• Training

  Boeing to continue USAF T-38 support

  15th January 2016

  Boeing will continue maintenance and support of the US Air Force’s T-38 Talon trainer aircraft fleet through to 2026 under a new contract announced on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Swiss-AS wins UMS Skeldar contract

  15th January 2016

  UMS Skeldar has awarded an AMOS contract to Swiss-AS for the maintenance and engineering of its remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), Swiss-AS announced on 12 …

• Land Warfare

  NSPA orders Saab RBS 70 Bolide missiles

  15th January 2016

  The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded an order for RBS 70 Bolide missiles to Saab, the company announced on 13 January.  The …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Talon 120LE UAS awarded COA

  15th January 2016

  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a Section 333 Grant of Exemption and Certificate of Waiver and Authorization (COA) to UAV Solutions for its …

• Land Warfare

  Aster missile upgrade underway

  15th January 2016

  The EUROSAM consortium has been awarded a contract to develop a new version of the Aster 30 Block 1 missile for the French Ministry of …

• Naval Warfare

  UDT Asia 2016: Lightweight sonar system TRAPS subs

  15th January 2016

  A new compact and lightweight sonar system designed for smaller surface vessels and unmanned surface vehicles is being developed via collaboration between GeoSpectrum Technologies Inc …

• Training

  Saab receives US Army CVTESS order

  14th January 2016

  Saab will supply additional laser-based training systems for US Army armoured combat vehicles under contract options announced on 12 January. The $32 million fourth and …

• Training

  Bluedrop to update RCAF simulator visuals

  14th January 2016

  Bluedrop Training & Simulation will deliver visual systems upgrades to existing flight simulators of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) used in training pilots under …

• Digital Battlespace

  Alion awarded AFSMO support contract

  14th January 2016

  Alion Science and Technology will work under a $15 million five-year contract to help ensure spectrum access for the US Air Force to critical wireless …

• Naval Warfare

  MDA to upgrade CP-140 ground systems

  14th January 2016

  Canada’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities will be boosted under a contract amendment between MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) and the Department of National …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Sonardyne participates in NBL demo

  14th January 2016

  Sonardyne has taken part in a series of in-water demonstrations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) in Houston, Texas, during which it showed how its …

• Digital Battlespace

  IAI Elta announces SAR/GMTI order

  14th January 2016

  ELTA Systems will supply an airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar/ Ground Moving Target Indication (SAR/GMTI) Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) system to an unnamed customer in the Asia …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Korean Air wins UAV contract

  14th January 2016

  The Aerospace Division of Korean Air (KAL-ASD) has won a substantial contract for tactical UAVs for the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA), confirming Shephard’s report …

• Digital Battlespace

  MUOS in new army test

  13th January 2016

  During a test conducted on the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite network, General Dynamics' AN/PRC-155 MUOS-Manpack Radio successfully provided voice and data communications with …

• Military Logistics

  RRC to support US naval comms

  13th January 2016

  Rome Research Corporation (RRC) has been contracted by Delta Solutions & Strategies to provide operation and maintenance of telecommunications systems at the US Naval Radio …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Maritime patrol

  Long Range Patrol Aircraft [The Philippines]

  Programme Background On 10 July 2023, Elbit Systems announced that it had secured a contract for two long-range patrol aircraft. Although the customer was not ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Magni-X (UK)

  Programme Background On 12 January 2022, Elbit Systems UK announced it had been awarded a contract from the UK MoD's Defence Equipment & Support's Future Capability ...

• Military UAS - small

  Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project [UK]

  Programme Background Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Project The British Army launched the RAS project to provide the "direction required to exploit emerging technologies to ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  6x6 APC [Philippines]

  Programme Background Programme Background The Philippine Army has identified an urgent need for new wheeled APCs, after the Battle of Marawi exposed shortcomings in its ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Watchkeeper X (Contracted) [Romania]

  Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS to potentially produce the Watchkeeper X in Romania. U-TacS is a joint ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Watchkeeper X (Uncontracted) [Romania]

  Background 2021 In mid-2021, the Romanian manufacturer Aerostar signed a collaboration with U-TacS to potentially produce the Watchkeeper X in Romania. U-TacS is a joint ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 StarLiner [Switzerland]

  Background Contract Information In September 2015, under the Reconnaissance Drone System 15 (ADS 15), the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (VBS) awarded Elbit ...

