Tel Aviv: Israeli company Elbit Systems, has been selected by a European country to provide a Joint National Digital Fire Command Centre (JNDFC) and to integrate the customer’s strategic and tactical firing platforms to the JNDFC.
According to the company, under the new contracts, worth a total amount of approximately $100 million, it will deliver its cutting-edge multi-domain digital fires warfare capabilities at a joint level for the centre, seamlessly integrating its Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Digital Fires Suite, including Torch-X Fires, E-LynX Software Defined Radio (SDR) radios, and the GRX-8000 High-Capacity Line-of-Sight resilient Microwave Communication system.
Additionally, Elbit will digitise an artillery battalion and fully integrate it into the command centre.
The JNDFC will enable the customer to effectively command its firepower in real-time, including artillery platforms such as howitzers, rockets, mortars, precision and loitering munitions, as well as UAVs, drones, and various types of sensors such as radars and forward observers. The advanced system will extract rapid and enhanced performance from its firing units by digitising the fire processes, integrating real-time intelligence and C4I, and significantly improving the Sensor-to-Shooter cycle.
Haim Delmar, General Manager of Elbit Systems C4I & Cyber stated, “Modern warfare is constantly evolving, driving an increasing demand for Elbit’s unique experience and offerings in Multi-Domain Digital Warfare solutions. These solutions provide unparalleled effectiveness, enhanced operational efficiency, and maximised performance of fire platforms through a fully digitised process. The Customer’s decision to once again select Elbit Systems validates the technological and operational advantages offered by our solutions”.
-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
