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
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the Month of January 2010
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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 January 20, 2010.
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.
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ELBIT SYSTEMS
LTD.
(Registrant)
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By:
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/s/ David Block
Temin
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Name:
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David Block
Temin
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Title:
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Executive Vice President –
Chief Legal Officer and Chief
Compliance Officer
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Dated: January
20, 2010
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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1.
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Press Release
dated January 20, 2010
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Exhibit
1
Elbit
Systems’ U.S. Subsidiary Awarded $15.6M Contract for Tactical Video Data Link
(TVDL) for U.S. Marine Corps AH-1W
Haifa,
January 20, 2010 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced
today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Elbit Systems of America, LLC, has
been awarded a contract from NAVAIR for Elbit Systems’ Tactical Video
Data Link (TVDL) for the USMC AH-1W Attack Helicopter. The contract effort
covers the development, production and installation of retrofit kits to
incorporate TVDL into the AH-1W platform. Elbit Systems of America will be
assisted in the effort by subcontractors Tadiran Spectralink and Service Support
Associates Inc. (SSAI). Elbit Systems of America was chosen based
upon the previously successful flight demonstration of TVDL in June 2008 at
Patuxent River NAS, Maryland. The program is valued at approximately
$15.6 million through 2010 including installation into fleet
helicopters.
Elbit Systems of
America President and CEO, Raanan Horowitz commented on the award: “Elbit
Systems of America is pleased to provide this tactical video capability to the
USMC AH-1W team. The TVDL will enable critically needed interoperability with
other aircraft, ground forces and UAS. It will greatly enhance
situational awareness and dissemination of valuable sensor information to the
war-fighter”.
The TVDL will
provide US Marine Corps helicopter pilots with live UAS video and targeting
information combined with the ability to retransmit this video and/or on board
sensor video to other aircraft or and ground forces. The TVDL system weight is
less than 8.5 lbs. The systems are planned to be operational in USMC fleet
helicopters by the end of FY2010.
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 Company, which includes Elbit
Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval
systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance
and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS”), advanced
electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning
systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and
radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military
platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and
commercial aviation applications.
For additional
information, please visit us at: www.elbitsystems.com.
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Contacts:
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Company
Contact:
Joseph
Gaspar, Executive VP & CFO
Dalia Rosen,
Head of Corporate Communications
Elbit Systems
Ltd
Tel: +972-4-8316663
Fax:
+972-4-8316944
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IR
Contact:
Ehud Helft /
Kenny Green
G.K. Investor
Relations
Tel:
1-646-201-9246
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E-mail:
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j.gaspar@elbitsystems.com
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E-mail:
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info@gkir.com
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dalia.rosen@elbitsystems.com
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This press release
contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries
(collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to
historical or current fact. Forward Looking Statements are based on
management’s expectations, estimates, projections and
assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as
amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to
predict. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may
differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a variety of
factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts;
governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting
priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries
in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States
among others; differences in anticipated and actual program performance,
including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; and the
outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings. The factors listed
above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit
Systems Ltd.’s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its
forward-looking statements.