Israel MOD’s Defense Industry Delegation Gathers in Helsinki, Featuring Combat-Proven Technologies and Defense Startups

The Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) International Defense Cooperation Directorate (SIBAT) led a delegation of 32 Israeli defense companies to the second Finnish-Israeli Defense Industry Seminar, held this week in Helsinki, Finland. For the first time, the delegation included seven defense tech startups under the Ministry’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D)’s Mafat for Startups (MFS) program.

The seminar, co-organized with the Finnish Ministry of Defense and the Finnish Defense and Aerospace Industries Association (PIA), brought together the Israeli delegation, led by SIBAT Director, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yair Kulas, with approximately 30 Finnish defense companies for two days of structured B2B matchmaking sessions, professional briefings, regional security updates, and innovation showcases.

The Israeli delegation spanned the full spectrum of Israel's defense industry, specialized across a wide range of domains, with particular focus on air defense, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS technologies, and border protection, alongside autonomous systems, advanced munitions, C2 and communications, electro-optical solutions, HLS, and cyber intelligence.

The seminar reflects the IMOD's continued efforts to expand Israel's defense exports and strengthen industrial partnerships with trusted partner nations. Finland has distinguished itself as a steadfast and reliable partner, with its defense industry offering both world-class technological capability and an unwavering commitment to this relationship.

Participating Israeli companies included: Aeronautics, Air VEV, Airis Labs, Axon Vision, Beesense Sensors Systems, BIRD AeroSystems, BlueBird Aero Systems, Commtact, CONTROP Precision Technologies, DefenSync, DSIT Solutions, Edgy Bees, Elbit Systems, eyesAtop, Gilat Satellite Network, IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries, In3D, Kela Defense Systems, MAGNA B.S.P, Modelyo, Orbit Communication Systems, Prisma Photonics, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Rayzone Group, Roboteam Defense, Septier Communication, Skylock Systems, Thirdeye Vision, TOMER, TSG IT Advanced Systems, Uvision Air, XTEND Systems.