UNITED STATES
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
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of September 2007

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Commission File Number: 000-28998

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 September 6, 2007.

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/ Yaniv Baram                                              
Name: Yaniv Baram
Title:   Corporate Secretary

Dated: September 6, 2007

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description

1.
Press release dated September 6, 2007

Exhibit 1

ELBIT SYSTEMS RECEIVES FINALIZATION OF U.S. FMF APPROVAL
OF APPROXIMATELY $300 MILLION FOR ISRAELI DIGITAL ARMY PROGRAM

Haifa, Israel, September 6, 2007 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) reported that on September 5, 2007 it received finalization of funding approval of U.S. Foreign Military Financing (FMF) in a total amount of approximately $300 million for the FMF portion of the Israeli Digital Army Program (DAP). This is further to its announcement dated December 13, 2004, regarding the award to Elbit Systems of the prime contract frame agreement by the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) for the DAP.

The U.S. FMF portion of the DAP is an integral part of the overall Program as awarded in 2004. The announcement in 2004 reported that the Program would include an additional material amount funded by U.S. FMF, and this FMF portion is reflected in the amount for which funding approval has now been obtained. Approximately $130 million of this amount has already been recorded in Elbit Systems’ backlog. The FMF portion of the DAP will be performed by EFW Inc., an Elbit Systems of America company, as well as other U.S. subcontractors. Elbit Systems orders for the currently funded portions of DAP will be performed over several years.

About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios.  The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.

Company Contact: IR Contact:
Joseph Gaspar, Corporate VP & CFO Ehud Helft / Kenny Green
Dalia Rosen, Director of Corporate Communications  
Elbit Systems Ltd G.K. Investor Relations
Tel: +972-4-8316663 Tel: 1-646-201-0246
Fax: +972-4-8316944 Fax: +972-3-607-4711
E-mail: gspr@elbit.co.il E-mail: info@gkir.com
              daliarosen@elbit.co.il

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