Tel Aviv: Elbit Systems announced September 12 that its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC, (“Elbit Systems of America”), was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a maximum potential value of up to approximately $49 million, to provide 120mm mortar systems for the US Army. The contract will be executed in Fort Worth, Texas over a period of five years. An initial delivery order of approximately $10 million has been issued under this ID/IQ contract, to be executed over a two-year period.
The contract was awarded following the successful completion of a previous contract of this type that was awarded to the company in 2016.
Raanan Horowitz, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said, “Being a trusted provider of choice for critical missions and needs is part of our vision. I am honoured the US Army continues to value the solutions our company provides to US Soldiers and we look forward to a continued partnership.”
According to the Israeli company, its mortar ammunition can be used from any suitable smoothbore mortars in the customer’s inventory. The company offers a variety of products and effects, including High-Explosive (HE), Smoke, Illumination, and training rounds – available in 60mm, 81mm and 120mm calibers – and equipped with point detonating, proximity, and electronic fuzes under mass production programs for the IDF, and serves as a supplier to the US Army and other NATO countries.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
