FORT WORTH, Texas, October 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Situational awareness technology advances developed by Elbit
Systems of America LLC, provide helicopter crews the visual cues
they need to negotiate landings and takeoffs, even in the most
severe degraded visual environments (DVE).
Incorporating technologies such as a Helmet Display and Tracker
System (HDTS) with its intuitive 3D conformal grid symbology, Elbit
Systems of America demonstrated a greatly enhanced level of mission
capability in simulations conducted in the U.S. Army Black Hawk
Engineering Analysis Cockpit (BEAC), a fixed-based UH-60L flight
simulator in Redstone Arsenal, AL.
In these rotary wing simulations, Elbit Systems of America's HDTS
with 3D symbology successfully completed 100 percent of its tests
in DVE brownout conditions. Conversely, numerous mission failures
were experienced using 2D symbology under identical conditions.
Detailed U.S. Army Research Lab reports containing the results of
these tests are available upon request from the U.S. Army Air
Warrior office.
U.S. Army test evaluators stated that Elbit Systems of America's
3D heads-up conformal symbology demonstrates an exceptionally
strong positive effect on flight crew situation awareness, workload
task performance, and preference. It also allows pilots to safely
hover in severe brownout conditions.
The HDTS with 3D conformal grid symbology provides intuitive
visual approach and drift cues enabling pilots to know where they
are in space and time. The ancillary benefits of the system are
significant. The system delivers improved crewmember coordination
by providing indicators for one crewmember to determine the other's
line-of-sight, making it possible for both pilots to focus
immediately on a designated object or area. For aircraft equipped
with automated landing systems, pilots have instant line-of-sight
designations of new landing points. Also, pilots of aircraft
equipped with sensors or weapon systems can now have hands-free,
heads-up targeting and/or slewing of sensors to their
line-of-sight.
"These are significant advances in situational awareness
technologies that will greatly improve our military's capabilities
in all helicopter missions, whether it's delivering or extracting
troops and equipment, medevac operations, search and rescue, or
attack," said Raanan Horowitz, Elbit
Systems of America's President and CEO. "This milestone is a result
of our engineering team's unrelenting commitment to providing
cutting-edge technologies for our warfighters. This is truly a
combat force multiplier that will save equipment for the next
mission and, most importantly, protect and save lives."
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 and TASE: ESLT), a global
electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs for
innovative defense and commercial applications. For
additional information, visit: http://www.elbitsystems-us.com.
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense Electronics
Company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world.
The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries,
operates in the areas of military and commercial aerospace, land
and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned
aircraft systems ("UAS"), 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, developing new technologies for defense, homeland
security and commercial aviation applications and providing a range
of support services. For additional information, visit:
http://www.elbitsystems.com.
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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 statements do not
relate to historical or current fact. Forward Looking
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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: Shari Clarkson,
+1-682-286-2363, sharon.clarkson@elbitsystems-us.com
SOURCE Elbit Systems of America