Elbit Systems and its various subsidiaries provide various technologies for military command, control, communications, intelligence surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes. The company produces unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), electro-optics hardware, electronic warfare, signal intelligence (SIGINT) systems, and radio and communications products.
Elbit does business globally. According to its 2026 investor presentation, its global revenues break down by region as follows:(% of global revenues in brackets):
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Europe (27%): operations in United Kingdom, Germany, Romania, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, Finland, with a wholly-owned subsidiary in Belgium
Asia-Pacific (16%): operations in Australia, UAE, India
Latin America and other (4%): operations in Brazil
Israel
Elbit Systems is the largest Israeli military manufacturer and produces 85% of the Israel Defense Force's land-based equipment as well as 85% of the drones used by the Israeli Air Force. Elbit advertises that its equipment has been battle-tested by the IDF in operations in Gaza and the West Bank. Elbit's drones have been involved in multiple incidents involving civilian deaths. While Israel does not officially acknowledge that its drones are used to carry out strikes in Gaza or elsewhere, a 2016 report published by The Intercept suggested that Israel has used attack drones in fatal attacks.
In August 2019, Elbit Systems won an Israel Ministry of Defense contract to install the Iron Fist active protection system on the IDF's new Eitan AFV and the IDF's fleet of armored D9 bulldozers.
An Elbit Hermes 450 drone was used in the 2024 World Central Kitchen aid convoy attack which killed seven aid workers in multiple missile strikes against three marked aid vehicles.
In May 2026, Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a $34 million contract with Elbit Systems’ Cyclone subsidiary to develop external fuel tanks for the F-35I “Adir,” manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The goal is to extend the Jet’s operational range and reduce reliance on aerial refuelling during long-range missions.
United States
Elbit owns several companies in the United States through its American subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America (ESA). ESA operates under a special security agreement with a proxy board, allowing it to function independently and separately from its parent company. Elbit Systems of America (ESA) is incorporated in Delaware.
In 2014, Elbit Systems won a two-year, $12.7 million contract for the supply and provision of Apache Aviator Integrated Helmets for the US Army helicopter fleet. On March 22, 2018, Elbit Systems and Universal Avionics announced that Elbit would be acquiring Universal Avionics Systems Corporation through an asset acquisition agreement. In 2019, Elbit Systems purchased the night vision business of Harris Corporation for $350 million. The purchase was conditional on Harris Corporation's merger with L3 Technologies. In April 2019, Elbit Systems announced that it had partnered with DA-Group to produce and advertise its anti-jamming devices for global navigation satellite systems.
Elbit has facilities in the United States in the following locations:
Talladega, Alabama: IEI (formerly International Enterprises, Inc.)
San Jose, California: VSI (VSI is a joint venture with Rockwell Collins, formerly known as Vision Systems International. Elbit and Rockwell Collins each own 50%)
Tallahassee, Florida: Talla-Com
Merrimack, New Hampshire: Kollsman Inc. Originally founded in 1928 by Paul Kollsman, Kollsman is a subcontractor to Boeing on SBInet, a security system for the US–Mexico border developed for the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Fort Mill, South Carolina: UAS Dynamics. Originally a 50–50 joint venture with General Dynamics (GD) Armament and Technical Products. On December 1, 2011, Elbit purchased GD's 50% share)
Fort Worth, Texas: Elbit Systems of America (ESA). ESA serves as the US headquarters for Elbit, and the Fort Worth facility manufactures components for the F-16, V-22, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle, among other programs. It was initially the electronics manufacturing facility for General Dynamics operations in Fort Worth; when GD sold its aviation business to Lockheed Martin, the latter was not interested in the facility which it then sold to Elbit.
San Antonio, Texas: M7 Aerospace, formerly Fairchild Dornier Aviation
McLean, Virginia: Innovative Concepts, Inc. (ICI). Purchased in November 2008 from Herley Industries
Roanoke, Virginia: night vision division of the former Harris Corporation. This was purchased by Elbit in September 2019.
Canada
Elbit Systems has had a presence in Canada for over 10 years. In January 2012, Advionix Systems Ltd, a company that had been founded in 2001, renamed itself as Elbit Systems of Canada Limited. In October 2014, it was announced that Elbit had been selected by Rheinmetall Canada Inc to provide ELSAT 2100 satellite-on-the-move (SOTM) systems for the Canadian armed forces.
In December 2016, Elbit acquired Geospectrum Technologies Inc., a small technology company based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. In March 2018, it was announced that GeoSpectrum had delivered the first version of its Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) to the Royal Canadian Navy.
In May 2025, the Investigative Journalism Foundation reported that Elbit Systems had offered to sell Ontario drones to combat forest fires.
United Kingdom
Elbit activities in the United Kingdom started in 1995, when it acquired
'Alvis UAV Engines Limited' from Alvis plc. A company that was founded in 1992 by engineer David Garside, to develop Wankel engines for use in UAVs. Garside has been developing Wankel engines since the late 1960s for BSA motorcycles and later Norton Motorcycle Company, and had the idea of using the engines originally developed for motorcycles, for UAV's that required small but powerful source of power. Elbit, through its subsidiary 'Silver Arrow', was the company's only major customer when it was acquired. Since then the company has become a major global supplier of UAV Engines.
Its subsidiary Elbit Systems UK Ltd. was incorporated on September 24, 2004, as a holding company for Elbit's activities in the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated after Elbit and French company Thales Group won a tender (code-named "Watchkeeper program") to supply the British Army with unmanned aerial vehicles. The tender condition included a requirement to set up a local manufacturing facility for the program. Therefore, at the end of 2005, a joint venture company was established with the Thales Group. The joint venture, named UAV Tactical Systems Ltd (U-TacS), was based in Leicester and manufactured the Watchkeeper WK450. A flight testing facility was also set up at ParcAberporth in Wales.
