Paris 2011: Rafael can help partners stretch budget and technology gaps
In defense terms, few would question the proposition that the state of Israel punches above its weight.

In defense terms, few would question the proposition that the state of Israel punches above its weight. And the same could well be said of its defense companies. Take Rafael, for example.

“I am running a boutique [defense company], we’re not Northrop Grumman,” Rafael’s chairman Ilan Biran told AIN, pointing out that most of its activities are confined to research and development and low-rate-of-production programs.