Elbit awareded USAF contract for missile warning systems

FORT WORTH, Texas - Elbit Systems of America has been awarded a U.S. Air Force firm-fixed-price contract with a ceiling of approximately $471 million over a 10-year period, to equip F-16 aircraft of the U.S. Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command, with pylon-based infrared missile warning systems. The contract includes an initial order valued at approximately $17 million. The work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas.

Elbit Systems of America, headquartered in Fort Worth Texas, is a provider of high-performance products, system solutions, and support services focusing on the defense, homeland security, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets.