Israel-based Elbit Systems has agreed to acquire the night vision business of Harris, which now operates as L3Harris Technologies, for $350M and CEO Bezhalel Machlis said he expects to close the transaction in the early fourth quarter of 2019, Reuters reported Thursday.

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Elbit Systems and KBR‘s joint venture Affinity Flying Services has been selected to assist Ascent Flight Training Ltd. in logistics tasks for U.K. military flight training systems. Bezhalel Machlis, president and CEO of Elbit Systems, said Tuesday the award attests to the company’s role as provider of systems and training infrastructure, as well as maintenance and logistics […] More

Elbit Systems will provide a full-scale airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance platform to an Asia-Pacific customer under a three-year, $50 million contract. The company said Dec. 22 the airborne platform will build on the customer’s existing electro-optical cameras and sensors by Elbit with synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator technology by ELTA Systems. Elbit Systems […] More

Elbit Systems has been awarded a three-year, $290 million contract to install night vision technology into combat tanks for an Asian-Pacific customer. The company will also provide equipment such as gunner sights and fire control systems to the international client for tank modernization, Elbit said Thursday. “Asia-Pacific is one of Elbit Systems’ key markets and […] More

Elbit Systems has announced plans to reorganize its Cyberbit subsidiary as part of a push to help address a growing demand for cybersecurity products and services in both the defense and commercial sectors. Cyberbit’s defense cyber intelligence and cybersecurity business will operate under Elbit Systems’ land and C4I division effective Jan. 1 and the subsidiary will focus […] More

A subsidiary of Elbit Systems will support the Smart Vest joint soldier modernization program of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg under a five-year, $150 million prime contract with the Dutch defense ministry. The company said Thursday Elbit Systems Land and C4I will supply digital soldier systems that work to bolster safety, survivability, effectiveness and other capabilities in the […] More

The U.S. Navy has qualified an Elbit Systems of America subsidiary to compete for sonobuoy delivery orders under a multiple-award contract. Sparton said Thursday it received vendor designation that allows the maritime electronic systems supplier to pursue work through the branch’s sonobuoy procurement vehicle. Naval Air Systems Command first announced the contract in July and […] More