SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of December 2005
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ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is
the Registrant's press release dated December 12, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Ilan Pacholder
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Name: Ilan Pacholder
Title: Corporate Secretary
Dated: December 12, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
1. Press release dated December 12, 2005.
EXHIBIT 1
[LOGO OF ELBIT SYSTEMS]
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA'S SUBSIDIARY, KOLLSMAN,
AWARDED $33.6 MILLION INITIAL ORDERS
FOR LONG RANGE THERMAL IMAGERS FOR THE USMC
POTENTIAL FOR UP TO $250 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL
ORDERS UNDER IDIQ CONTRACT
Haifa, 12 December, 2005 - Elbit Systems Ltd, (NASDAQ:ESLT) reported that its
U.S. subsidiary Kollsman, Inc., was awarded initial orders in the amount of
$33.6 million to provide high-performance Thermal Binocular System Long Range
Thermal Imagers (LRTI) for the U.S. Marine Corps. The LRTI is a portable
binocular, hand-held, battery-operated thermal imager for long-range observation
and reconnaissance. Initial deliveries will be made in 2006 and 2007. The
majority of the work under the contract will be performed by Kollsman in
Merrimack, New Hampshire, with support being provided by Elbit Systems
Electro-Optics Elop Ltd., a wholly owned Israeli subsidiary of Elbit Systems
Ltd.
The initial orders were placed under an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity
(IDIQ) contract awarded by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, Infantry
Weapons Branch in Quantico, Virginia. Under the IDIQ contract the U.S.
Government may purchase up to 5,000 LRTI's as well as spare parts, contractor
maintenance and training items over a five-year period. Therefore, there is the
potential for up to $250 million in additional orders to Kollsman under the IDIQ
contract.
According to Elbit Systems of America's President and CEO Tim Taylor: "The LRTI
will provide ground troops with an effective means of operation that is a
crucial part of field operations. We are very proud that Kollsman has been
selected for this important program in support of the Marine Corps."
ABOUT KOLLSMAN, INC.
Kollsman, Inc., an Elbit Systems of America company, headquartered in Merrimack,
New Hampshire, is a multi-disciplined research, development, manufacturing and
support organization which provides advanced electro-optical and avionics
systems to U.S. and foreign commercial and military markets.
ABOUT ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA:
Elbit Systems of America (ESA) is a leading provider of electronics and
electronics-based solutions to government and commercial aviation customers in
the defense, homeland security, and aerospace markets. Headquartered in Fort
Worth, TX, Elbit Systems of America employs approximately 1,200 professionals
throughout the United States. ESA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems
Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT). Additional information about Elbit Systems of America and
its operating businesses is available at www.elbitsystemsofamerica.com.
ABOUT ELBIT SYSTEMS
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a
wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world, in the areas of
aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic
and space technologies. The company focuses on the upgrading of existing
military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland
security applications.
CONTACTS
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COMPANY CONTACT IR CONTACTS
Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and VP Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
Finance & Capital Markets
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. GK INTERNATIONAL
Tel: 972-4 831-6632 Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-4 831- 6659 Fax: 972-3-607-4711
pacholder@elbit.co.il ehud@gk-biz.com
kenny@gk-biz.com
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