SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   F O R M 6-K

           REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
                15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                For the month of
                                  October 2006

                       RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LIMITED
                              (Name of Registrant)


                 7 Giborei Israel Street, Netanya 42504, Israel
                     (Address of Principal Executive Office)

                  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will
file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                           Form 20-F [X]    Form 40-F [ ]

                  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ]

                  Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ]

                  Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information
contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

                                 Yes [ ] No [X]

                  If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-___________


         This Form 6-K is being incorporated by reference into the Registrant's
Form F-3 Registration Statements File Nos. 333-12074, 333-115598, 333-117954,
and 333-127491 and Form S-8 Registration Statement File No. 333-111437.





                         RADA ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES LTD.





6-K Items

     1.   Press Release re RADA Received a $1,200,000 Purchase Order From Rafael
          to Design and Provide Avionics Units dated October 16, 2006.






                                                                          ITEM 1






Press Release                            Source: RADA Electronic Industries Ltd.


RADA Received a $1,200,000 Purchase Order From Rafael to Design and Provide
Avionics Units

Monday October 16, 7:00 am ET

NETANYA, Israel, October 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RADA Electronic Industries
Ltd. (NASDAQ: RADI - News) announced today that it has received a P.O. from
Rafael to design and provide avionics systems. Purchase order value is
$1,200,000, covers development and supply of prototype units. Production units
order is expected to follow during 2007.

This contract, with Rafael, is added to other successful development and
production of sophisticated avionics products contracts with one of the major
defense integrators in Israel.

Commenting on the contract, Major General (Res.) Herzle Bodinger, RADA's
president and CEO said, "We are proud to be contracted by Rafael, one of our
strategic customers and a leading Israeli defense industry, for such advanced
avionics products. This contract shows the confidence RADA gained at Rafael as a
reliable avionics design and manufacture house."

About RADA

RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. is an Israel based company involved in the
military and commercial aerospace industries. The Company specializes in
Avionics systems (Digital Video Recorders, Ground Debriefing Stations, Stores
Management Systems, Flight Data Recorders, Inertial Navigation Systems),
Trainers Upgrades, Avionics systems for the UAV market, and Electro optic
cameras for airplanes and armored vehicles.

Note: Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Such
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause actual results to differ materially. Such risk uncertainties and other
factors include, but are not limited to, changes in general economic conditions,
risks in product and technology developments, market acceptance of new products
and continuing product demand, level of competition and other factors described
in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Company Contact:
    Zvika Alon (V.P Business Development)
    Tel: +972-9-892-1111
    alon_zvika@rada.com







                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                            Rada Electronic Industries Ltd.
                                                  (Registrant)



                                              By: /s/Herzle Bodinger
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                                                  Herzle Bodinger, Chairman




Date: October 16, 2006