Israel ranked world’s 8th largest defense supplier – Sales by Israel’s four largest defense companies, led by Elbit Systems, topped $8.6 billion in 2016. | Globes English

Israel was rated in eighth place among the world’s leading sellers of weapons systems last year. In 2016, Israel’s four leading defense companies – Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT), Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) (TASE: ARSP.B1), Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., and Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) – had $8.6 billion in sales to the defense market.