IAI Awarded $60 Million Contract for Compact Transportable Artillery Weapon Location Radar
Jan 27, 2010
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) ELTA Systems Ltd., a group and wholly owned subsidiary of IAI, has been awarded a contract worth $60 million by an Asian country to develop and manufacture a compact weapon location radar. The ELTA-made C-Band radar employs active electronically steering array technology and performs artillery weapon location and air defense missions.
Nissim Hadas, Corporate VP of IAI and President of ELTA, explains: "The customer needed compact weapon location radar that could be installed on a high mobility vehicle capable of handling rough terrain. In addition, the radar had to be able to detect a wide range of flying objects - including artillery shells and rockets - as well as adversary weapon launching points, and to quickly calculate anticipated impact points. After a number of evaluations and tests, the customer chose the ELTA-made C-band radar, which best met their technical and operational expectations."
ELTA designs and produces a family of multi-mission radars (MMRs), of which the compact transportable artillery weapon location radar is one. The MMRs are scalable, meaning they can be tailored to fit customer requirements, and are applicable to both air defense and artillery weapon location requirements.
About Israel Aerospace Industries
Israel Aerospace Industries is Israel's leading technological-industrial company, with approximately 17,400 employees.
IAI has gained worldwide recognition as a leading developer of aviation and aerospace technology in both military and civilian markets.
IAI provides the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and its foreign customers with unique, high-quality technological solutions that meet a wide range of needs on the ground, in the sea, in the air, in space and in the field of homeland security. IAI is a world leader in a wide range of advanced technologies, including the development, production, renovation, upgrading, repair and maintenance of aircraft, missiles, launchers, communications satellites, observation satellites and ground services, electronic systems, avionics systems, advanced radar, precision-guided munitions, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
For further information, please contact:
Doron Suslik
Deputy Corporate VP for Communications
Tel: 03-935-8509
Fax: 03-935-8512
Email: hpaz@iai.co.il
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