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| March 11, 2018
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Elbit acquires IMI, maker of the Uzi, for $522 million

Elbit Systems plans to relocate the IMI facilities from central Israel to the southern Negev, a move that would allow real estate development in central Israel and broaden the economic development in the Negev.

By i24NEWS – AFP

 

Israel is selling state-owned IMI Systems, maker of the Uzi sub-machine gun, to defense company Elbit Systems for more than half a billion dollars, the finance ministry said on Sunday.

The government began the process of privatizing IMI Systems, formerly known as Israel Military Industries, in 2013.

IMl’s UZI PRO 9mm automatic pistol – Photo: gar2chan/Wikimedia

The firm is the manufacturer of the legendary Uzi sub-machine gun [top photo] and the Galil assault rifle. Continue Reading »

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| November 2, 2017
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CAUGHT: Swiss officials visited Israel’s Golan Heights for years, against national policy

Having contravened official policy of not recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights in it’s futile desire to appear impartial & neutral, Swiss officials have for years visited the Golan Heights, and for days at a time, to observe tests of Israel’s Elbit Systems Hermes 900 drone the Swiss gov’t purchased for $265 million.

By Reuters

 

ZURICH – Switzerland’s defense ministry has admitted sending staff to test reconnaissance drones in contested land held by Israel—an embarrassing blow for the neutral European country’s status as an honest broker in the Middle East.

Swiss officials visited an airfield in the Golan Heights region on three occasions in 2012, 2013 and 2015 to monitor tests of the Israeli-built Hermes 900 aircraft that they are buying for $265 million. Continue Reading »

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| October 6, 2017
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Israel’s defense contractor Elbit signs $570M in global contracts this week

Within the past week, the Haifa-based Elbit Systems was awarded:
• $31.5 million contract for night vision systems to US Defense group,
• $300 million deal for command & control technology to Asia-Pacific client,
• $240 million deal to provide electronic defense systems to an African client.

By Israel Hayom Staff

 

Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems announced a series of deals signed over the past week to the tune of over $570 million.

Haifa-based Elbit is considered one of the world’s top defense contractors. It develops primarily defense electronic systems and operates in the fields of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems, unmanned aircraft systems, electro-optics, signal intelligence, data links and communications systems and radios. Continue Reading »

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| May 28, 2017
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Joint Israel-France environmental research satellite ready for launch

 

The Venµs, a vegetation & environment monitoring micro-satellite is scheduled to be launched into space from French Guinea in August.
• It’s a collaboration between Israel’s Aerospace Industries, Elbit Systems, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and France’s space agency.

By Ilan Gattegno and Dan Lavie

 

The construction of Venus, Israel’s first environmental research satellite, has been completed, and it is set to be launched into space this summer.

Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis introduces the Venus – Facebook/Yakov Saar

Venus, a vegetation and environment monitoring micro-satellite, was assembled by the Israel Aerospace Industries in collaboration with CNES, France’s space agency. Continue Reading »

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| November 15, 2016
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Video Report: Israel’s Negev to be Lockheed Martin’s new F-35 training center

 

Israel and the American defense community advanced their military cooperation with another leap forward, when Lockheed-Martin announced it will build a new F-35 training center in Israel’s Negev desert.

By ILTV,

 

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| September 2, 2016
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IDF set to deploy unmanned patrol vehicles on Gaza border

 

Currently the IDF aims to deploy the UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) on its Gaza border with plans to eventually deploy them on Israel’s other borders with Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.

By  James Rogers

 

Israel is planning to bolster its high-tech arsenal by deploying fully autonomous military vehicles along the country’s dangerous border with Gaza.

The Border Protector UGV – Photo courtesy: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit

“This is the future — the border is a very dangerous place,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official told FoxNews.com, citing the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), snipers, anti-tank missiles and terrorist tunnels. Continue Reading »

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| August 31, 2016
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WATCH: IDF’s ‘Drakonit’ system allows soldier’s firing without exiting APC, tank

 

IDF’s newly integrated Drakonit system will permit its soldiers to fire at targets up to 1.5 kilometers away without having to exit, or expose themselves on their armored vehicles, providing the soldiers with optimum protection.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The IDF Ground Forces’ Technological Brigade have begun installing in recent months the “Drakonit” computerized firing network in “Achzarit” APCs, which are used in regular and reserve infantry brigades, and on the Combat Engineering Corps’s older “Puma” armored vehicles.

The Drakonit, manufactured by Elbit, allows the operation of a heavy machine gun on the roof of armored vehicles directly from the fighter’s box without the soldier needing to extend their body outside and thus endanger themselves. Continue Reading »

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| June 9, 2016
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WATCH: Israel’s new helmet allows troops to see through their armored vehicles

 

view videoIsrael’s Elbit Systems unveils new helmet deigned to allow tank & APC personnel to see 360° through their armor.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

Elbit Systems unveiled a helmet-mounted system on Wednesday designed to allow armored personnel carrier and tank crews to see straight through their armor.

The helmets give soldiers a 360-degree, real-time view of their surroundings while in the vehicle.

Called IronVision, the system has attracted the interest of the IDF, which may choose to acquire it. If it does, the product would represent a significant leap in the capability of personnel in closedhatched armored fighting vehicles to identify threats, as well as friendly forces. Continue Reading »

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| February 9, 2016
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VIDEO: Israel’s ‘Seagull’ ANV tracks submarines and locates underwater mines

 

Watch the latest in Israel’s technological developments, Elbit Systems’ autonomous naval vessel, that has the ability to identify & locate underwater mines and track submarines. 

