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Israel’s C Mer Industries has won a contract to provide the Argentine capital with telecommunications, video, and movement control systems to protect against crime and disasters.

Israel’s Promisec has signed a deal with the State of Alabama to install security compliance software. The system will alert management to irregularities in the security of their systems.

Under threat from their North Korean adversities, South Korea sees Israel’s successful Iron Dome missile defence system as a potential lifesaver.

Israel’s Elbit systems subsidiary, Elisra, will supply hundreds of its unique AN/PRC-684 personal locator search and rescue (SAR) beacons to the French Air Force, Army, and Navy.

Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Ltd has been selected by China’s SWID to develop its high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) integrated circuits for walkie-talkies.

The new AT&T Foundry innovation centre enables Israeli start-ups and developers to work with AT&T. The centre is located at Israel’s Amdocs premises, in what used to be their gym.

Two start-ups working at the AT&T centre are SundaySky, which is developing an automated video solution for information, and Ringbow, which is building peripheral devices for touch screens. Another R&D Centre. This time it’s the US giant General Electric (GE) and this is their 8th centre in Israel.

Just a short video to give some idea of the phenomenal success of Israel’s satellite industry.

The 49th International Paris Air Show featured 15 Israeli companies demonstrating some of Israel's top defence systems. Stars included “Windbreaker”, “Magic Wand” and “Iron Dome”.