Israel to scale down Paris Air Show presence

The Israeli delegation will be reduced in June to the Paris Air Show, which is the most famous defense exhibition in the world. “Globes”, “Yar Kullas, head of the International Defense Ministry of Defense (SIBAT), said. Next month, Collas will lead a special Israeli delegation to the Defea 2025 exhibition in Athens on May 6.

Israel targeted the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, who during the war led the policy of using defense exhibitions in his country to achieve political and regional goals in the Middle East.

Macron’s campaign to Israeli defense companies began at the European exhibition in June last year, where he decided to exclude Israeli companies because of the beginning of military exercises in Rafah. Israeli companies appealed to the French court, which canceled the decision, but the ruling came very late so that they would not show them. After five months, Paris decided to keep Israeli companies away from the Euronaval maritime exhibition, but in this case the ruling came on time and companies were able to display them.

“The current situation with France is that we registered at the Paris Air Show,” says Collas. “At the present time, we will appear in a more low coordination than it was in the past because it takes a long time to prepare, and there were fears on both sides. In the end, it is public funds and we went in a reduced format, but it was important for us and for defense industries to be there. This is the largest exhibition in the world, and we do not give it.”

“Choose the exhibitions carefully”

The leading defense exhibition in Greece, Defea (Athens Defense Exhibition) will be held for three days from May 6. In this exhibition, which will be attended by representatives of local and international defense industries, governments, military experts, and security, will display 25 Israeli companies, south. On the contrary, the lack of Turkish companies that often show internationally show what Erdogan’s hostility is reflected not only towards Israel but also towards Greece in defensive exhibitions.

“There is a lot of exhibitions in the world, and we choose them very carefully. We are looking for a link to this Ministry of Defense, and there is a great relationship with the Greek Ministry of Defense, the army, the ministry, a ministry, and CIBAT with its counterparts. The two sides have a long -term relationship of confidence.”

The deep security relationship between Jerusalem and Athens, among other matters, is reflected in the negotiations that were underway in recent months to sell Israeli air defense systems to Greece, in a $ 2 billion deal.

Israeli companies that will display in Athens include the three largest systems of ELPIT, ISRAEL Aerospace Industries and Rafael, which have close ties with the Greek security forces. It includes other prominent Israeli companies that will appear the aircraft drone factory. UVision manufacturer’s munitions; And SmartShooter, which develops and manufactures advanced firefighting systems.

What will the Israeli delegation be presented in Greece?

Nine Israeli companies will display the CIBAT wing, including: Manta Air, which will provide advanced recovery systems for drones that enable the effective recovery of valuable aircraft in a variety of operating scenarios; Robotican, which will explain the innovative unmanned aircraft interception from Goshawk to neutralize weather threats, the rooster plane for navigation in the confined spaces and collect intelligence; The RT LTA Systems, which will display the Skystar series of tactical aerosols, capable of carrying a variety of sensors to altitudes of up to 500 meters, and advanced Skyguard systems that can reach up to 20,000 feet.

Collas explains that in exhibitions that are looking for places also allow meetings not only with the local population. “When you reach an exhibition like this, you have the opportunity to speak to the final users. The idea is to take advantage of the construction of the Israeli wing of meetings with the world’s personalities, sit with the defense ministries, understand what is interesting and direct them towards our industry.”

Does exhibitions still have an effect in the modern era? Not enough video meetings?

“There is a difference between the video meeting and the organized meeting, which is sometimes unofficial. Although customers sometimes are less common, the situation can happen, for example, as the Vietnamese person comes and wants a meeting. He did not plan him, but he is interested until he oriented. He works wonders.”

It was published by Globes, Israel Business News – En.globes.co.il – on April 24, 2025.

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