Milipol Asia 2019: Rafael highlights its cybersecurity credentials
Rafael is well known for its military products – Singapore uses its Protector USV and SPYDER air defence systems, for example – but at the Milipol Asia 2019 exhibition in Singapore, the Israeli company was promoting its cybersecurity expertise.
Yuval Galili, marketing manager of Rafael’s ISTAR system directorate, told Shephard that Rafael prides itself on solving problems for customers, which is often the Israeli government. For example, Rafael developed the Iron Dome system in just two years to help overcome the problem of marauding rockets from Israel’s neighbours.
The same problem-solving mindset is being applied to the cybersecurity domain. Although
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