Elbit Systems to Supply IAF F-16I Simulator System to the Israel Ministry of Defense
January 23 2006 - 4:58AM
PR Newswire (US)
HAIFA, Israel, January 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) reported today that it will supply the Israeli
Ministry of Defense (IMOD) the avionics simulation system for the
Israel Air Force F-16I Sufa aircrew flight and system trainer.
Elbit's share in the development of the trainer amounts to $10
million. Elbit-developed avionics systems will use the actual F-16
avionics boxes for the trainers. BVR Systems, acting as a
sub-contractor for Elbit, will supply the visual display and
cockpit simulators. The avionics, displays and cockpit will then be
provided to U.S. tactical aircraft simulation and training systems
specialist Lockheed Martin for final overall trainer integration
and testing prior to installation in Israel. Lockheed Martin has
received a separate IMOD contract for their work on the F-16I
flight and systems trainer. Elbit Systems has previously been
selected to supply the core avionic systems for the Israeli Air
Force's F-16I aircraft. These systems include the Display and Sight
Helmet (DASH), mission computer systems, head-up display systems,
display processors and digital maps as well as stores management
systems. Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, said
that the contract to supply a simulator for the IAF's most advanced
combat aircraft, the F-16I, further strengthens Elbit System's
position as a leading company in the simulator field in general and
in the flight simulator area in particular. According to Ackerman,
in order to achieve better efficiency in defense budgets, there is
a wider global demand for use of simulators, which enable air
forces and other defense force branches to achieve better
performance with the same level of training-hours. Elbit Systems
operates within the simulator market and supplies systems for all
types of platforms, including those for air, land and naval
applications. Elbit Systems utilizes its advanced technological
capabilities, particularly in developing software for complex
system programs, and its global leadership in upgrading defense
platforms, and has already supplied simulation systems to various
customers around the world. About Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd.
is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide
range of defense-related programs throughout the world, in the
areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic and space
technologies. The company focuses on the upgrading of existing
military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and
homeland security applications. Contacts Company contact Ilan
Pacholder Corporate Secretary and VP Finance & Capital Markets
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