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 November 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 November 5, 2006.
SIGNATURE
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 Placholder Name: Ilan Pacholder Title: Corporate Secretary |
Dated: November 6, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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1. |
Press Release dated November 5, 2006. |
| EXHIBIT 1 |
Elbit Systems’
Subsidiary Elop will Supply Portable Lightweight
Designator/Rangefinder to the German Armed
Forces
Haifa, Israel, November 5, 2006 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ESLT) announced that its subsidiary Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (“Elop”) was awarded a contract to supply Portable Lightweight Designator/ Rangefinders (PLDR) and the Coral thermal imager to the German Armed Forces. The order is valued at approximately $5 million.
Elop’s PLDR has a compact and lightweight design that can be carried by an individual soldier, yet is rugged enough to meet harsh environmental conditions. The designator system has a number of advanced features including a built-in tactical computer for target location calculations, an integrated spot camera and remote data transmission capability. A similar version of the PLDR has also recently been selected by the US Marine Corps.
Haim Rousso, Elop’s General Manager, said: “This contract testifies to our leading role in the growing market of advanced laser designator systems for defense and homeland security applications. Elop’s laser designators and systems for land, air and naval applications are providing advanced solutions for modern day battlefield needs. We are proud of the selection of our solution for a major NATO member such as Germany and trust that this selection will facilitate contracts with other potential customers in Europe and across the globe.”
About Elbit Systems
Electro-Optics Elop Ltd.
Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop
Ltd., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, develops, manufactures, assembles and tests
electro-optic systems and products for a wide range of applications. In addition to
observation and surveillance stabilized payloads, Elop’s main business areas include:
remote sensing – space systems, airborne reconnaissance, ground integrated sights and
robotic systems; laser systems; thermal imaging; displays and electro-optics
counter-measures.
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 Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its
subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command,
control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
(“C4ISR”), advanced electro-optic and space technologies, EW suites, airborne
warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and
equipment. The Group also 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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