 2001 it experienced an unprecedented boom. In 2005 alone exported the Israeli security industry security technology for 3 billions of dollars abroad.
This was not always the case: The Israeli Foreign Ministry recalled in 2002 in an article "Facets of the Israeli Economy. The Defense Industry ":" In the last 15 years saw Israeli defense companies with a declining market for military hardware confronted and therefore made a concerted effort to use their research and development teams for the invention of products for non-military markets and more frequently for adapt defense technology for civilian applications. In fact, many of the most innovative products that have been developed by the Israeli civilian high-tech industry, particularly in the field of telecommunications, trace their origin to military technology. "
A very promising specialty of the Israeli security industry today is the airport security, so security and surveillance of airports. The airports of New York (JFK), Heathrow (London), Hannover, Tel-Aviv and Singapore are already equipped with Israeli technology.
Israel has, according to the "Israeli Innovation News Service" 10 potential "Top Ten" -Security-technology exports. These are: (more ...)
