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Israel Weapon Industries

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Israeli firearms manufacturer

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly the Magen division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), is an Israeli firearms manufacturer founded in 1933. Formerly state-owned, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized and renamed IWI in 2005.2 It was founded by IMI Systems.1 It is part of SK Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • HeadquartersRamat HaSharon1
  • Websiteiwi.net

Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly the Magen division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), is an Israeli firearms manufacturer founded in 1933.2

The story

Founded by IMI Systems in 2005.1

Products and brands

  • firearm

Listed on Wikidata.1

Ramat HaSharon

For many decades, IWI and the Magen division of Israeli Military Industries before it, has manufactured its weapons in Ramat HaSharon. The factory has for many years been regarded an important component of the manufacturing sector in Ramat HaSharon. In 2017, IWI announced it is planning to construct a new factory in Kiryat Gat, to which its manufacturing will re-locate when completed in 2020. The new Kiryat Gat factory, whose construction will cost NIS 180 million, will employ 560 full-time production workers and engineers on its assembly lines.

India

IWI owns several factories overseas, for the manufacture of weapons for local markets. In India, IWI is establishing a joint-manufacturing center with Punj Lloyd (with IWI owning 49% of the plant, and Punj Lloyd owning 51% of the plant), which will be India's first privately owned small-arms manufacturing plant. The factory will manufacture firearms for the Indian army. IWI said in 2017, that it expects tenders with the Indian army in the region of $200–300 million.

USA

IWI also operates a manufacturing facility in Middletown, Pennsylvania USA. They locally assemble the Zion-15, Tavor and Galil rifles, TS12 15+1 round semi-automatic shotgun as well as the Jericho, Masada and Galil pistols, among others.

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • SK Group

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2005Founded Founded1