Elbit Systems Ltd - Report of Foreign Issuer (6-K)
February 13 2008 - 2:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign
Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of February 2008
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Commission File Number
000-28998
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Advanced
Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
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Attached
hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference
is
the
Registrant’s press release
dated
February 11
,
2008.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Ronit
Zmiri
Name: Ronit Zmiri
Title: Corporate Secretary
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Dated: February 13,
2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description
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1.
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Press Release
dated
February 11
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2008.
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Exhibit 1
Elbit
Systems' U.S. Subsidiary Kollsman,
Awarded $26.5 Million Contract for
Laser Spot Imagers by the U.S. Marine Corps
Haifa, Israel, February 11, 2008- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that its U.S.
subsidiary, Kollsman, Inc., an Elbit Systems of America, LLC, company was awarded a $26.5
million delivery order under a previous Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ)
contract for Thermal Laser Spot Imagers (TLSI) with accessories and logistic support from
the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Systems Command, based in Quantico, Virginia.
The
TLSI to be provided, developed jointly with its sister company Elbit Systems Electro-Optics
Elop, is an enhanced version of the company's AN/PAS-22 Long Range Thermal Imager (LRTI),
augmented by incorporation of a Laser Spot Tracker (LST). The LRTI is a portable,
binocular, hand-held, battery-operated thermal imager, used for long-range observation, and
is currently in service with the USMC.
TLSI
will be used to identify a laser spot that has been placed on a target as a guidance aid
which allows the laser spot to be seen in day or night and in adverse weather. The TLSI
works in conjuction with the company's Portable Laser Designator Ranger (PLDR) which is
also being supplied to the USMC.
Raanan I Horowitz, CEO of Elbit Systems of America stated: "This award demonstrates our
commitment to provide cutting edge electro-optic systems to the USMC in support of their
mission readiness requirements and farther compliments our strong relations with this
important customer".
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"), unmanned
air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites,
airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and
radios. The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and
developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation
applications.
Contacts:
Company Contact
:
Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO
Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications
Elbit Systems Ltd
Tel: +972-4-8316663
Fax: +972-4-8316944
E-mail:
gspr@elbit.co.il
daliarosen@elbit.co.il
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IR Contact
:
Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
G.K. Investor Relations
Tel: 1-646-201-9246
Fax:+972-3-607–4711
E-mail:
info@gkir.com
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THIS PRESS RELEASE
CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS (WITHIN 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 COMPANIES IN THE ELBIT SYSTEMS GROUP, 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 MADE PURSUANT TO THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED. THESE 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 ELBIT SYSTEMS GROUP 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. ELBIT
SYSTEMS DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE ITS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.
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