Elbit Systems Awarded $80 Million Contract to Upgrade Tanks and Supply Radio Systems for an Army in South East Asia

August 7, 2019 at 2:58 AM EDT
Elbit Systems Awarded $80 Million Contract to Upgrade Tanks and Supply Radio Systems for an Army in South East Asia
 

HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems" or "the company") announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $80 million to upgrade tanks and supply radio systems for an Army of a country in South East Asia. The contract will be performed over a period of 32 months.

Under the contract, the company will supply Fire Control Systems and Electric Gun and Turret Drive Systems for tanks and advanced radio systems from the E-LynX family in several configurations, including hand-held and man-packed radios for infantry soldiers and vehicular radios for Armored Fighting Vehicles.

Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, Elbit Systems President & CEO, commented: "We are pleased to be able to leverage our diverse portfolio of operationally proven systems to continue to provide technologically and economically advantageous support for customer's upgrade requirements."

 

About Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems is a leading global defense technology company, delivering advanced solutions for a secure and safer world. Elbit Systems develops, manufactures, integrates and sustains a range of next-generation solutions across multiple domains.

Driven by its agile, collaborative culture, and leveraging Israel’s technology ecosystem, Elbit Systems enables customers to address rapidly evolving battlefield challenges and overcome threats.

Elbit Systems employs over 20,000 people in dozens of countries across five continents. The Company reported $2,188.8 million in revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and an order backlog of $30.2 billion as of such date.

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