Participants passed the closed Israeli Aerospace Industry (IAI) Pavellon Israel during the 55th International Paris Air Show held at Parisle Bourget Airport on June 16, 2025.
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At least two major Israeli defense companies were blocked to attendees on Monday at the Paris Air Fair.
Boards are placed around the pavilions of companies including Elbit Systems and the Israel Aerospace Industry (IAI), which showcase examples of military hardware. The stalls of Raphael and Uves were also closed. According to Reuters. CNBC has not independently verified the report.
“The exhibition organizers acting on behalf of the French government ordered the removal of offensive weapons systems from the Israel Defense Industry Pavilion – the Israel Defense Ministry said in a statement that the Israel Defense Ministry’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement: “The day before the opening of Air Paris at Le Bult Airport, exhibition organizers acting on behalf of the French government ordered the removal of offensive weapons systems from the Israel Defense Industry Pavilion – the Israel Defense Ministry broke into the Global Defense Exhibition with Standards Exercise.”
The ministry said it had told the air show organizers that it rejected demand and that the conference staff responded by erecting a black wall overnight to block the pavilion where the event began on Monday.
It said: “This decisive, unprecedented decision of policy-driven and commercial considerations… The French hid behind the alleged political considerations, excluding Israeli offensive weapons from international exhibitions – weapons that compete with the French industry.”
CNBC has contacted the organizers of the Paris Air Show and the French government for comment.
Black walls of the Israeli Aerospace Pavilion, including Elbit Systems Ltd., including Elbit Systems Ltd., are blocked on Monday, June 16, 2025 at the Paris Aerial Fair in Paris, France.
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Israeli Defense Corporation has been promoting new products to be launched at the Paris event – one of the largest products in the aviation industry, such as the Elbit’s Paws-2 (HR) infrared missile warning system.
National defense is The main focus of Paris this year Amid geopolitical tensions and commitments to higher European security spending, commercial airlines have relatively soft demand for existing backlogs.
Other defense companies attending the exhibition include Lockheed Martin and Thor of the United States, European missile manufacturer MBDA and China Aviation Industries, while hundreds of military delegations will attend.
“Last night, after our booth was ready and ready for the show, we were asked to remove some systems from the booth,” IAI President and CEO Boaz Levy said in a statement.
“We tried to negotiate with them, but the orders seemed to come from the highest level in Paris,” Levi said, adding that the company had been authorized to attend the show and comply with the organizers’ requirements. He noted that the IAI team was blocked from entering the booth.
Levi said he was “shocked” by the decision and allegedly discriminated against it.
The move is an escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran A fourth-day deadly air strike continued between the two countries on Monday. Israel A series of strikes were launched on Friday Its location is related to Iran nuclear The plan was to kill several senior military officials.
Meanwhile, the French government and President Emmanuel Macron Ongoing military operations in Gaza in recent monthsIn a joint statement from the UK, France and Canada, May called the level of human suffering there “unbearable”.
-CNBC’s Charlotte Reed contributed to the report.
