UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of September 2006
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Commission File Number: 000-28998
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is the Registrant’s press release dated September 10, 2006.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. | |||
| (Registrant) | |||
| By: /s/ Ilan Pacholder | |||
| Name: Ilan Pacholder | |||
| Title: Corporate Secretary | |||
| Dated: September 11, 2006 | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 1. | Press Release dated September 10, 2006. | ||
ELBIT SYSTEMS' SUBSIDIARY, THE ELISRA GROUP, AWARDED AN APPROXIMATELY US$8 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPLY PERSONNEL SURVIVAL RADIOS TO THE GERMAN AIR FORCE
Haifa, Israel, September 10, 2006 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ESLT) announced that Tadiran Spectralink Ltd. (Spectralink), a member of the Elisra Group, won a contract for supply of the advanced PRS-434G/SV Personal Survival Radio (PSR) to the German Air Force. The current order, for approximately US$8 million, is anticipated to result in follow-on orders for additional quantities of the PSR, intended for other branches of the German military, plus a comprehensive Integrated Logistics Support package. Other European countries expected to follow suit.
The PRC-434G/SV was developed by Spectralink to meet the needs and requirements of the German Armed Forces and according to specifications established by the German Air Force. With its exclusive features, plus reduced weight and volume, this is the smartest and smallest PSR currently available in its class.
Spectralink’s President and CEO, Mr. Itzhak Beni, said that this order further strengthens Spectralink’s already firm position as a prime supplier of PR/SAR systems to modern armed forces throughout the world. He stated that the company is in a position to offer customers in Europe and elsewhere advanced combat and non-combat PR/SAR systems, enabling users to choose from among a large variety of models and configurations. One of the advantages of Spectralink’s advanced PR/SAR technology, said Beni, is that “with our SDR (Software Defined Radio) technology we facilitate tailoring solutions to each customer’s specific requirements.”
About the Elisra Group
The Elisra Group comprises Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd., Tadiran Electronic Systems Ltd. and
Tadiran Spectralink Ltd. The Group designs, develops, manufactures, integrates and supports advanced system solutions
for air, sea and land deployed in numerous countries worldwide. Major products include New
Generation Integrated Self-Protection Suites including: Multi-Spectral EW Payloads with
Radar Warning Receivers; Laser Warning System;, Passive IR Missile Warning System; and
Chaff and Flare Dispensing System for Fighters, Helicopters, Transport Aircraft and MPA.
The Group also supplies SIGINT Systems with C4ISTAR, COMINT DF/ ELINT/ECM; Full C4I
Solutions for all Battlefield Command Chains; Battlefield Management and Control Systems
including Artillery C4I Systems; Theater Missile Defense including Test Bed; Advanced
Search and Rescue Systems; and Data Links for UAV’s and Guided Munitions.
The Elisra Group is a 70% subsidiary of Elbit Systems.
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world, in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), advanced electro-optic and space technologies. The company focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland security applications.
Contacts
| Company contact Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and VP Finance & Capital Markets Elbit Systems Ltd. Tel: 972-4 831-6632 Fax: 972-4 831- 6659 pacholder@elbit.co.il |
IR Contacts Ehud Helft/Kenny Green GK International Tel: 1-866-704-6710 Fax: 972-3-607-4711 ehud@gk-biz.com kenny@gk-biz.com |
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