SPAWAR Awards Elbit Systems of America an IDIQ Contract for DMR 100W Power Amplifiers
October 05 2009 - 5:03AM
PR Newswire (US)
FORT WORTH, Texas, October 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit
Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced award of an
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-priced
contract, to provide 100W power amplifiers (PA) for the Digital
Modular Radio (DMR) program. The contract has a potential value of
up to $11.4M over a five-year period. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/300488 ) The DMR is a
compact, multichannel standard software-defined radio that provides
several radio communications waveforms and multilevel information
security for voice and data communications. Digital modular radios
operate aboard the Navy's surface and subsurface vessels, fixed
sites and other DoD communication platforms using frequencies
ranging from 2MHz to 2GHz SPAWAR is awarding the 100W DMR PA
contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communication,
Computers and Intelligence Systems. Elbit Systems of America will
perform the work on this program at its facilities in Tallahassee,
Florida and the contract is expected to be completed in September
of 2014. "This order reflects our continued and growing
relationship with the US Navy and we are grateful for the trust
they continue to place in our Power Amplifier product family" said
Elbit Systems of America President and CEO Raanan Horowitz. "Our
product development team works hard to anticipate and accommodate
the state of the art radio systems our partners are introducing.
With our new developments in miniaturization and customized
communications solutions, we stand ready to meet our warfighter's
future communication needs." About Elbit Systems of America, LLC
Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance
products and system solutions focusing on the commercial aviation,
defense, homeland security, 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), a
global electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs for
innovative defense and commercial applications. 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 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 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 Company
also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and
developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and
commercial aviation applications. For additional information,
visit: http://www.elbitsystems.com/. Trademarks Elbit Systems of
America and other trademarks, service marks and logos are
registered or unregistered marks of Elbit Systems of America
companies in the United States and in foreign countries. Copyright
(c) 2009 Elbit Systems of America. All rights reserved. Forward
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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 its
subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such
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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 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. Contact: Lynn Peugh,
+1-817-234-6696,
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