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<p>20.06.11 &#8211; 14:37</p>
<p><strong>Tel Aviv – PNN – The Israeli defense industry reached a high in 2010 of $7.2 billion in exports, up from the $6.9 billion it had achieved in 2009, thus placing the country among the world&#8217;s top four arms exporters.</strong></p>
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<p>&#8220;We recognize the challenges but we&#8217;re working hard to maintain the level we&#8217;re currently at and even to increase it,&#8221; said the head of the Defense Ministry&#8217;s Foreign Defense Assistance and Defense Export Department Shmaya Avieli.</p>
<p>According to Government estimates, Israeli defense companies sold military hardware worth some $9.6 billion in 2010, with about $2.4 billion of it going to Israel&#8217;s military.</p>
<p>The Israelis hope to find new clients at this year&#8217;s Paris Air Show, a major international defense industry showcase taking place on Monday in Le Bourget.</p>
<p>Among the main attractions at the show&#8217;s Israeli pavilion will be the Iron Dome system, an inteceptor intended to counter short range projectiles built by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel using funds to the tune of $205 million from the US.</p>
<p>The Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post reported in March that the Defense Ministry was considering Iron Dome sales to European NATO states.</p>
<p>The Israeli defense industry has also been looking more and more to the Third World for buyers, particularly countries in Asia and Latin America.</p>
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