SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of June 2004
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ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)
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Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is
the Registrant's press release, dated June 22, 2004.
SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Ilan Pacholder
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Name: Ilan Pacholder
Title: Corporate Secretary
Dated: June 23, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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1. Press Release, dated June 22, 2004.
EXHIBIT 1
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ELBIT SYSTEMS AWARDED CONTRACT FROM ISRAEL'S
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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPLY TAUVEX II SPACE CAMERA
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DEVELOPED BY ELBIT SYSTEMS' SUBSIDIARY ELOP,
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TAUVEX II WILL BE INSTALLED IN INDIA SPACE AGENCY'S SATELLITE
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FOR JOINT SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION OF GALAXIES, BY INDIA AND ISRAEL
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Haifa, Israel, June 22, 2004 - Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced that
it was awarded a contract, through its wholly owned subsidiary Elop
Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. (El-Op), from the Ministry of Science and
Technology and the Israel Space Agency, for the supply of "Tauvex II" (Tel Aviv
University Ultra-Violet Explorer) scientific space camera. The contract was
signed in a ceremony which took place on June 21, 2004 in the presence of The
Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Eliezer (Moodi) Sandberg, and Managing
Director of Israel's Space Agency, Mr. Aby Har- Even.
The TAUVEX II camera will be launched into space mounted on the Indian
Satellite GSAT-4, for the purpose of scientific research in exploration of
the galaxies. The camera will be supplied for integration into the GSAT-4
by the end of 2005. The contract is valued at approximately $3.5 million.
The new contract follows an agreement signed in December 2003 between the Israel
Space Agency and ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, for scientific
cooperation between the two countries in the field of the astronomy in the
"Ultra-Violet" spectrum.
The Minister of Science and Technology of the State of Israel, Eliezer (Moodi)
Sandberg, said: "International cooperation between India and Israel in space
research and exploration is an important ingredient in strengthening the
strategic relations between the two countries which include cooperation in the
areas of science, industry and agriculture. India and Israel hold proven space
technologies and share the same vision of space research, as a vehicle to
achieve national goals for the benefit of the two nations".
Haim Rousso, Elbit Systems Corporate VP and General Manager of El-Op, commented:
"We view this contract as an important step in strengthening Elbit Systems'
cooperation with agencies engaged in space exploration for civilian and
scientific applications worldwide. This cooperation was made possible thanks to
the efforts of the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology which creates the
frameworks for these international agreements".
Tauvex II is based on a camera developed during the 1990s by El-Op and Tel
Aviv University for Israel's Ministry of Science and Technology. The
electro-optical space camera is for scientific exploration and comprises
three "telescopes" for observation in the "ultra-violet" spectrum for
astronomical research of the galaxies. Research activities, based on
imagery received from the camera, will be performed jointly by academic
institutions in both Israel and India.
About Elbit Systems
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Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a
wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world, in the areas of
aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers,
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaisance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic
and space technologies. The Company focuses on the upgrading of existing
military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland
security applications.
For more about Elbit Systems, please visit our website at www.elbitsystems.com
Contacts Elbit Systems:
Company contact IR Contacts
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Ilan Pacholder, VP Finance& Ehud Helft/Kenny Green
Capital Markets Gelbart Kahana
Tel: 972-4 831-6632 Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-4 831-6659 Fax: 972-3-607-4711
Pacholder@elbit.co.il ehud@gk-biz.com
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kenny@ gk-biz.com
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