HAIFA, Israel, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT) today announced that, effective April 7, 2009, Adi Dar will become General Manager of Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. ("Elop"). Dar will replace Haim Rousso, who will become Elbit Systems Ltd.'s Executive Vice President for Engineering and Technology Excellence.

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Dar has served as Elop's Vice President for Business Development since 2006. Previously, he served in a number of management positions in Elbit Systems, which he joined in 2002. Prior to that, he held management positions in Elron Telesoft Ltd. and was a career officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Dar holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the Technion and an MBA from Tel-Aviv University.

Haim Rousso has served in management positions at Elop for the past 36 years, and has served as General Manager since 2000. Under his leadership Elop has continued its growth as a world leading company in the area of electro-optics. Rousso holds bachelor and master of science degrees in electronic engineering from the Technion.

Joseph Ackeman, Elbit Systems President and CEO, commented: "Under Haim Rousso's leadership Elop has expanded upon its world leading position in the electro-optics and space markets, and we are very pleased that he will continue to contribute to the entire Elbit Systems' organization his vast experience in complex engineering and development projects. Adi Dar's appointment underscores his contribution to Elop's success in recent years. We wish both of them success in their new positions as well as in continuing to meet the significant challenges ahead."

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 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 Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.

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