SPAWAR Awards Elbit Systems of America an IDIQ Contract for DMR 100W Power Amplifiers

FORT WORTH, Texas, October 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. ( ESLT) announced award of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed-priced contract, to provide 100W power amplifiers (PA) for the Digital Modular Radio (DMR) program. The contract has a potential value of up to $11.4M over a five-year period.

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The DMR is a compact, multichannel standard software-defined radio that provides several radio communications waveforms and multilevel information security for voice and data communications. Digital modular radios operate aboard the Navy's surface and subsurface vessels, fixed sites and other DoD communication platforms using frequencies ranging from 2MHz to 2GHz

SPAWAR is awarding the 100W DMR PA contract on behalf of its organizational partner, the Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence Systems. Elbit Systems of America will perform the work on this program at its facilities in Tallahassee, Florida and the contract is expected to be completed in September of 2014.

"This order reflects our continued and growing relationship with the US Navy and we are grateful for the trust they continue to place in our Power Amplifier product family" said Elbit Systems of America President and CEO Raanan Horowitz. "Our product development team works hard to anticipate and accommodate the state of the art radio systems our partners are introducing. With our new developments in miniaturization and customized communications solutions, we stand ready to meet our warfighter's future communication needs."

About Elbit Systems of America, LLC

Elbit Systems of America is a leading provider of high performance products and system solutions focusing on the commercial aviation, defense, homeland security, and medical instrumentation markets. With facilities throughout the United States, Elbit Systems of America is dedicated to supporting those who contribute daily to the safety and security of the United States. Elbit Systems of America, LLC is wholly owned by Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT), a global electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs for innovative defense and commercial applications.

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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. For additional information, visit: http://www.elbitsystems.com.

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