ELBIT SYSTEMS AMERICA TO PROVIDE IN-FILL RADAR AND TOWER SYSTEM TO US CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
HAIFA, Israel - Elbit Systems' subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America, was awarded a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) contract to provide a tower and in-fill radar system that supplies a complete capability to detect flying objects in highly cluttered environments. The contract, in an amount that is not material to Elbit Systems, will be performed in Texas.
Elbit Systems of America has partnered with C Speed, LLC to incorporate its LightWave Radar technology used for detecting small and low-flying airborne threats in a high clutter environment. C Speed's LightWave radar has also been deployed worldwide and enables to detect flying targets also in areas where wind turbines are operating, producing electricity which is a disturbance to standard radars.