FORT WORTH, Texas, July 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
An Elbit Systems of America Integrated
Fixed Tower (IFT) border security system passed U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) systems acceptance testing. This IFT
system, located in the Douglas,
Arizona, Area of Responsibility (AOR), marks the company's
second successful deployment of the system, with the first
occurring in the Nogales, Arizona,
AOR.
"We achieved this important milestone by working closely with
CBP and understanding their agents' needs," said Raanan Horowitz, CEO and president, Elbit
Systems of America. "Border Patrol agents rely on our homeland
security solutions to provide situational awareness and enhanced
safety."
As the system integrator, Elbit Systems of America furnishes the
sensor towers with radar, day/night cameras, and command &
control software, which correlates sensor information to provide a
single operating picture. Information from all the towers is
networked into Border Patrol Station command and control centers,
which increases situational awareness for Border Patrol Agents. The
IFT's high reliability and proven contractor logistics support
provides CBP with 24/7 surveillance coverage. The system also
provides CBP with a platform to integrate existing and future
sensors to improve border protection and agent safety.
The IFT program continues to deliver to customer performance and
schedule requirements, as well as meet cost goals. On the path
to system acceptance, significant milestones must occur. Several
months of construction, integration, test activity, and system
verification ensures each IFT meets performance requirements. Each
system must detect, track, identify, and classify border
activity.
For a quarter of a century, employees of Elbit Systems of
America have been entrusted with performing high-quality work
knowing that it protects and saves lives. In addition to providing
value-added Border Security solutions, the company also provides
advanced capabilities for the nation's military, commercial pilots,
sustainment & support solutions, as well as life-saving medical
instrumentation technologies.
About Elbit Systems of America, LLC
Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high
performance products, system solutions, and support services
focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation,
and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities
throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is
dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety
and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America,
LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT and TASE:
ESLT), a global high technology company engaged in a wide range of
programs for innovative defense and
commercial applications. For additional information, visit:
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About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company
engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and
commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which
includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas
of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and
reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced
electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal
intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios
and cyber-based systems. The Company also focuses on the
upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for
defense, homeland security and commercial applications and
providing a range of support services, including training and
simulation systems.
For additional information, visit: http://www.elbitsystems.com
or follow us on Twitter.
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the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries
(collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not
relate to historical or current fact. Forward-looking
statements are based on management's expectations, estimates,
projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are
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statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve
certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may
differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors, including, without limitation: scope and length
of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals;
changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market,
political and economic conditions in the countries in which the
Company operates or sells, including Israel and the
United States among others; differences in anticipated and
actual program performance, including the ability to perform under
long-term fixed-price contracts; and the outcome of legal and/or
regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not
all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit
Systems Ltd.'s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release. The Company does not undertake to update its
forward-looking statements.
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