Elbit Systems Wins $100M Contract to Convert Civilian Aircrafts into Intelligence and EW Platforms

Elbit Systems, a defense equipment company based in Israel, has recently announced the successful bid of a new contract worth approximately $100 million. This contract builds upon a previous agreement and entails the conversion of civilian aircraft into intelligence and electronic warfare (EW) platforms for a yet-to-be-disclosed country. The project is anticipated to…

April 19, 20230Comments

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Delilah: Elbit Systems’ versatile cruise missile

Israel's arms industry has big portfolio of highly capable weapon systems. One of them is Elbit Systems' Delilah cruise missile. Delilah's development started in the 1980-90s as a decoy meant for SEAD/DEAD operations and the developed. In the mid-90s Delilah became operational with IAF on its F-16s and F-4s. Mole Cricket 19: The greatest aerial…

March 14, 20230Comments

ByBill K.

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Rumors of potential deal as Elbit Systems meets with Hellenic Air Force

The Greek Armed Forces modernization initiative has continued with a series of meetings at the Hellenic Air Force General Staff. This time, the Israeli company Elbit presented the self-protection systems that it manufactures to the Hellenic Air Force. More specifically, within the context of its announcement, the Greek Ministry of Defense states: "At the…

March 14, 20230Comments

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RAMPAGE missile: The Battle-proven Israeli supersonic missile

The Rampage missile, formerly known as "MARS," is the airborne version of the EXTRA missile. It is a battle-proven supersonic missile that can equip most western and eastern fighter jets. What makes this missile unique? PHOTO: ELBIT Systems The missile uses GPS (jamming-resistant /ADA GPS-GNSS) guidance, an INS (combination of IMU and MEMS) and it doesn't…

December 10, 20220Comments

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Aermacchi M-346: The future training aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force

Today's article will be about one of our favorite training aircraft, the Italian Leonardo M-346, which will be used to train the next generation of Hellenic Air Force (HAF) pilots. The M-346 will replace the older T-2 Buckeye training aircraft, which are no longer capable of providing the proper training required by the new fighter…

December 9, 20220Comments

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Greece: New Meeting with Elbit Systems for the International Flight Training Center

Meetings with representatives of the Israeli company Elbit Systems were again held by officials of the General Staff of the Hellenic Air Force, with whom they discussed the "International Flight Training Center" in Kalamata. The Greek Ministry of Defense announced: "On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, a meeting was held at the Aviation Training Administration with…

June 21, 20220Comments

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GREECE AND ISRAEL BOOST COOPERATION: 20 year Defense Agreement was announced

The 20-year defense agreement between Greece and Israel worth 1.68 billion dollars was announced today, Tuesday, by the Israeli Ministry of Defense. This agreement is the largest defense agreement between the two countries so far. The agreement, which is expected to be signed by the defense ministers of the two allied countries, includes the establishment…

January 6, 20210Comments

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