• Light tanks

  Light Tank Programme (Tracked) [Philippines]

  Programme Background The decision to split the programme into a wheeled and a tracked element follows the belief of the Philippine Army that this will ...

• Military UAS - small

  Thor [Israel]

  Background Various Contracts On 3 December 2024, the Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had purchased “advanced drones and autonomous systems” from Elbit Systems in various ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 (1-4) [Brazil]

  Background First batch (2014) In 2014, Elbit reported supplying one Hermes 900 UAV to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The drone is called the RQ-900 in Brazilian ...

• APCs/IFVs - 6x6

  6x6 APC (Batch 2) [Philippines]

  Programme Background First Contract The Philippine Army has identified an urgent need for new wheeled APCs, after the Battle of Marawi exposed shortcomings in its ...

• Transport/tanker aircraft

  A400M [Germany]

  Background Original requirement revision The original German A400M requirement was for 60 of the platform, though the programme as re-baselined in 2010 which reduced the ...

• Self-propelled rocket launchers

  PULS [Denmark]

  Programme Background In January 2023, Denmark announced that it would be donating the 19 Caesars it had acquired to Ukraine. This donation would have left ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Hermes 900 [Undisclosed European Country]

  Background Various Contracts On 18 November 2024, Elbit Systems announced it had awarded various contacts with a combined $335 million to an undisclosed European country. ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Magni-X [Albania]

  Background Larger Deal In September 2025, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Albania announced that Elbit Systems would supply Albania with various military ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Artillery rockets

  EXTRA

  EXTRA is an Israeli 306 mm GPS/INS guided artillery rocket developed by IMI (Now a subsidiary of Elbit Systems as Elbit Systems Land) for use ...

• Major networking projects

  ELBIT TIGER

  Tactical Intranet Geographic Dissemination in Real Time (TIGER) is a tactical communications system that integrates media, including legacy and narrowband channels, creating an end-to-end, unified ...

• Land: RWS

  Elbit UT50

  Announced in FQ4 2022, the Elbit UT50 is Elbit Systems of America's latest RWS mounted with a 50mm XM913 cannon. Elbit's development of a 50mm variant ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  PNR-1000

  Part of the E-LynX family, the PNR-1000 IP radio supports up to 64-member ad-hoc networking including full-duplex voice conferencing, data and video simultaneously. As the newest generation ...

• Towed guns

  Soltam M-71

  Elbit Systems M-71 towed howitzer is a long-range field gun incorporating advanced artillery systems. It was originally built by Soltam but the company was purchased ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  Skyjam

  Skyjam, manufactured by Elbit systems, is a communication jamming system. The system can be mounted to a variety of airborne systems. 

• Military UAS - small

  Thor

  Thor is a VTOL small-UAV manufactured by Elbit Systems. The platform is designed for ISR missions and features a real-time HD data link and unique ...

• Air: fixed-wing flight simulators

  Tzofit Training Centre

  In June 2009, Elbit inaugurated the Beechcraft King Air B200 Tzofit Training Centre for IDF pilots. Elbit Systems serves as the project’s prime contractor, while ...

• Unguided Artillery Ammunition

  M150 Smoke Projectile

  The M150 smoke projectile, manufactured by Elbit Systems, is an advanced 155mm smoke projectile artillery ammunition. 

• Air: chaff/flare/decoy systems

  ASF-3/-6

  Elbit Systems' ASF-3/6 spectral IR flares provide combat aircraft with increased survivability against MANPADS. 

• Military UAS - mini

  Magni-X

  Magni-X is a mini rotary-wing UAV from Elbit Systems. The aircraft was first unveiled in 2019 and was designed specifically for Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) operations ...

• Military UAS - small

  Skylark I-eVTOL

  The Skylark I-eVTOL is, as its name suggests, an electric-powered VTOL capable development of the Skylark I. Manufactured by Elbit Systems, the drone can be controlled ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  E-LynX MP Vehicular

  Elbit Systems' E-LynX MP (7200MP-VD55) is a dual-channel vehicular SDR that supports VHF, UHF and L-Band transmissions. The radio features VOIP and analogue interface support, Blue ...

• Military UAS - tactical

  Skylark II

  The Skylark II is a fixed-wing UAV that can be used for various military and security applications, including tactical covert surveillance and reconnaissance, perimeter security ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

  SPS-3000

  The SPS-3000 radar warning receiver is a part of the advanced self-protection suite (ASPS), manufactured by Elisra Electronic Systems, now a part of Elbit Systems.