ELTA Systems Group Awarded Various Contracts for Air Defense Radar Systems in 2008

Israel Aerospace Industries’ ELTA Systems Group (IAI/ELTA) was awarded $300 million in contracts for Air Defense Radar systems in 2008 from various customers worldwide.

IAI/ELTA Systems Ltd. develops and manufactures long, medium and short range Air Defense Radar Systems. The long range and medium range radar systems are advanced Active Electronic Steering Array (AESA phased array) radars capable of detecting low radar cross section (RCS) targets from long ranges, even in the presence of heavy ground clutter and electromagnetic interference.

Their high accuracies allow them to provide target data to Surface-to-Air (S/A) weapon systems.

Air Defense Radar Systems feature high mobility, fast and easy deployment, high availability and reliability.

ELTA Systems Ltd., a Group and Subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., is a leading defense electronics company recognized worldwide for its state-of-the-art-systems.

ELTA’s products are designed for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR), Early Warning and Control, Home-Land Security (HLS), Self-Protection and Self-Defense and Fire Control applications

Source: IAI’s ELTA Systems Group Awarded $300 Million