RT LTA Systems Ltd., an Israeli designer, developer, and manufacturer of aerostats for use in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications applications, will present the new capabilities of the Skystar 100 aerostat for the first time, at AUSA Annual Meeting 2017 which will take place at Washington D.C. on October 9-11. The system now offers highly precise movement detection and enhanced target tracking capabilities, and can provide high-quality images while operating at long distances.

Automotive Robotic Industry Ltd. (ARI), an Israeli developer of advanced mission-oriented Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), highlights the AMSTAF family of autonomous, multi-mission robotic vehicles at AUSA Annual Meeting 2017 that will take place at Washington D.C. on October 9-11. These vehicles will be offered in three (3) sizes – four (4), six (6) and eight (8) wheels, designed for carrying various payloads, for different purposes and missions.

ACS Industries, an Israeli supplier of grenade carriers, will present the Grenade Trigger Pouch – its unique rigid carrier for fast and safe handling of fragmentation and flash bang grenades – at AUSA 2017 which will take place at Washington D.C. on October 9-11. Enabling one-handed grenade retrieval, the pouch is intended for use by any fighter carrying a grenade, and was specially designed for military and police Special Forces and counterterrorism units.

Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) Unmanned systems have successfully completed a proof of concept to high officials of the defense industry and the IDF. Recently developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) the Air Hopper took a part in a demonstration that covered two scenarios, one simulating carrying a seriously-wounded soldier to an extraction point for life-saving treatment, airborne monitoring of vital signs and real-time dispatch to the ground.

Lockheed Martin debuted a new family of satellite buses. From nanosats to high-powered satellites, the lineup incorporates dozens of major enhancements and hundreds of common components that speed production and reduce cost.

Over 4,000 participants took part in Cybertech Europe, which was held at La Nuvola in Rome. During the conference, the participants took part in special panels and lectures on various issues stemming from the cyber arena, such as IOT, Innovation, Investments, Aviation, Critical Infrastructure and much more.

.This is the second consecutive year that Cybertech Europe takes place in Rome and it is considered the biggest Cyber conference in Europe

The State of Israel has a multiple-tier air-defense system that includes the Iron Dome, David's Sling, Arrow-I and Arrow-II systems. The forces of the IDF Ground Arm, the maneuvering elements, are similarly assisted by tiers of unmanned, remotely-piloted aerial platforms: drones (multicopters), Skylark-1 UAVs (IDF designation "Rokhev Shamayim", soon to be replaced by "Doher Shamayim"), Hermes-450 UAVs (soon to be replaced by the Hermes-900) and various other platforms.

Meet the air force of the 'green' (ground) forces – the air arm of the IDF Ground Arm HQ.

Cybertech Europe 2017, which is being held in Rome, for the second consecutive year, has attracted a lot of media attention in Italy and around Europe.

Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti, spoke at the opening plenary and addressed the growing threat of the cyberspace. She also added that the need for co-operation between companies and governments in this field is important. Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo also spoke at the conference and spoke about the threats and opportunities that arise from the cyber arena.  

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded an approximately US$300 million contract, for the supply of command and control systems to a customer in Asia-Pacific. The project will be performed over the next three years.

Elbit Systems announced today that it was awarded a $240 million contract to provide a wide array of defense electronic systems to a country in Africa.

The contract, which will be performed over a two-year period, is comprised of Directed Infra-red Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems to protect aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles (Man-Portable Air Defense Systems -MANPADS), based on passive IR (Infrared) systems, and includes Missile Warning Systems (MWS), radio and communication systems, land systems, mini-UAS systems and helicopters upgrade.