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Safeguarding the Australian army

Posted on March 3, 2024

Despite waning support from the Australian government, it is still happy to purchase military protection systems from Israel.  Elbit has announced it was awarded a 5-year, $600 million contract, to supply mission-critical systems to Hanwha Defense Australia for use by … Continue reading →

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An innovation hub in the Negev

Posted on February 11, 2024

Synergy7 is an innovation hub in Be’er Sheva, aimed at boosting both the area and the entire Israeli tech sector. The Israel Innovation Authority is providing NIS 100 million of funding and it is backed by Ben Gurion University, Clalit … Continue reading →

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So does Maryland

Posted on July 16, 2023

The Maryland/Israel Development Center (MIDC) was founded roughly 30 years ago. Maryland is home to 42 Israeli companies with new headquarters opening for Elbit Systems (and its subsidiary Cyberbit), Evogene, and Medispec. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/bkbj8ntyh

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Women’s hackathon

Posted on July 9, 2023

Road safety, traffic flow and drone-detection solutions took the top prizes at Jerusalem College of Technology’s 6th annual women’s hackathon Hack.Her.It. 150 students, many mothers with babies on their laps, used the latest AI in a 46-hour challenge from Elbit, … Continue reading →

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Firefighting planes

Posted on May 22, 2023

Elbit Systems (see here previously) will provide aerial firefighting services until 2031 to Israel’s Ministry of National Security through a fleet of 14 aircraft. The squadron will be operated under the guidance of the Israeli Police in coordination with the … Continue reading →

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All at sea in Singapore

Posted on May 7, 2023

Israel inaugurated its national pavilion at Singapore’s IMDEX Asia Naval and Maritime Defense Exhibition. The event was attended by over 11,000 delegates from more than 60 countries and regions. Israeli companies included Controp, DSIT, Elbit, IAI, Israel Shipyards, Orbit and … Continue reading →

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Defense for NATO planes

Posted on January 29, 2023

Israel’s Elbit (see here previously) has signed a 5-year contract with NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to deliver anti-missile systems for NATO’s tanker transport plane fleet. Elbit’s laser-based J-Music protects against sophisticated heat-seeking ground-to-air missiles. https://www.jns.org/israels-elbit-to-arm-nato-planes-with-anti-missile-systems/

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Switzerland’s fleet of Israeli UAVs

Posted on October 3, 2022

The Swiss Air Force is to counter threats using its new fleet of Hermes Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by Israel’s Elbit Systems. The systems will be mainly used for intelligence gathering, including dealing with illegal infiltrations into the … Continue reading →

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NIS 300 million for medical startups

Posted on September 4, 2022

Israel’s Peregrine Ventures has established a consortium of leading companies that will jointly develop and invest over NIS 300 million in startups and graduates of Peregrine’s technology incubator. They include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elbit, and Tel Aviv & Ben Gurion Universities. … Continue reading →

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More intelligence for Europe

Posted on August 22, 2022

Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems has been awarded a $660 million contract to provide intelligence systems to a European country. The contract will be undertaken over four years, plus 10 more years’ maintenance. In June, Elbit Systems won contracts … Continue reading →

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