Haifa, Israel, February 28, 2018 – Aviation Week & Space Technology has announced that Elbit Systems and Dassault Aviation have been selected as a winner of the 61st Annual Laureate Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena. The winners of the 2018 Laureate Awards will be honored on March 1, 2018 at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
Elbit Systems and Dassault Aviation were selected as a winner in the category of Business Aviation Electronics/Avionic, “for their achievements in creating, certifying and installing FalconEye, the world’s first head-up display system that combines high-resolution synthetic vision with enhanced infrared vision and low-light video imaging, providing pilots clear visual guidance into remote airports, even during degraded visibility conditions” states AVIATION WEEK.
“We are honored to be recognized for the technological achievement of developing the world’s most sophisticated, enhanced vision system for commercial pilots” said Yoram Shmuely, General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace Division. “The Aviation Week Network’s Laureates Awards have a long history of recognizing the very best in the industry and we are thrilled to win this distinction.”
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial 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 aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios and cyber based systems. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
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