Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was awarded $35 million contracts to supply the ELM-2022A advanced multi-mode airborne maritime surveillance radar to two foreign customers.

The radar, a product of Elta Systems Ltd., IAI’s group and subsidiary, supports a wide range of military missions such as anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare as well as paramilitary missions including: Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) protection, littoral warfare, fisheries areas protection, search and rescue.

Two foreign customers selected the ELM-2022A multi-mode airborne maritime surveillance radar for their Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), based on the radar excellent performance and proven track record. Over a hundred ELM-2022A radars are operational on different platforms around the world.

An Elta executive said: “ELTA Systems is known as a world leader in advanced maritime patrol radar systems. We are very pleased that two additional customers have selected our maritime surveillance radar for their programs, benefiting from the radar unique capabilities and high performance”.

ELTA Systems Ltd., a Group and wholly-owned subsidiary of IAI, is one of Israel’s leading defense electronics companies and a leader in Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR), Early-Warning Command & Control, Home-Land Security, Self-Protection and Self-Defense, and Fire-Control applications on board both manned and unmanned aircraft.

Source and photo: IAI