RADA Electronic Industries
Encyclopedia
RADA Electronic Industries is an Israel
i company specializing in defense electronics. It furnishes its clients with data recording and management
systems, navigation system
s, and radar sensor
s, among other products. Its shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market
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, Niessenson retired from his position as CEO of the company. Herzl Boedinger, who was RADA's international marketing manager and president of the U.S.-based subsidiary, and who had earlier served as commander of the Israeli Air Force
, became president and CEO of RADA. In 2007, Zvi Alon, who was vice president of marketing and sales and had in the 1980s been involved in the Lavi Project, took on the role of CEO.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i company specializing in defense electronics. It furnishes its clients with data recording and management
Data management
Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...
systems, navigation system
Navigation system
A navigation system is a system that aids is navigation. Navigation systems may be entirely on board a vehicle or vessel, or they may be located elsewhere and communicate via radio or other signals with a vehicle or vessel, or they may use a combination of these methods.Navigation systems may be...
s, and radar sensor
Radar sensor
Radar engineering details are technical details pertaining to the components of a radar and their ability to detect the return energy from moving scatterers — determining an object's position or obstruction in the environment. This include field of view in terms of solid angle and maximum...
s, among other products. Its shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market
NASDAQ Capital Market
Originally called the NASDAQ Small Cap Market, NASDAQ announced a name change to the NASDAQ Capital Market on September 27, 2005.The NASDAQ Capital Market exists for securities of smaller, less-capitalized companies that do not qualify for inclusion in the Nasdaq National Market....
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History
RADA Electronic Industries was founded in 1970 by Haim Niessenson. In 1998, owing to pressure from BoeingBoeing
The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
, Niessenson retired from his position as CEO of the company. Herzl Boedinger, who was RADA's international marketing manager and president of the U.S.-based subsidiary, and who had earlier served as commander of the Israeli Air Force
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
, became president and CEO of RADA. In 2007, Zvi Alon, who was vice president of marketing and sales and had in the 1980s been involved in the Lavi Project, took on the role of CEO.
Products
- Ground debriefing systems for airborne digital videoDigital videoDigital video is a type of digital recording system that works by using a digital rather than an analog video signal.The terms camera, video camera, and camcorder are used interchangeably in this article.- History :...
recordings - Inertial navigation systemInertial navigation systemAn inertial navigation system is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity of a moving object without the need for external references...
s - Unmanned aerial vehicleUnmanned aerial vehicleAn unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
s - FOG-embedded GPS/INSGPS/INSGPS/INS refers to the use of GPS satellite signals to correct or calibrate a solution from an Inertial Navigation System . Inertial navigation systems usually can only provide an accurate solution for a short period of time. The INS accelerometers will produce an unknown bias signal that appears...
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See also
- Iron Fist (countermeasure)
- Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
- Chile–Israel relationsChile–Israel relationsChile–Israel relations refers to the historical and current relationship between Chile and Israel. Chile recognized Israel’s independence in February 1949. Both countries established diplomatic relation on 16 May 1950, with Israel sending their first ambassador on that date and Chile sending their...
- List of Israeli companies quoted on the Nasdaq