Elbit Systems

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Fred George
The head-mounted enhanced vision system promises fewer weather-related delays but faces cost and training barriers.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
Israeli companies IAI and Rafael are up in arms at the Paris Air Show after French limits were placed on what they could exhibit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Germany has awarded Airbus a contract to equip 23 A400M transport aircraft with Elbit Systems' directed infrared countermeasures system.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
The Israel Defense Ministry says its military has engaged “scores of enemy threats” using a high-power laser.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems CEO Butzi Machlis says the company is seeing “huge interest” in its Iron Beam technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
Elbit Systems will enhance the self-protection gear for Israeli Air Force Boeing Apache and Lockheed Martin Black Hawk helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia's first of two Leonardo ATR 72 maritime patrol aircraft is set for delivery by the end of 2026, Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Diehl Defense and Elbit Systems are offering a laser-guided rocket system for Germany’s Airbus H145M helicopters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems says it has signed the contract for the German truck-mounted rocket system after beating out a Lockheed Martin/Rheinmetall team.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a roughly $80 million contract to upgrade the self-protection system on the country’s Lockheed Martin F-16I fighters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed agreements with Elbit Systems for the purchase of air-launched weapons and to support local advanced production of energetics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems says it has secured a $60 million contract for counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) equipment from an undisclosed buyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Drones have been a cornerstone of Israeli military operations for decades, but with each round of fighting the Israel Defense Forces has adapted their use.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The program will be the first integration of such an infrared countermeasure system on an A350, Lufthansa Technik said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Iron Beam could help deal with two critical problems with Israel's Iron Dome: the mental strain on Israelis from constant air raid alarms and risk of debris.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Israel is spending about $40 million on uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and related communications gear from Elbit Systems.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems says it is fielding interest from potential export buyers for its Rampage air-launched ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems expects the Iron Beam system it is co-developing for the Israeli military to gain interest abroad.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed a contract to expand production capability of the Rafael Iron Beam laser-based defense system, aiming for service entry in about a year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The UAV, already known to the U.S. intelligence community as RA-1, was not visible.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Several companies participated in a “first-of-its-kind trial” to identify and demonstrate new capabilities for intercepting UAVs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
KAI and Korean Air Aerospace Division have signed MOUs to support their bids to upgrade 36 of the country's Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawks for special operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
“We are planning to continue to invest in this domain,” Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis said on an Aug, 14 second-quarter earnings call.
Missile Defense & Weapons