Elta Systems Ltd.
| Last Modified: | Nov. 11, 2011 |
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| Other Name: | N/A |
| Location: | Ashod, Israel |
| Subordinate To: | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. |
| Size: | Approximately 4,000 employees [1] |
| Facility Status: | Operational |
A subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, Elta Systems Ltd. focuses on the manufacture of electromagnetic sensors, such as radar. [2] Elta Systems produces the EL/M-2080 "Green Pine" Radar System employed by the Arrow weapon system, [3] which is a "combined solid-state phased-array L-band early warning and fire-control radar" that can "provide search, detection, alert, track, and guidance operations simultaneously." [4]
Sources:
[1] "Dun's 100 Israel's Largest Enterprises," Dun and Bradstreet Israel Ltd., 29 September 2010, duns100.dundb.co.il/indexeng.asp.
[2] "Profile," Elta Systems Ltd., 25 March 2010, www.misile-iai.com.
[3] "EL/M-2080 'Green Pine' Radar System," Israel Aerospace Industries, 25 March 2010, www.iai.co.il.
[4] "Arrow Weapon System (AWS)," Jane's Land-Based Air Defence, 11 November 2009.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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