ESLT Elbit Systems Ltd

TRUMBULL, Conn., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Helicopter Support, Inc. (HSI), a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft, was named sole distributor to provide Elbit Systems' Head Up Display (HUD) units for use in all Sikorsky commercial and international military helicopters. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO ) The agreement is the first between Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and HSI, and represents the first time HSI has been designated as an HUD unit distributor. Elbit Systems is one of the world's leading helicopter HUD manufacturers. More than 4,500 Elbit HUDs have been delivered to date, flying on more than 25 aircraft types. Elbit's HUD systems implement advanced technologies and optical designs to maximize pilots' field of view. Elbit Systems' day/night ANVIS/HUD-24 gives pilots the ultimate "head-out" flight solution: 24-hour operational capability from a single integrated system. The ANVIS/HUD system provides a significant increase in situational awareness and safety by allowing the pilot to fly "head out of the cockpit" during night operations and projecting critical flight information into the night vision goggles' view. With the DAY HUD add-on module, the same flight information is displayed during the day. U.S. Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force rotary wing pilots have used this system since the mid 1980s, and it is installed on most utility and special operations helicopter fleet platforms including the UH-60, CH-53 CH-47, CH-46, H-1, and V-22. 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, 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 upgrading existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland security applications Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacturing and service. The company's mission statement reflects its long commitment to safety and innovation: "We pioneer flight solutions that bring people home, everywhere ... every time(TM)." United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries. Based in Trumbull, Conn., Helicopter Support, Inc. is a world leader in total helicopter logistic support, offering an array of helicopter products, maintenance, repair and overhaul services. For more information about HSI, please visit http://www.hsius.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060403/SIKORSKYLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Sikorsky CONTACT: Paul Jackson, Phone: +1-203-386-7143, Mobile: +1-860-614-3899, ; or Marianne V. Heffernan, Phone: +1-203-386-4373, Mobile: +1-203-583-9760, Web site: http://www.sikorsky.com/ http://www.hsius.com/

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