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Elbit Systems to Supply $100 Million of Military Communications Systems to Customers in Europe, South America and Asia

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

October 22, 2008

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HAIFA, Israel, October 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Elbit Systems Ltd.
(NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it has recently been awarded contracts valued
in a total amount of approximately $100 million, to supply its military
communications systems to three armies.

The communications systems to be delivered under the contracts are
Tadiran CNR 9000, Tadiran HF 6000 and the PRC 710 radio systems. These
tactical radio systems offer voice and high data rate transfer and are
considered as industry’s leading technology.

All products will be delivered through the end of 2009.

Under the above-mentioned separate contracts, Elbit Systems will supply
systems valued at approximately $50 million, $38 million and $10 million to
a South American, Asian and European country, respectively.

Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, Executive VP of Elbit Systems and the General
Manager of Elbit Systems Land and C4I – Tadiran, commented: “The fact that
the contracts have been awarded by armies in three different continents
attests to the company’s extensive geographic presence and the
technological leadership of our products. Machlis further noted: “The
follow-on orders reflect our customers’ satisfaction with both the
operational aspects and technical performance of our products. We hope
these customers, as many others, will view Elbit Systems as their main
tactical communications and C4I supplier, and I believe these contracts
will be followed by additional orders, both by these armies as well as
other customers in the above-mentioned continents.”

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.

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