ELBIT SYSTEMS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR $12.5 MILLION TO SUPPLY DISPLAY 
SYSTEMS FOR ISRAEL AIR FORCE F-15 AIRCRAFT.

Elbit Systems was awarded a contract for development and manufacture 
of advanced avionic systems for IAF F-15 aircraft. The value of the 
contract is $12.5 Million. Development is based on Elbit Systems' advanced 
technologies and extensive experience with these types of systems.

Through its Texas-based subsidiary EFW, Elbit Systems is developing highly 
sophisticated display and recording systems for the F-15 being upgraded by 
the IAF. These systems will increase the amount of information presented to the pilot.

The first prototypes will be supplied to the IAF in June 1997. System delivery will 
commence in November 1997.

Display System: The cockpit display will enable the pilot to see all vital information 
including flight data, targets, ammunition and more. The F-15 will have a "smart 
display" - a flat panel color display using LCD technology and incorporating an 
advanced display processor. This is the first time that such displays will be in use 
by the IAF.

Recording System: This system records all in-flight displays during training or 
operational flights. The new system uses ordinary commercial cassettes.

Both systems were developed by Elbit Systems based on extensive experience with 
similar systems and the special operational requirements of the IAF. The systems 
were essentially "tailored" to IAF demands, and designed with expansion
possibility to accommodate future requirements.

Joseph Ackerman, President of Elbit Systems said "We attach great importance to 
our role in the IAF F-15 upgrade, enhancing the operational capabilities of the 
aircraft through application of today's most advanced technologies, vital for
front-line aircraft performance.