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Israeli defense firm Elbit, US Air Force sign $471 million contract

The contract includes an initial order valued at around $17 million.

Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jets. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.
Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jets. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.

The Israeli defense firm Elbit announced on Monday that its U.S. subsidiary has signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force worth up to $471 million.

Over a 10-year period, Elbit Systems of America will equip F-16 fighter jets belonging to the U.S. Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve Command with pylon-based infrared missile-warning systems. The work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, where Elbit’s U.S. subsidiary is based.

The contract includes an initial order valued at around $17 million.

Elbit has disclosed more than $1 billion in contracts since the start of 2020, according to The Times of Israel.

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