Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced on Monday that it has been awarded contracts valued at approximately $275 million to supply an unnamed Asia-Pacific nation with advanced electronic warfare (EW) and missile defense suites for its helicopter platforms.
The agreement, which will be executed over a five-year period, centers on the delivery of a comprehensive self-protection suite designed to safeguard aircraft against modern ground-to-air threats.
The package includes Elbit’s flagship Mini-MUSIC™ DIRCM (Direct Infra-Red Counter-Measure) system, a laser-based technology that detects, tracks, and disrupts incoming heat-seeking missiles in seconds.
While Elbit did not disclose the specific customer, industry analysts note that the deal comes as several Asia-Pacific nations—most notably South Korea and Singapore—aggressively modernize their rotorcraft fleets.
South Korea is currently upgrading its UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook fleets, programs that require the exact type of high-end survivability tech Elbit provides.
The new EW suite integrates electronic sensing and signal processing to provide aircrews with early warnings and automated responses to a broad range of threats.