Elbit Systems

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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.

The UAV, already known to the U.S. intelligence community as RA-1, was not visible.

Several companies participated in a “first-of-its-kind trial” to identify and demonstrate new capabilities for intercepting UAVs.

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.

“We are planning to continue to invest in this domain,” Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis said on an Aug, 14 second-quarter earnings call.

Elbit Systems is on a hiring spree to deal with surging demand from the Israeli government because of the war in Gaza.

Savoie discusses the company’s evolving business strategy amid a tense geopolitical environment.

Elbit Systems has announced a $50 million contract from an unspecified international customer for its new Red Sky very short-range air defense system.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has debuted the Hermes 650 Spark in Singapore, aimed to fulfill requirements for a midsize UAS between the Hermes 450 and the Hermes 900.

Head-up display developers are enhancing functionality to enable wider visuals, lighter weight and greater pilot comfort.

U.S. financial analysts do not see the latest Middle East conflict rising to the same level for a long-term arms buildup like the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The Collins Elbit Vision Systems joint venture has unveiled the Zero-G helmet-mounted display system.

Israeli company Elbit Systems says the contract—with an unnamed Asia-Pacific customer for modification of two ATR 72s—spans a five-year period.

Elbit Systems has unveiled the Nano SPEAR, a radio-frequency countermeasure dispensed like a passive chaff system but which functions like an active decoy.

Greece’s new International Pilot Training Center has received its first M-346 jet trainers from Leonardo.

A $100 million contract is a follow-on to a previously awarded program, Elbit said, but it didn't reveal the identify of the customer or the previous program.

The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.

Elbit Systems and IAI both have significant presences at the DSEI Japan exhibition as they work to position themselves to meet Japan’s ambitions.

All deliveries from the sole-source contract are expected to be completed within two years of the award of an $87 million, sole-source contract.

Elbit will fly several different unmanned aircraft systems for the maritime demo, including its 1.2-metric-ton Hermes 900.

Flight operations with the Elbit-made UAVs reportedly are likely to be delayed around six months.