Israel Aircraft Industries' Elta Systems Launches New Generation Radar Warning Receiver with Threat Location Indication
Jun 29, 2006
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)'s Elta Systems Group and Subsidiary has launched a new generation, high accuracy Airborne Radar Warning Receiver System that locates radars operating in the theater of interest. The new system is designated EL/L-8265RWL.
Elta is competing to supply the EL/L-8265RWL system to fighter aircraft of an undisclosed country.
The program is valued at tens of millions of dollars in its various phases.
Elta's EL/L-8265RWL is an integral compact radar warning and high accuracy location system which is characterized by its light weight and small volume that makes it especially suitable for various types of both manned and unmanned airborne platforms. The system combines radar warning receiver capabilities with Electronic Support Measures (ESM) capabilities. It is designed to operate in dense and complex radar environments and to intercept, measure, identify and locate all radar types.
Elta's compact radar warning system provides the pilot with precise threat location capabilities that give the pilot an exact picture of the threat scenario, a unique capability of Elta Systems.
Main features of the EL/L-8265RWL are:
• Frequency band coverage: 2-18 GHz
• Spatial coverage: 360 degrees
• Simple antenna configuration
• No calibration required
• Use of digital receiver
• Automatic threat detection, identification, high accuracy location and display
Israel Aircraft Industries is a recognized leader in the aerospace and defense industry and Israel’s largest industrial exporter. Elta Systems, a Group and a 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 and Control, Home-Land Security (HLS), Self-Protection and Self-Defense and Fire Control applications.
Elta's annual sales reach approximately $700 million with 3000 employees.
For further information, please contact:
Doron Suslik
Deputy Corporate Vice President for Communications
Tel: 972 (3) 935-8509
Fax: 972 (3) 935-8512
Email: hpaz@iai.co.il
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