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 April 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
[X] Form 20-F [ ] Form 40-F
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jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally
organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home
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report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has
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material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other
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[ ] Yes [X] No
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______________
Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is
the Registrant's press release, dated April 4, 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: April 8, 2004
Exhibit No. Description
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1. Press Release, dated April 4, 2004.
EXHIBIT 1
Elbit Systems joint venture with Rockwell Collins,
Vision Systems International, awarded $ 62.6 million contract from Boeing
Haifa, Israel, April 4, 2004- Elbit Systems Ltd. ( NASDAQ: ESLT) today announced
that Vision Systems International LLC (VSI), was awarded a contract from Boeing,
St. Louis, for the delivery of more than 400 additional Joint Helmet Mounted
Cueing Systems (JHMCS).
Under the contract, valued at $62.6 million, VSI will provide JHMCS systems,
including spares, technical support and support equipment for the LRIP 4 (Low
Rate Initial Production) acquisition. This procurement fills U.S. government
domestic requirements for the U.S. Air Force F-15, and F-16 and U.S. Navy F/A-18
aircraft as well as Foreign Military Sales (FMS) production commitments
including: Australia (F/A-18), Chile (F-16), Finland (F/A-18) and Poland (F-16).
Additionally, this award fulfills commercial commitments from Boeing for the
F-15K program for South Korea.
Deliveries under LRIP 4 are currently in process and will continue through 2005.
JHMCS provides the pilot with "First look, first shot" high off-boresight
weapons engagement capabilities. It enables the pilot to accurately cue onboard
weapons and sensors against enemy aircraft and ground targets while performing
high-G aircraft maneuvers. Critical information and symbology, such as targeting
cues and aircraft performance parameters, are graphically displayed directly on
the pilot's visor.
Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO of Elbit Systems commented: " The latest
contract from Boeing further reinforces VSI's leading role in advanced helmet
mounted cueing systems. The success of VSI is a testament of the continued
cooperation between Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems providing cutting-edge
helmet mounted systems technologies to U.S. and international front-line fighter
aircraft."
VSI was established in 1996 as a joint venture between EFW, Inc. a subsidiary of
Elbit Systems Ltd. and Rockwell Collins to develop, manufacture and support
fixed wing HMDs worldwide. With a heritage of more than 35 years of design and
development experience in display systems, VSI today is the leading supplier
of fixed wing HMDs. In addition to the JHMCS, VSI is in development of the
advanced HMD for Lockheed Martin's F-35 (JSF) and supplies DASH (Display and
Sight Helmet) Generation IV to Lockheed Martin.
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, ground and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers
and intelligence (C4I), 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.
For more about Elbit Systems, please visit our website at www.elbitsystems.com
Contacts
Company contact IR Contacts
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Ilan Pacholder, VP Finance Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
Elbit Systems Ltd Gelbart Kahana
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
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kenny@ gk-biz.com
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