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Elbit Systems to Supply Hermes 900 UAS to a Country in South America
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that it was awarded a contract, valued at approximately $50 million, to supply Hermes 900 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a governmental office of a country in the Americas. The UAS will be operated in a variety of perimeter security missions. The project will be performed over approximately one year. [...]
Snipers still threaten Syrian lives: Arab League
The Arab League chief said on Monday that snipers remain a threat to civilian lives in Syria and called for the shootings to end, as activists heaped criticism on the bloc’s observer mission. But Nabil al-Arabi defended the monitors in his first remarks since they were deployed in Syria a week ago, saying the “mission [...]
Israel Blocks Elbit Foreign Arms Sale Program
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that the Israeli Government, due to political considerations, did not renew the Company’s export authorizations to complete performance under an approximately $90 million contract awarded several years ago, to supply systems to a foreign customer. The Company has turned to the Israeli Ministry of Defense regarding compensation with respect to [...]
After Successful Interception, Iron Dome Batteries Remain On Alert
Even after the successful interception by the Iron Dome system of a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip last Friday, the soldiers of the Israel Air Force’s Aerial Defense Network continue to be prepared and ready. The battery that protects the Ashdod area continues to be on full alert for the firing of more missiles, [...]
Israel Introduces Ground-Breaking Encrypted Communication Device
In the coming months the IDF will incorporate a new communication device into operational use. Elbit and the IDF jointly developed the new device called “Elad Yarok” (Green Elad), capable of communicating across radio frequencies as well as encrypted frequencies. The device will be integrated in all IDF units, including the Armored Corps, and is [...]
Saudi may join nuclear arms race: ex-spy chief
Saudi Arabia may consider acquiring nuclear weapons to match regional rivals Israel and Iran, its former intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said on Monday. “Our efforts and those of the world have failed to convince Israel to abandon its weapons of mass destruction, as well as Iran… therefore it is our duty towards our nation [...]
Honduras to buy US, Israeli weapons
Honduras will buy weapons from Israel and the United States to replace obsolete equipment that has been in use for more than 30 years, military chief General Rene Osorio said Saturday. “We are acquiring equipment from cooperating countries, and have been granted permission to buy special weapons from Israel,” the head of the Joint Chiefs [...]
Risk of civil war looms in Syria
The risk of civil war looms large over Syria as army defectors increasingly take aim at regime forces and diplomacy fails to resolve the escalating crisis, experts say. “We are moving down that track and the longer the international community and the Arab League delay (action), the sooner we will be there,” said Salman Shaikh, [...]
Discover the IDF’s Future Field Intelligence Vehicle
An Israeli invention will soon be changing the world of field intelligence technology- the IDF’s Field Intelligence Corps’s “Granite” vehicle. Developed by ELTA Systems Ltd. and based on the Ford 550 model, the vehicle is unlike the “Raccoon” observation vehicle, already in IDF possession, which scans back and forth in order to cover 360 degrees. [...]
