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ELTA Systems Ltd

Industry	Aerospace & Defense
Founded	September 1, 1967 (September 1, 1967)
Headquarters	Ashdod , Israel
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Dror Bar (CEO)
Products	Air Surveillance & Air Defense Radars, Special mission aircraft (CAEW, ISTAR), Intelligence systems (SIGINT, ELINT, COMINT), Communication Systems, Electronic Warfare, EW, Maritime Systems, HLS, Robotic & Autonomous Systems, Space Systems, CyberSecurity
Revenue	US$ 2.2 billion (2025)
Owner	Government of Israel
Number of employees	4,700 (2025)
Parent	Israel Aerospace Industries
Website	Official site

The ELTA System's ELM 2080 Radar named Green-Pine, for long-range ballistic missile detection - is a part of the Arrow Weapon System

ELTA Systems Ltd (ELTA) is an Israeli defense technology company specializing in designing, developing, and producing advanced electronic systems and sensors. ELTA is a group and subsidiary of the government-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and its product portfolio encompassing radars, ELINT, COMINT, special mission aircraft, electronic warfare, communications, autonomous ground vehicles, underwater systems and cybersecurity defense systems. The company's products are utilized by defense forces, homeland security, and law enforcement organizations worldwide.

ELTA has been a major contributor to Israeli national security and is a winner of 16 Israel Defense Prizes - Israel's highest defense award. Amongst the awards are the Green Pine radars for ballistic detection under the Arrow weapon system, the MMR radars, under Iron Dome and David's Sling systems, in 2025 - the three AEW, SIGINT and ISTAR Special Mission Aircraft and in 2026 for its share in the OFEQ intelligence SAR Satellite.

Company History

In 1960, IAI, which was specializing then only in aircraft and engine maintenance, decided to explore the possibility of entering the field of airborne electronics. In 1962, a small factory of 200 employees was established on the IAI main campus in LOD airport to handle the repair of airborne communication and the Mirage-3 Fire Control Radar, the Cyrano.

In 1964, ELTA was formed under IAI as the electronics house and was later, in 1967, separated into a subsidiary of IAI as ELTA Systems Ltd. In 1969, ELTA was relocated to the city of Ashdod, in the south of Israel, making home for its main campus, and until today, it hosts 4700 employees. ELTA holds subsidiaries and affiliated companies in Israel, Europe, North America, Latin America, and Asia.

ELTA's Sales in 2025 reached $2,215 million, of which approximately 75% were generated by export orders and 25% domestically. At the end of 2025, the company order book reached $7.4 Billion.