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  • Elbit Systems to Supply European Country with Tactical Radio and Communication Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems to Supply European Country with Tactical Radio and Communication Systems

     A European country has awarded Elbit Systems with multiple contracts with a collective amount of $40 million to supply advanced tactical communication systems over a one-year period. The company will provide the country with a variety of communication systems, including the long-range/medium-range CNR9000HDR tactical IP radio, THF 8000 in vehicular and man pack configurations for over- the-horizon long-range communication and the […] More

  • Elbit Systems Picks Leonardo-Finmeccanica Radar for US Naval Test Pilot School - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Picks Leonardo-Finmeccanica Radar for US Naval Test Pilot School

    Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has selected Leonardo-Finmeccanica to provide a radar system to support training at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, Maryland. The school will use the Vixen 500E active electronically scanned array radar for student training operations aboard a C-26 aircraft, Leonardo-Finmeccanica said Friday. The radar is set for delivery in mid-2016 and will […] More

  • Elbit Systems to Deliver Software-Based Tactical Radios to European Customer - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems to Deliver Software-Based Tactical Radios to European Customer

    Elbit Systems has secured a three-year, $20 million contract to supply an undisclosed number of mobile radio systems for a Western European client’s tactical communications. The company said Tuesday its software-based E-LynX radio system works to help military users transmit  voice, data and video. “The modern battlefield requires sophisticated networking capabilities for the maneuvering forces as an infrastructure for […] More

  • Report: Poland Eyes General Atomics, Elbit Systems Drones for Armed Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Poland Eyes General Atomics, Elbit Systems Drones for Armed Forces

    General Atomics and Elbit Systems are under consideration to provide long-endurance drones for Poland’s armed forces, Defense News reported Friday. Jaroslaw Adamowski writes Poland’s military announced the country’s plan to buy long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles either from the U.S. or Israel in 2015. Poland is deciding between the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, as well as Elbit’s Hermes […] More

  • Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Subsidiary CYBERBIT to Provide Intell & Cyber Systems for APAC Country

    Elbit Systems subsidiary CYBERBIT has landed contracts valued at approximately $22 million to provide intelligence and cyber research systems for an Asia-Pacific country . Elbit said Monday the required systems include the CYBERBIT’s WiT system which works to provide end-to-end intelligence process support, from data collection to intelligence dissemination for the intended receiver. The systems will be delivered through […] More

  • Elbit Systems of America Unveils Cloud-based Public Safety Applications Suite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems of America Unveils Cloud-based Public Safety Applications Suite

    Elbit Systems of America has launched WideBridge Cloud applications suite, a system of cloud-based public safety broadband communications services. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Friday the suite is designed to give first responders access to broadband communication tools that allow real-time voice, video and data services through P25 Land Mobile Radio and LTE devices. The company added WideBridge […] More

  • Research and Markets Sees M2M Homeland Security Market Growth at 57% Through 2019 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Sees M2M Homeland Security Market Growth at 57% Through 2019

    Research and Markets has predicted the global machine-to-machine market in homeland security to grow 57 percent from 2015 to 2019, buoyed by the remote monitoring and controlling feature of M2M connected devices. The report attributes the market growth to increased government focus on efforts to address terrorist attacks, cyber-attack and natural disasters, Research and Markets […] More

  • Research and Markets: Command-and-Control Systems Market to Hit $16B by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Command-and-Control Systems Market to Hit $16B by 2020

    A new report by Research and Markets predicts the global market for command-and-control systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 3.68 percent over the next four years. Research and Markets said Monday the worldwide C2 market has nearly 14 percent share of the total market for C4ISR platforms and is projected to hit $16.5 billion by 2020 from […] More

  • TechNavio Names Top 5 Military Manpack and Vehicular Radio Vendors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TechNavio Names Top 5 Military Manpack and Vehicular Radio Vendors

     TechNavio released a new report in February on global military manpack and vehicular radio systems that includes the research firm’s list of the top five vendors in the field and other prominent companies. The Global Military Manpack and Vehicular Radios Market 2016-2020 report named Barrett Communications, Finmeccanica, Harris, Radmor and Thales as the five key vendors in the market while Codan, Elbit Systems, […] More

  • Elbit Systems Rolls Out Unmanned Surface Vehicle Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Elbit Systems Rolls Out Unmanned Surface Vehicle Platform

    Elbit Systems has introduced an unmanned surface vehicle platform the company designed for anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasure missions. The 12-meter Seagull USV works to operate maritime vehicles to detect and neutralize underwater mines, the company said Monday. Seagull has a mission control system, replaceable mission modules, Autonomous Navigation System and command, control, communications, computers and […] More

  • Beechcraft to Produce Military Training Aircraft for UK Defense Ministry; Russ Bartlett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Beechcraft to Produce Military Training Aircraft for UK Defense Ministry; Russ Bartlett Comments

    Beechcraft Defense Company has been selected to manufacture military training aircraft for the U.K. defense ministry under a contract with Affinity Flying Training Services. The Textron subsidiary will produce 10 Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft to replace the Shorts Tucano T1 aircraft under the U.K. MoD’s military flying training system program, Textron said Wednesday. The aircraft […] More