Benzinga | Oct 1, 2020 05:37AM EDT

Elbit Systems Awarded $33M Contract to Supply Radio Systems for an Army in Asia-Pacific

Elbit SystemsLtd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) (TASE: ESLT)("Elbit Systems" or the "Company")announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $33 million to supply tactical radio systems to a customer in Asia-Pacific. The contract will be performed over a 12-month period.

Under the contract, the Company will equipthe customer's Artillery and Infantry Forces withtactical radio systems including vehicular, man-packed and handheld configurations. The radio systems featureadvanced networking capabilities enabling reliable and secure voice and data communication services over extended ranges. This contract award follows a recent decision by the customer to equip its Army with additional networked combat solutions from Elbit Systems, including E-LynX Software Defined Radios (SDR) and TORCH-X Command and Control systems.

Elbit Systems' radio solutions have been selected by numerous Armed Forces around the world, including those of Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and Israel.