Elbit System's Skylark II - UAV Received Popular Science's "2006 Best of What's New" Award in the Aviation & Space Category
November 07 2006 - 12:39PM
PR Newswire (US)
HAIFA, Israel, November 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ESLT) announced that its Skylark
II UAV received Popular Science's "2006 Best of What's New" Award
in the Aviation and Space category. The Skylark II is a newer and
larger model and came following the achievements of the Skylark I,
successfully operated by customers worldwide. The Skylark II
expands on its predecessor with a wider range of 50 Kilometres,
longer stay in the air and is operated by a crew of two people
only. Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems said: "We
are proud to be awarded the prestigious Popular Science "Best of
What's New" award. The selection of our Skylark II UAV system by a
leading technological magazine, attests to Elbit Systems'
positioning as a ground breaking and innovative company in the
field of UAV systems. "Best of What's New is the ultimate Popular
Science accolade, representing a year's worth of work evaluating
thousands of products," says Mark Jannot, editor of Popular
Science. "These awards honor innovations that not only influence
the way we live today, but that change the way we think about the
future." About Best of What's New Each year, the editors of Popular
Science review thousands of new products in search of the top 100
tech innovations of the year; breakthrough products and
technologies that represent a significant leap in their categories.
The winners - the Best of What's New - are awarded inclusion in the
much-anticipated December issue of Popular Science, the most widely
read issue of the year since the debut of Best of What's New in
1987. Best of What's New awards are presented to 100 new products
and technologies in 10 categories: Automotive, Aviation &
Space, Computing, Engineering, Gadgets, General Innovation, Home
Entertainment, Home Tech, Personal Health and Recreation. About
Popular Science Founded in 1872, Popular Science is the world's
largest science and technology magazine; with a circulation of 1.45
million and 6.5 million monthly readers. Each month, Popular
Science reports on the intersection of science and everyday life,
with an eye toward what's new and why it matters. Popular Science
is published by Time4 Media, a subsidiary of Time Inc., which is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company
engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the
world. The Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its
subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval
systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic
and space technologies, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT
systems, data links and military communications systems and
equipment. The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing
military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and
homeland security applications. Statements in this press release
which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not
under the company's control, which may cause actual results,
performance or achievements of the company to be materially
different from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include,
but are not limited to, those detailed in the company's periodic
filings with the securities and exchange commission. VP Finance
& Capital Markets Elbit Systems Ltd Tel: +972-4-831-6632 Fax:
+972-4-831-6659 IR Contacts Ehud Helft/Kenny Green GK International
Tel: +1-866-704-6710 Fax: +972-3-607-4711 DATASOURCE: Elbit Systems
Ltd CONTACT: Contacts: VP Finance & Capital Markets, Elbit
Systems Ltd., Tel: +972-4-831-6632, Fax: +972-4-831-6659, . IR
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