Ariye Caplan

Mr. Caplan serves as Vice Presidents and Director of BIRD's Aircraft Protection Programs and is responsible for overseeing BIRD's AMPS Programs, including all activities from business development, engineering and marketing to the timely delivery of BIRD's Aircraft Protection Solutions. Mr Caplan also heads BIRD's innovative product development efforts in the field of Self Protection Solutions, as well as the ongoing installation and delivery programs for customers worldwide.

Prior to his current position, he led the R&D team at BIRD Mr. Caplan has garnered vast experience in his field, specializing in advanced aerospace and avionics systems.

Prior to joining BIRD, Mr. Caplan served as the Technical Team Manager at ELBIT systems Ltd and participated in development and engineering as Senior System Engineer for C4ISR Battle Management systems and various avionics and armament aircraft upgrade programs at ELBIT systems.

Mr. Caplan holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and an M.S. degree in Science Management from Polytechnic University, NYC.

He is a reserve attack and Naval CSAR helicopter pilot in the Israeli Airforce.