IAI Awarded $9 Million (USD) Contract for ELM-2105 Radar Based Border Protection Systems
Nov 1, 2010
IAI participates at the First Israel Homeland Security Convention in Tel- Aviv- Israel HLS
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a contract worth $9 million (USD) to provide a foreign customer with its ELM-2105 radar-based border protection system.
The radar, which is part of IAI/ELTA's newly developed tactical ground surveillance radar family, has two back-to-back beams, and rotates 360 degrees at an extremely fast speed. These features enhance surveillance and detection probabilities, on the battlefield and in border patrol. The ELM-2105 was chosen by the foreign customer following a rigorous testing period.
Nissim Hadas, IAI Corporate VP and President of ELTA Systems, a group and subsidiary of IAI, said: "IAI and ELTA offer a wide variety of operationally proven technologies and products, providing creative solutions to the challenges of homeland security and border protection. Our customers receive systems that have been developed and manufactured with the highest standards and are based on vast experience and knowledge in the field of ground tactical radars as well as in the field of integrated radar based systems for border and site protection."
IAI participates at the First Israel HLS International Conference opens in Tel Aviv (October 31st to November 3rd) led by the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute, the Ministry of Public Security, and other government offices. IAI's extensive experience in projects of national and international scale makes it a key player in the HLS and Safe City markets worldwide.
IAI develops and manufactures a variety of homeland security systems, including: coastal and ground border protection systems; site protection systems; international point protection, for airports, naval ports and ground passageways; and critical assets protection like gas and oil pipes and railway tracks.
About IAI/ELTA
Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. is a recognized leader in the aerospace and defense industry and Israel’s largest industrial exporter. 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 and Control, Home-Land Security (HLS), Self-Protection and Self-Defense, and Fire Control applications.
For further information, please contact:
Doron Suslik
Deputy Corporate VP for Communications
Tel: 972 (3) 935-8509
Fax: 972 (3) 935-8512
e-mail: hpaz@iai.co.il
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