Israeli defence technology giant Elbit Systems has secured one of its largest single contract wins to date – a $1.4 billion, five-year modernisation programme for an undisclosed European military customer – a deal that will ripple significantly through the international defence supply chain. The scale and breadth of the contract is striking. Rather than a single-platform procurement, this is a comprehensive force modernisation package cutting across multiple capability domains simultaneously, including: Uncrewed autonomous systems (UAS) across air, land and potentially maritime domains Networked land electronic warfare (EW) systems Precision-guided munitions – both artillery and air-to-ground variants Electro-optical (EO) designating and…