By Ahiya Raved

 

An unmanned watercraft code-named the “Seagull” was unveiled by Elbit Systems on Monday afternoon in a demonstration that took place in the gulf of Haifa.

According to Elbit, the innovative watercraft operates autonomously and can perform a number of security related tasks, including submarine detection and underwater explosive ordinance detection and removal. Additionally, the “Seagull” can be used for patrols, electronic warfare, and underwater topographical surveys.

The vessel is 40 feet long and has the ability to operate continuously for 96 hours, and can carry out missions in a safer and more effective manner than can be done with other manned vessels. Continue Reading »

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| December 28, 2015
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Israeli firm wins $70M Electronic Warfare system contract for IAF jets

 

The Israeli firm Elbit, will be providing Israel Air Force fighter-jets with advanced Electronic Warfare systems to dominate the skies & battlefields of the future.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Leading Israeli defense firm Elbit Systems announced on Monday that it has been awarded a contract to supply advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) systems for Israeli fighter jets.

Israeli Air Force General Dynamics F-16B Netz – Wikimedia

 

The contract was awarded by the Directorate of Production and Procurement of the Israeli Defense Ministry, and is worth around $70 million.

Elbit will deliver the advanced systems over a five-year period, to be installed on all types of Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets. Continue Reading »

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| December 10, 2015
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Israel’s Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptor kills ‘enemy’ ICBM in space

 

view videoIn Thursday’s critical test, the Arrow 3 missile defense system, that travels at twice the speed of a tank shell to leave the atmosphere, operates in space where it’s designed to seek & destroy Iran’s Shihab 3 ICBM missiles.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

The Defense Minister with the US Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency carried out a critical test of the Arrow 3 anti ballistic missile defense system on Thursday morning.

The Arrow 3 missile defense system operates in space, traveling at twice the speed of a tank shell to leave the atmosphere. It is designed to seek and destroy Iranian Shihab 3 missiles, as well as other long-range projectiles. Continue Reading »

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| November 25, 2015
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VIDEO: Israel’s anti-missile defense system for passenger jets passes NATO tests

 

view videoWATCH: Elbit’s MUSIC Countermeasures system, adapted to 20 aircraft models, protects civilian airliners from shoulder-launched rockets & heat-seeking missiles, could lead to deals with NATO’s 28 member states.

By Hezi Sternlicht, Ilan Gattegno, News Agencies & Israel Hayom Staff

 

An Israeli system that protects planes from surface-to-air missiles has passed a test conducted by NATO, which could open up new markets for the technology in the alliance’s 28 member states, defense electronics manufacturer Elbit Systems said Monday.

The system, which can jam incoming heat-seeking missiles with a laser, is already in use by civilian Israeli carriers.

MUSIC, or Multi Spectral Infrared Countermeasures, is a family of high-performance, directed infrared countermeasure systems, which are integrated with other advanced, passive airborne warning systems to protect aircraft against heat seeking surface-to-air missiles and shoulder-launched rockets. Continue Reading »

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| May 10, 2015
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Israel’s Elbit Defense Systems Goes From Ultra High-Tech UAVs to Electric Buses

The Jewish State’s largest private defense contractor seeks to expand into commercial markets by adapting their advanced military technologies for the public sector.

By Reuters

 

For two decades, Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems has designed some of the world’s leading weapons systems. But now it has its sights set on a somewhat different market – electric buses.

Elbit Systems Hermes 900 UAV

This venture from Israel’s largest listed defense company, whose drones and surveillance systems are top sellers around the world, is part of a broader strategy to use its military expertise to break into civilian markets.

It may seem a risky foray into a competitive market, but Elbit has a strong track record for adapting its technologies – often developed in secretive labs that employ cutting-edge research – into new applications. Continue Reading »

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| April 16, 2015
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‘First of its Kind’ tunnel detection system to be installed on Israel’s border with Gaza

Israel’s Elbit Systems developed a unique sensor-based tunnel detection network in record time, as a response to the direct threat from Hamas.

By Udi Etsion, Matan Tzuri

 

A new tunnel detection system developed by Elbit Systems will protect Israeli citizens from the threat of infiltration by Hamas terrorists.

Picture of tunnel featured in Hamas newspaper during Operation Protective Edge.

Now, after two months of development, the Israel-based international defense electronics company says that they have created an effective system which uses sensors to detect tunnel building activity. The system will be implemented along the entire Israel-Gaza border, Elbit said.

The system includes a series of sensors. Continue Reading »

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| February 1, 2015
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Mysterious death in Saudi Arabia of US employee of Israeli defense firm prompts investigation

 

Investigation by the US State Department started when Saudi authorities claimed Chris Cramer committed suicide and his family insisted that Chris was murdered.

By GLOBES, YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

There is a major mystery surrounding the death of Chris Cramer, an employee of Kollsman Inc., a US subsidiary of Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabi – Photo: Wikimedia Commons

The authorities in the Saudi city of Tabuk claim that Cramer committed suicide, after falling from his hotel window on the third floor of the Sahara Makarim Hotel. However, his family and friends in the US insist that he was murdered as part of a complicated arms deal, reports “Fox News.”

Family attorney and longtime friend of the victim Noah Mandell told “FoxNews,” “The problem was with the customer.

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