- Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. nasdaq|ESLT is one of
Israel 's largest defense electronics manufacturers and integrators. Established in1967 , and based inHaifa ,Israel , Elbit has over eight thousand employees.Elbit's major subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Elbit Systems Electro-Optics IndustriesElop (Elop), Elbit Systems of America (ESA), Cyclone Aviation Products (Cyclone), Silver Arrow,Ortek, and Elisra.
ESA, the US office for Elbit, operates the following subsidiaries: IEI in
Talladega, Alabama , Kollsman inMerrimack, New Hampshire , VSI inSan Jose, California (a joint venture withRockwell Collins ), Talla-Com inTallahassee, Florida and EFW inFort Worth, Texas (the latter also serves as ESA's home office).In 2005 Elbit set up a joint venture company in the
UK with Thales, UAV Tactical Systems Ltd (U-TacS), developing theBritish Army Watchkeeper WK450 . Elbit's EFW subsidiary also operates a joint venture withRockwell Collins , Vision Systems International (VSI).Elbit is traded on the
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange as well as onNASDAQ .Produces the
Enhanced Tactical Computer for theUS Military .U.S. border wall
Kollsman, Inc. a New Hampshire-based subsidiary of Elbit has been contracted by the
Department of Homeland Security as part of a consortium to developSBInet , a high-tech security system for the U.S.-Mexico border. [cite news| url=http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1450&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Technology| title=Israeli technology to keep US borders safe| first=Laura| last= Goldman| date=2006-10-15| accessdate=2007-04-11| publisher=Israel21c]References
External links
* [http://www.elbitsystems.com/ Official web site]
* [http://www.army-technology.com/projects/watchkeeper/ Watchkeeper Tactical UAV system]
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