An Elbit Systems of America subsidiary has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to update C-26 aircraft used by the United States Naval Test Pilot School. M7 Aerospace LLC will install an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tool and a Finmeccanica-developed Vixen 500E AESA radar on the U.S. Navy aircraft, Elbit Systems of America said Monday. M7 aims to […] More

Elbit Systems has secured a three-year, $20 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of mobile radio systems for a Western European client’s tactical communications. The company said Tuesday its software-based E-LynX radio system works to help military users transmit  voice, data and video. “The modern battlefield requires sophisticated networking capabilities for the maneuvering forces as an infrastructure for […] More

General Atomics and Elbit Systems are under consideration to provide long-endurance drones for Poland’s armed forces, Defense News reported Friday. Jaroslaw Adamowski writes Poland’s military announced the country’s plan to buy long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles either from the U.S. or Israel in 2015. Poland is deciding between the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, as well as Elbit’s Hermes […] More

Elbit Systems subsidiary CYBERBIT has landed contracts valued at approximately $22 million to provide intelligence and cyber research systems for an Asia-Pacific country . Elbit said Monday the required systems include the CYBERBIT’s WiT system which works to provide end-to-end intelligence process support, from data collection to intelligence dissemination for the intended receiver. The systems will be delivered through […] More

The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol has certified to Congress that an Elbit Systems of America-built Integrated Fixed Towers border surveillance system meets operational requirements, as part of the 2014 Consolidated Appropriations Act. Parent company Elbit Systems said Thursday IFT works to provide long-range, 360-degree, all-weather surveillance for optimized situational awareness and agent safety. The company added the […] More

Elbit Systems of America has launched WideBridge Cloud applications suite, a system of cloud-based public safety broadband communications services. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Friday the suite is designed to give first responders access to broadband communication tools that allow real-time voice, video and data services through P25 Land Mobile Radio and LTE devices. The company added WideBridge […] More

Elbit Systems has introduced an unmanned surface vehicle platform the company designed for anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasure missions. The 12-meter Seagull USV works to operate maritime vehicles to detect and neutralize underwater mines, the company said Monday. Seagull has a mission control system, replaceable mission modules, Autonomous Navigation System and command, control, communications, computers and […] More

Elbit Systems and KBR‘s joint venture Affinity Flying Services has been selected to assist Ascent Flight Training Ltd. in logistics tasks for U.K. military flight training systems. Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of Elbit Systems, said Tuesday the award attests to the company’s role as provider of systems and training infrastructure, as well as maintenance and logistics […] More

Amela Wilson, a former sector vice president at L-3 Communications, has been named vice president of the sensor and fire control solutions unit at Elbit Systems of America — the Israeli defense electronics company’s U.S. subsidiary. Elbit Systems said Monday that Wilson aims to apply previous experience in managing business growth, programs and processes to help the company […] More

Elbit Systems will provide a full-scale airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance platform to an Asia-Pacific customer under a three-year, $50 million contract. The company said Dec. 22 the airborne platform will build on the customer’s existing electro-optical cameras and sensors by Elbit with synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator technology by ELTA Systems. Elbit Systems […] More

An Elbit Systems subsidiary has been selected to deliver cybersecurity trainer and simulator to Switzerland-based RUAG Defense. Cyberbit will provide its CyberShield offering for integration into RUAG Defense’s cyber training program after further development of the training and simulation tool, Elbit said Monday. Adi Dar, general manager of Cyberbit, said the company intends for the contract […] More

Elbit Systems Ltd. has received a two-year, $26.5 million contract to produce multi-spectral infrared countermeasures systems for installation in an Asia Pacific client’s aircraft. The infrared countermeasures system works to protect airliners from man portable air defense systems using a fiber laser-directed infrared countermeasure technology, Elbit said Wednesday. Elad Aharonson, general manager of Elbit Systems […] More