(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080408/300488 )
The program is valued at
The HDTS system provides significant increases in situational awareness
and safety by allowing pilots to fly "head out of the cockpit" during day and
night operations and combines it with Other Pilot Line of Sight (OPLOS)
information. This information further increases crew situational awareness
and effectiveness, while reducing workload. The system is based on the proven
Elbit Systems ANVIS/HUD(R) which has been in use by U.S. Army, U.S. Navy,
U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force rotary wing pilots since the mid- 1990's. The
system is installed on most of the U.S. utility and cargo helicopter fleet
platforms, including the UH-60L, CH-53E, CH-47D, CH-46E, UH-1N, V-22 and
others, and has seen extensive operational use in
Commenting on the contract milestone,
In combination with OPLOS and weapons aiming and targeting information, the HDTS will provide US Marine Corps helicopter pilots with flight data symbology 24 hours a day, utilizing new, light-weight flat panel displays superimposed over helmet mounted night vision goggles for the night, and the Day HUD for day display of relevant flight symbology.
About Elbit Systems of America, LLC
Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance
products and system solutions focusing on the commercial aviation, defense,
homeland security, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities
throughout
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS"), advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.
For additional information, please visit us
at:http://www.elbitsystems.com.
Trademarks
Elbit Systems of America and other trademarks, service marks and logos
are registered or unregistered marks of Elbit Systems of America companies in
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) regarding Elbit
Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the
extent such statements do not relate to historical or current fact. Forward
Looking Statements are based on management's expectations, estimates,
projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict.
Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ
materially from these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors,
including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts;
governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting
priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the
countries in which the Company operates or sells, including
Contact:
SOURCE Elbit Systems of America