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IAI Prepares To Manufacture Upgraded Gulfstream G280
Details of improvements for a follow-on to the G280 model remain largely secret
Gulfstream G280 supermidsized business jet
IAI produces the Gulfstream G280 supermidsized business jet at its facility in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is getting ready for the series production of an upgraded version of the super-midsize G280 business jet it builds under license for Gulfstream Aerospace. Following type certification in Israel and the U.S., plans call for first deliveries to be made in 2026.

According to Shmuel Kuzi, executive vice president and general manager of IAI’s aviation group, the company has already produced a prototype of the upgraded G280 and is now adapting its production lines. "We have designed the upgraded version and we will certify it as we did with previous models of Gulfstream business jets that we have made," he told AIN. "We plan to manufacture 30 aircraft a year."