Elbit Systems to Supply Large Main Deck Cargo Doors for Boeing 777 Freighter

Haifa, Israel, 23 January 2023 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems" or the "Company") announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems-Cyclone LTD., was awarded a contract for the supply of aero-structure assemblies to The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA).

The contract includes production and supply of the largest Main Deck Cargo Door (MDCD) for the Boeing 777 Freighter and 777-8 Freighter.

Cyclone Ltd offers a broad range of aerospace capabilities, including the design and production of composite structural assemblies as well as services such as maintenance, installations, upgrades, and integration of products to clients around the globe.

Elbit Systems is one of the world's major supplies of aircraft doors and provides innovative and high-standard solutions.

Yoram Shmuely, General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace said: “We are proud to be a tier one supplier for Boeing's 777 Freighter. This selection attests to our past performance and the importance of being a part of Boeing's Premier Bidder program. Our commercial aviation business units offer customers an extensive portfolio of products and solutions, for both the platform and the pilots and should benefit from the increased demand for cargo planes due to the growing use of e-commerce, especially following the COVID pandemic.”

 

 

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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