Elbit Systems Range of Cutting Edge Solutions for Future Battlefield

Elbit Systems is a world leading provider of innovative, cutting-edge, battle-proven solutions for all sectors of the defence market. At Booth 11.24A it is showcasing core technologies in various fields of its activities: unmanned aircraft solutions (UAS), helicopters solutions, intelligence, military communications systems and radios, future soldier solutions and solutions for armoured fighting vehicles.

As a leading provider of high performance turnkey of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions including advanced air vehicles, ground control stations and intelligence management centres, Elbit Systems focus is on Hermes 900, the next-generation medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAS featuring multi-mission, multi-payload capabilities with class leading payload carrying capacity.

In the maritime configuration, the Hermes 900’s payloads’ suite includes maritime surveillance radar, AIS, electro-optical multi-sensor payload and electronic surveillance systems, up to 350 kg. It has the endurance to cover vast ocean areas, and has redundant LOS and satellite communications links and radio relay, enabling the operator to ‘talk through’ to vessels at sea. The aerodynamic efficiency of the Hermes 900 enables frequent changes in flight profiles, enabling visual identification of vessels at sea in addition to the ISAR capability provided by the radar. Satellite communication enables it to fly to mission areas at extended ranges as far as 1,000 nautical miles from shore.

Recognising the extraordinary challenge of monitoring the Indian exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and vast shoreline, Elbit Systems has teamed with Windward Ltd. - in order to offer a unique solution to the India. MarInt, Windward’s proprietary satellite-based maritime analytics system is capable of covering any area of interest, delivering insightful maritime domain awareness with diverse applications such as EEZ monitoring, illegal fishery monitoring, regional traffic analysis and port traffic management.

For the first time in Defexpo, the company is presenting in real-size the Hermes 450 which is the backbone of the Israel Defense Forces’ UAS fleet. It is a high performance, deployable, mature, reliable, high capacity, long endurance, multi-payload multi-role tactical UAS. It is also presenting the Hermes 90- an expeditionary high performance, low cost, tactical UAS, affordable and runway independent, ideal for manoeuvring forces, combining the performance of a tactical UAS with the robustness and mobility of mini-UAS to provide forces with high end sensor capabilities.

Designed to meet the full range of UAS tactical and strategic mission requirements, SIGINT Payloads for UAS include: EMERALD (AES-210), SkyFix and SKYJAM

In the field of Military Communications Systems and Radios, Elbit Systems’ C4I software solutions for the infantry, together with decades of communications experience accumulated by Tadiran Communications, offers extensive, battle-proven expertise for the most intense combat scenarios.

The Dominator-Light Dismounted (LD) is a soldier centric solution, based on the vast experience accumulated by the Dominator IICS solution, geared specifically for the tactical dismounted infantry soldier and Special Forces. Enabling full situational awareness via network-integrated information systems, this unique solution provides superior mobility due to its reduced size, weight and power (SWaP). The extremely lightweight Dominator-LD is the ultimate command and control solution for the individual soldier level.

Dominator-LD is comprised of Elbit Systems’ RAPTOR rugged, all-in-one wearable computing unit, the TORC2H -D command and control application and the highly advanced Tadiran PNR-1000A, a compact, lightweight, personal network radio. An add-on capability for a comprehensive on-the-move situational awareness picture is the JS Eyepiece hand-held display unit. The new solution includes a load cartridge system for the fighting soldier, designed based on years of experience and lessons learned in fielding digital soldier systems in operational environments.

As a part of the Dominator-Light Dismounted solution, will be presented advanced electro-optic systems, as the CORAL-CR; hand-held 3-5 μm FPA thermal imaging camera with continuous optical zoom and the addition of an integral digital compass, GPS receiver and a laser rangefinder.

Elbit Systems Land and C4I is a pioneer in combat vehicle integrated systems and a supplier of over 7,000 systems and subsystems for new main battle tanks (MBTs), light armoured vehicles and upgrade programmes worldwide.

One of the solutions for armoured fighting vehicles that is on display is EoShield - a vehicle IR countermeasures system that provides “soft protection” against anti-tank ground missiles. The system provides a 360-degree protection shield for a wide variety of ground platforms.

Elbit System-Kinetics will showcase the auxiliary power unit (APU) for MBTs and AFVs, which improves the crew’s performance and safety by reducing fatigue and minimizing exposure to noise, heat an vibrations, as well as air-conditioning (A/C) Systems - light weight, compact A/C, offers digital control and communication connectivity to external control systems, with modularly designed to eliminate the need for designated configurations.

In the field of Electronic and Information Warfare as well as intelligence and C3 systems, a world leader for over four decades, Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT Elisra is presenting for the first time in Defexpo the miniature reactive jammer (MRJ), a new EW system that jams, remote controlled improvised explosive devices (RCIEDs) activated against armoured and VIP vehicles. The system, operates in high frequency ranges, is suitable for protection of any vehicular platform.

With its comprehensive airborne systems capabilities, the company can provide a single sensor or an entire cockpit avionic suite. As far as Helicopter solutions, Elbit Systems offers its unique MUSIC (multi-spectral IR countermeasures) family – DIRCM (directed IR countermeasures) solutions for protecting aircraft against heat seeking ground to air missiles. MUSIC‘s family of solutions provides aircraft with optimum protection against MANPADs. The heart of MUSIC is an innovative laser technology, which causes the system to emit a narrow laser beam towards an approaching missile, jamming its guidance system.

Unified self-protection suite for fighter aircraft includes the most advanced multi-spectral DAS and ESM capabilities in a single LRU, delivering the highest DF accuracy, identification, and location of received signals, with very high probability of intercept (POI) and enabling swift response.

Brightnite is a lightweight compact, cost-effective sensor, enables a new level of operational flight. It maximizes the ability to fly undetected, in all night and low-visibility conditions. Brightnite transmits high-resolution video to the helmet-mounted display (HMD), allowing the pilot to fly in a head-up, eyes-on position