IAI unit gets $150m contract for intelligence systems for European buyer
Deal involves upgrading fixed sites and mobile systems for the client, together with other defense companies on the Continent
Shoshanna Solomon was The Times of Israel's Startups and Business reporter
ELTA Systems Ltd., a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), got a contract to modernize and upgrade a national signal intelligence and an electronic warfare system for a European customer. The contract is valued in excess of $150 million, IAI said in a statement on Sunday.
The deal includes a number of fixed sites and mobile systems. As part of the accord, ELTA will supply the customer with its advanced ELI-6063 integrated signal and electronic warfare systems, together with subcontractors from other European defense companies.
The modernized system will provide air and ground intelligence for civilian and military purposes.
ELTA’s ELI-6063 is an advanced fixed and mobile ground-based integrated electronic warfare system for signal intelligence purposes. The system detects, monitors, analyzes, locates, records and jams enemy communications and radars. The ELI-6063 provides a continuous real-time flow of communications and electronic intelligence data to army units, IAI said.
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