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Fifteen companies competed in the tender, and it included a series of meticulous technological exams under laboratory and field conditions. The Swiss island system to be purchased by the Swiss provides broadband digital military communications for fast video, text and voice transmission, in a secure, reliable and stable way, using lightweight and rugged end devices and an intuitive user interface.
To date, the system has been acquired by the IDF, and the armies of Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain, in cumulative deals worth more than $ 1 billion, about a quarter of annual sales. In 2015, six UAVs worth more than $ 200 million.
In less than a month, Elbit has released contracts in Europe worth more than half a billion dollars, including a $ 96 million contract for helicopter-connected simulators to the country in Europe, $ 65 million for digital equipment for soldiers in the Netherlands, $ 27 million for upgrading avionics systems for training aircraft in Romania.
Bezalel (Muddy) Machlis, President and CEO of Elbit Systems, said that “Switzerland is a strategic target market for us and we will continue our efforts to support the Swiss Army and expand our cooperation with the Swiss industry. “Winning this contract underscores the growing recognition among European armies of our digital radio solution.”