HAIFA, Israel, August 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (the "Company") (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ESLT) announced today with respect to the news reports regarding the participation of its U.S. Subsidiary Kollsman, Inc. as a team member of the Boeing Company in the U.S. Strategic Border Initiative Project (The "Project"), that Kollsman is a member of the Boeing team. As indicated in these reports, the Project is still in the competition stage. About Elbit Systems Ltd. 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"), 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 the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland security applications. Company Contact: IR Contact: Ilan Pacholder Ehud Helft / Kenny Green V.P. Finance & Capital Markets and Corporate Secretary Elbit Systems Ltd GK Investor Relations Tel: +972-4-831-6632 Tel: +1-866-704-6710 Fax: +972-4-831-6659 Fax: +972-3-607-4711 E-mail: E-mail: Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. these factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the company's periodic filings with the securities and exchange commission. DATASOURCE: Elbit Systems Ltd CONTACT: Company Contact: Ilan Pacholder, V.P. Finance & Capital Markets and Corporate Secretary, Elbit Systems Ltd, Tel: +972-4-831-6632, Fax: +972-4-831-6659, E-mail: , IR Contact: Ehud Helft

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