HAIFA, Israel, Oct.
6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd.
(NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today
that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $153 million to supply an Army of a
country in Southeast Asia with a
comprehensive, multi-layered array of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(UAS). The contract will be performed over a 22-month period.
Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply a networked
multi-layered UAS solution, including more than a thousand THOR
Multi-Rotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) mini-UAS, scores of
Skylark LEX, Skylark 3 and Hermes 450 tactical UAS as well as
Universal Ground Control Stations.
Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, Elbit Systems President &
CEO, commented: "This contract award underlines our competitive
edge as armies increasingly view multi-layered UAS solutions as key
to providing superior intelligence while maintaining a high level
of operational flexibility."
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company
engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and
commercial 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 aircraft systems, advanced
electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal
intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios
and cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on
the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies
for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and
providing a range of support services, including training and
simulation systems.
For additional information, visit: elbitsystems.com, follow us
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Company
Contact:
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Joseph Gaspar,
Executive VP & CFO
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Ehud
Helft
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Tel:
+972-4-8316663
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Gavriel
Frohwein
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j.gaspar@elbitsystems.com
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GK Investor
Relations
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Tel:
1-646-688-3559
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Rami Myerson,
Director, Investor Relations
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elbitsystems@gkir.com
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Tel:
+972-77-2946403
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rami.myerson@elbitsystems.com
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David Vaaknin,
VP, Head of Corporate Communications
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Tel:
+972-77-2946691
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david.vaaknin@elbitsystems.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 its subsidiaries
(collectively the Company), 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 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.
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process names appearing in this Press Release are the trademarks or
service marks of Elbit Systems Ltd. or its affiliated companies.
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a product, service or process other than those of Elbit Systems
Ltd. does not imply recommendation, approval, affiliation or
sponsorship of that product, service or process by Elbit Systems
Ltd. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by
implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any
patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right
of Elbit Systems Ltd. or any third party, except as expressly
granted herein.
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