1.0Defense Newshttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenewsmigrationhttps://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/author/migration/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MPSQetuy72"><a href="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/industry/2015/03/21/no-turning-back-for-imi-sale/">‘No Turning Back’ for IMI Sale</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/industry/2015/03/21/no-turning-back-for-imi-sale/embed/#?secret=MPSQetuy72" width="600" height="338" title="“‘No Turning Back’ for IMI Sale” — Defense News" data-secret="MPSQetuy72" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://one.sightlinemg.com/defensenews/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635623676684381091-ataldjpg.jpg?w=419419335Israel has passed the point of no return in its plans to sell Israel Military Industries (IMI) to the highest qualified bidder by the end of this year, according to the man charged with overseeing privatization of the nation's oldest defense firm.