Star Defense Systems Ltd., through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of rubber, textile, and inflatable safety and rescue products for the defense industry and civilian applications. The company offers rubber fuel tanks, and protective rubber lining for various tanks, tankers, and pipe systems; rubber profiles for civilian and military applications; rubber coatings for metal containers and piping systems to the chemical and electrical industries, water desalination plants, and the defense industry; waterproof bags; and maintenance and repair services for fuel tanks. It also offers textile products, such as personal parachutes for paratroopers, pilot parachutes, cargo parachutes, braking parachutes for fighter aircraft, arresting nets for aircraft, special equipment for air freight shipments, and special life jackets for pilots, air crews, and accompanying passengers. In addition, the company develops and manufactures inflatable air and sea rescue equipment comprising inflatable life jackets for air and sea passengers and crews, inflatable equipment for research and development in progressive technologies, pneumatic equipment, life rafts for planes and ships, life boats for pilots on fighter aircraft, and inflatble tunnel for hiding V.I.P.; and operates an international service station for life rafts in Israel. Further, it provides special mission aircraft programs, avionic systems upgrades, airborne self protection systems integration, and aerial platforms supply services. Furthermore, the company manufactures and distributes electro-optics, such as thermal observation systems and sights, image intensifying observation systems, image intensifying sights and tubes, night sights, test equipment, and accessories; and refurbishment, upgradation, and training services. Star Defense Systems Ltd. is based in Shoham, Israel.