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 July 2004
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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 June 30, 2004.
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: July 1, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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1. Press Release, dated June 30, 2004.
EXHIBIT 1
ELBIT SYSTEMS' HERMES 450 UNMANNED AIR VEHICLE TO SUPPORT U.S.
HOMELAND SECURITY ON ARIZONA'S SOUTHERN BORDER
Haifa, Israel, June 30, 2004- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced today
that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EFW Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas, is
providing the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) its Hermes 450 Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) along Arizona's southern border
as part of the Arizona Border Control Initiative (ABCI).
Under the CBP lease contract, EFW and Elbit Systems provide UAV's, ground
control stations, operational crews and support personnel for UAV flight support
of border patrol operations. This initial pilot program, which is focused on the
Arizona border with Mexico, may be extended into next year and may be expanded
by CBP to include the northern US border with Canada.
The ABCI initiative is intented to provide improved surveillance along the
Mexican border for various homeland security applications, including illegal
immigration and drug smuggling. The UAVs will supplement manned aircraft and
ground sensors with flight operation scheduled for the summer of 2004. The
Hermes 450 Unmanned Air Vehicles are equipped with electro-optic sensors and
communications payloads providing day and night imagery to Customs and Border
Protection agents. The UAVs permit greater coverage and quicker response in the
rugged, desolate areas of the southwest border and are the first operational use
of UAVs for border patrol in the USA.
EFW's President ,Tim Taylor, commented: "We are pleased to be supporting this
important effort by providing this valuable technology and operating expertise
to help the Department of Homeland Security detect and respond to border
incidents. Our corporation brings extensive experience in the use of UAVs and
associated security systems specifically designed for border protection and we
believe that the UAV's will become an integral and successful part of the
homeland security front."
Elbit Systems is the primary supplier of tactical UAVs to the Israel Ministry of
Defense. Elbit Systems' Unmanned Air Vehicles and its other Border Security
systems are used extensively worldwide. The Hermes UAV family comprises
new-generation unmanned aircraft designed for real time imaging and data
distribution, capable of carrying multiple payloads, featuring fully redundant
avionics and providing mission flexibility with exceptional reliability. During
the last twelve months, the Hermes 450 UAV system has been successfully
supporting the US Government Joint UAV test and evaluation operations at NAS
Fallon, Nevada.
About EFW
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, EFW Inc., a member of the Elbit Systems Group, is an
established defense electronics supplier specializing in sophisticated hardware
and software solutions for upgrade, integration and sustainment programs. EFW
provides systems for various weapon
platforms for U.S. and allied military forces. EFW is a Gold supplier to Boeing,
Silver Supplier to Lockheed Martin and ISO9001 certified.
For more about EFW Inc., please visit our website at www.efw.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 uprading of existing military
platforms and developing new technologies for defense and Homeland Security
applications.
For more about Elbit Systems, please visit our website at www.elbitsystems.com
Contacts:
Elbit Systems contact EFW contact IR Contacts
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Ilan Pacholder, VP Finance Rich Nelson, VP Legal Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
& Capital Markets
Elbit Systems Ltd EFW Inc. Gelbart Kahana
Tel: 972-4 831-6632 Tel:817-234-6726 Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-4 831-6659 Fax: 817-234-4499 Fax: 972-3-607-4711
Pacholder@elbit.co.il EFW_Inc@efw.com ehud@gk-biz.com,kenny@ gk-biz.com
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