Elbit Systems has won a contract, valued at
approximately $93 million,
to upgrade the F-5 aircraft fleet of an undisclosed country in Asia
Pacific.
Under the upgrade contract,
Elbit Systems will supply the F-5 with Head-Up Displays (HUDs),
an advanced cockpit, radars, weapon delivery and navigation
systems, as well as DASH IV Head Mounted Systems.
The contract will be performed over a
three-year period.
Yoram Shmuely, Elbit Systems
Aerospace Division's General Manager, said, “We are proud to
have been selected to perform this upgrade program, building on
our vast know-how and experience in F-5 modernization projects. We
have witnessed a growing demand for similar upgrades, and we trust
that further customers will follow, benefiting from a mature
aircraft upgraded with the most advanced technology in the
market.”
Elbit Systems has performed various F-5 upgrades
in the past and has supplied mission computers, advanced glass
cockpits featuring 3-color displays and operational capabilities,
as well as the DASH IV, weapon delivery and navigation systems,
Electronic Warfare (EW) suites, radars, flight simulators, spares
and ground support equipment.
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