Monday, June 07, 2010

DTN News: IAI/ELTA Systems Awarded $33 Million (USD) In Contracts For Airborne Maritime Surveillance Radars (MSR)

DTN News: IAI/ELTA Systems Awarded $33 Million (USD) In Contracts For Airborne Maritime Surveillance Radars (MSR)
Source: DTN News / Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) June 7, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) TEL AVIV, Israel - June 8, 2010: Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) ELTA Systems Ltd. (IAI/ELTA), an IAI Group and Subsidiary, has been awarded several contracts worth $33 million from foreign customers for the development and production of the EL/M-2022A Maritime Surveillance Radar (MSR) for Maritime Patrol Aircraft. IAI/ELTA's MSRs are recognized worldwide for their contribution to operational missions, including maritime warfare operations, surveillance and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) patrol, anti-drug enforcement operations, coast guard and fishery supervision, and search and rescue operations.ELTA's airborne radar systems are a well-known, widely used product in operational service with customers worldwide. Recently, a number of news items have been published regarding maritime patrol aircraft employing ELTA's radars to monitor the volcanic ash cloud in Iceland and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ELTA Systems Ltd., a Group and wholly-owned subsidiary of IAI, is one of Israel's leading defense electronics companies and a leader in Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR), Early-Warning Command & Control, Home-Land Security, Self-Protection and Self-Defense, and Fire-Control applications on board both manned and unmanned aircraft. In the picture:
Maritime Surveillance Radar
Maritime Patrol Aircraft For further information, please contact:
Doron Suslik
Deputy Corporate VP for Communications
Tel: +972-3-935-8509
Fax: +972-3-935-8512

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