• Digital Battlespace

  Cassidian Optronics enters Brazilian market

  25th November 2013

  Cassidian Optronics has announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Brazil in a move to break into the Latin American market for optical and optronic …

• Digital Battlespace

  More AN/TPS-78 radars for Royal Thai Air Force

  25th November 2013

  Northrop Grumman will supply additional AN/TPS-78 air defence and surveillance radar systems to the Royal Thai Air Force under a contract announced on 25 November. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Trust Automation awarded radar motion control contract

  25th November 2013

  Trust Automation will supply additional vehicle automation systems for the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) long range counterfire radar to Lockheed Martin under a new contract announced on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  ASV C-Target 9 boats delivered to South Korea

  25th November 2013

  Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) has delivered the first two of four C-Target 9 high speed marine target drones to South Korea under a programme with …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Netherlands selects MQ-9 Reaper

  25th November 2013

  The Dutch ministry of defence plans to purchase the MQ-9 Reaper as its future medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV, it has emerged. After a …

• Digital Battlespace

  ViaSat STT selected for RAN DA20 Falcon aircraft

  22nd November 2013

  ViaSat will supply its Small Tactical Terminal (STT) KOR-24 for installation on the DA20 Falcon series of aircraft used by the Royal Navy under a …

• Military Logistics

  DRS Technologies’ vehicle power system ready for testing

  22nd November 2013

  The US Army will conduct field testing of DRS Technologies’ On-Board Vehicle Power system, a high-powered DRS/Allison Transmission Integral Generator installed on combat vehicles. The …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cassidian warns of cyber attack collateral damage

  21st November 2013

  The UK MoD must assess its use of cyber weapons and distinguish them from conventional weapons in order to avoid ‘unintended consequences’, an industry source …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DHS assessing TCOM aerostats for border security

  21st November 2013

  The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is evaluating a number of TCOM aerostat systems to assess their airborne persistent surveillance capabilities for US-Mexico border …

• Defence Notes

  Gulf defence spending rises

  20th November 2013

  Defence spending in the Gulf is rising steadily with companies increasingly focussing on the region as budgets shrink in domestic markets.  SIPRI has estimated that …

• Digital Battlespace

  Saudi Arabia requests C4I FMS from US government

  20th November 2013

  Saudi Arabia has requested C4I system upgrades and maintenance from the US government under a possible foreign military sale (FMS) announced to US congress by …

• Digital Battlespace

  Selex ES IFF interrogators selected for Italy

  20th November 2013

  The FPS-17 air defence radar systems in use with the Italian Air Force will be integrated with SIR-M5-E New Generation Interrogator Friend or Foe (NGIFF) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Dubai 2013: HISS showcases aircraft integration options

  20th November 2013

  Highland Integration Surveillance Systems (HISS) used the Dubai Air Show to promote its SABIR mission system package, as the integration specialist looks to widen its …

• Defence Helicopter

  Dubai 2013: Australia set to receive first MH-60R

  20th November 2013

  The first two Australian MH-60R helicopters will be formally delivered on 10 December as the AUS$3 billion project to replace the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN’s) …

• Naval Warfare

  Thales details PKR Corvette mission systems contract

  20th November 2013

  Thales will supply a full mission systems suite for the two Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) Sigma Class Corvette vessels under construction for the Indonesian Navy …

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.