Elbit wins Israeli Police Force helicopters Project

Elbit Systems has received a contract from the Israeli Ministry of Public Security to supply leasing and maintenance services for the helicopters operated by the Israeli Police Force.

Awarded following a public tender, the $115m contract requires the company to acquire six new helicopters, and modify them to address the Police requirements and will also perform routine maintenance.

The helicopters’ configuration and onboard mission systems are expected to be fitted to accommodate a broad spectrum of missions such as surveillance and policing, search and rescue, command and control and fire-fighting.

The company will operate the helicopters under a private finance initiative (PFI) contract.

Elbit Systems president and CEO Bezhalel Machlis said:"The decision of the Ministry of Public Security to award the helicopters project to us attests to the success of our PFI based projects, such as operating fixed-wing aircraft, helicopter and unmanned systems fleets, both in Israel and worldwide.

"We are proud to cooperate, yet again, with the Ministry of Public Security, the Israeli Police Force and the Fire Fighting Forces and to contribute our experience to Israel’s safety and security."

Work under the contract is scheduled to be performed over a twenty-year period.

The company has been successfully operating PFI projects with the Israeli Defence Forces and in a number of countries across the globe.

Elbit and its subsidiaries operate in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, C4ISR, unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, as well as radios and cyber-based systems.