• Digital Battlespace

  Harris details new US military contracts

  19th September 2014

  Harris Corporation will supply the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) with up to 1,500 Falcon III AN/PRC-152A wideband radios and accessories under a …

• Digital Battlespace

  US Air Force’s Talon HATE Program moves forward

  19th September 2014

  Boeing’s work on the US Air Force’s Talon HATE programme has reached a new milestone, with the system completing the final design review. Talon HATE …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAD2014: China Electric displays rotor UAV

  19th September 2014

  China Electronics Technology Corporation (CETC) International has put on display its CETC54 Yunyi rotor UAV helicopter at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria, South Africa. The …

• Land Warfare

  Norway set to upgrade night/day soldier systems

  19th September 2014

  Norway is poised to commence work on a programme to upgrade the night and day soldier systems of its armed forces, with funding in place …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  MQ-4C Triton UAS set for next phase of testing

  19th September 2014

  The US Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland following an 11 hour flight …

• Digital Battlespace

  Lockheed Martin to support USMC air operations system

  18th September 2014

  Lockheed Martin will perform work to upgrade and sustain the US Marine Corps’ virtualised Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) under an $18 million contract …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  UAV Solutions, OMNITRU sign distribution agreement

  18th September 2014

  UAV Solutions has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with OMNITRU Technologies for the sale of its products and services in Colombia, Mexico, Qatar and Saudi …

• Land Warfare

  AAD2014: Badger missile variant on display

  18th September 2014

  The first engineering development model of the missile variant of the 8x8 Badger infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has been put on display for the first …

• Military Logistics

  AAD2014: Lockheed markets multi-mission C-130

  18th September 2014

  The C-130J-30 is being touted by Lockheed Martin for the South African market with the aircraft’s multi-mission capabilities highlighted as way to meet several air logistics …

• Naval Warfare

  US Navy requests Kongsberg NSM firing from LCS

  18th September 2014

  Kongsberg will test fire its Naval Strike Missile (NSM) from the US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) under the Foreign Comparative Testing programme. Kongsberg announced …

• Land Warfare

  AAD2014: Countdown for Rheinmetall’s VingPos

  18th September 2014

  The VingPos fire control system for mortars, developed by Rheinmetall, is on display at the AAD exhibition in South Africa for the first time. A …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AAD2014: Tellumat develops new ground control system

  17th September 2014

  South African UAV datalink and radar specialist company, Tellumat, has developed a compact and lightweight operator control unit (OCU) for UAVs. The OCU-1000 is designed …

• Land Warfare

  AAD2014: Denel unveils new turret

  17th September 2014

  Denel Land Systems (DLS) launched its new LCT MC (Light Combat Turret - Medium Calibre) turret at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria on 17 September. …

• Military Logistics

  ALIS delivered to F-35 Lightning II flight test locations

  17th September 2014

  The enhanced information technology backbone of the F-35 Lightning II’s logistics system has been delivered to US military flight test locations by Lockheed Martin, the …

• Land Warfare

  AAD2014: BAE launches new RG21 series APC

  17th September 2014

  BAE Systems Land Systems South Africa (LSSA) unveiled a prototype 4x4 APC named the RG21 at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria on 17 September.   …

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 (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 - 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 - 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.