In 2007, Elbit acquired Ferranti Technologies, based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, a company that was part of the historic Ferranti group and provided solutions in the aerospace and defence markets.
In 2010, via the acquisition of Azimuth Technologies in Israel, Elbit also came to own 100% of its UK subsidiary, Instro Precision Limited, which is engaged primarily in target acquisition and fire control systems.
In February 2016, Affinity Flying Services Limited, a joint venture between Elbit and Kellog, Brown and Root, was awarded a £500 million contract to manage the UK Military Flight Training System (UKMFTS) program for the Ministry of Defence to deliver aircrew training for over an 18-year period.
In 2021, Instro Precision was awarded a £11.5 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence to supply XACT Night Vision Goggles to the British Armed Forces. Extensions to the contract were awarded in 2022 and 2025.
Elbit sold its Ferranti subsidiary in 2022 for £9 million, approximately £6 million less than it had purchased it for fifteen years prior. Activists attributed the sale to their years-long direct action campaign against Elbit's presence in Oldham.
Elbit opened an advanced manufacturing and development facility in Bristol in July 2023. As of 2023, Elbit has multiple UK subsidiaries across sixteen sites in the country, with more than 680 employees.
In 2024, Elbit announced the sale of the Elite KL factory in Tamworth.
In late August 2025, Elbit Systems was described by Private Eye as "close" to a gaining a 15 year, £2 billion Ministry of Defence contract training 60,000 British soldiers annually.
In January 2026, Elbit announced that it was buying Thales' 49% share in their drone manufacturing joint venture, UAV Tactical Systems. Industry commentators noted that Elbit had indicated that it planned to produce UAVs for customers across Europe from the Leicester-based factory.
As a result, Elbit Systems currently operates five businesses in the UK, four of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries and one of which is a joint venture:
Elbit Systems UK Ltd
UAV Engines Ltd
UAV Tactical Systems Ltd
Instro Precision Ltd
Affinity Flying Services Limited (50%)
Germany
According to company information, Elbit's German operations originate in the radio communications business of Telefunken in Ulm. Following a series of corporate reorganisations involving AEG, DASA and EADS, the radio communications business was spun off in 2000 as EADS Radio Communication System GmbH & Co. KG (EADS RACOMS). In 2003, Israeli communications manufacturer Tadiran acquired a controlling interest in EADS RACOMS, which was subsequently renamed Telefunken Radio Communication Systems GmbH & Co. KG (Telefunken RACOMS).
Telefunken RACOMS became part of Elbit Systems in 2007, when Elbit completed its acquisition of Tadiran Communications. Elbit subsequently described the Ulm-based company as its wholly-owned German subsidiary, active in military and civilian communications projects in Germany and internationally. Elbit further expanded its German presence by opening an office in Berlin in 2018.
In 2020, Elbit announced that Telefunken RACOMS would be rebranded as Elbit Systems Deutschland. In March 2021, the company opened an additional office in Koblenz, joining its headquarters and development and manufacturing facility in Ulm and its Berlin office.
For the German military, Elbit produces the E-LynX SDR radio system, night vision and thermal imaging devices, and Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) for the A400M, radar warning receivers, and EW controllers for the CH-53GS/GE.
In May 2026, Elbit Systems signed a memorandum of understanding with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) to expand cooperation on naval defense technologies and maritime systems. The agreement built on existing cooperation between the companies, including the manufacturing of submarine components in Israel.
Germany has also purchased several Israeli defense systems, including the Arrow-3 missile defense system and Heron TP drones.
Romania
Elbit Systems' activities in Romania, which started in 1996, are primarily carried out through its wholly owned Romanian subsidiaries, Elbit Systeme S.A., A-E Electronics S.A, Elmet International SRL and Simultec SRL, which have approximately 400 employees. On May 24, 2011, Elbit announced that its Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. Romanian subsidiary was awarded, in cooperation with other Romanian companies and led by the Romanian Aeronautical Industry, a four-year contract valued at approximately $18.6 million to upgrade the Romanian Air Forces' C-130 transport aircraft.
Sweden
On June 17, 2021, Elbit Systems announced the establishment of its Swedish subsidiary Elbit Systems Sweden. On January 13, 2022, Elbit Systems Sweden was awarded with a contract to supply combat management systems to the Royal Swedish Navy. On January 24, 2023, Elbit Systems Sweden announced that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $48 million to equip the Swedish Armed Forces with new mobile tactical communications stations. According to the contract, Elbit Systems Sweden is to develop and deliver two Technical High Mobility Shelter (THMS) variants, the RL HYTT 24A and RL HYTT 24B.
Belgium
On July 1, 2003, Elbit acquired the Belgian company OIP Sensor Systems, based on Oudenaarde.
In 2020, it was announced that OIP, alongside Elbit subsidiary Telefunken RACOMS based in Ulm, Germany, had been jointly awarded a contract from the French Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) to deliver approximately 2620 FN SCAR-H PR rifles plus TIGRIS clip-on sights.
Australia
In April 2021, the Australian Army announced that Elbit's battlefield management system would be withdrawn from use with short notice, effective May 15, 2021. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that this was due to concerns regarding the Elbit system's security. An Australian Financial Review columnist stated that the security problems comprised "a 'backdoor' security vulnerability reportedly uncovered by the Australian Signals Directorate". The Australian Defence Magazine reported that the system had failed two security milestones in 2020. Elbit denied that the system posed any security risks.
Despite previous concerns, the Australian Army made a US$600 million contract with Elbit Systems in 2024.
Brazil
In 2001, Elbit Systems Group completed its purchase of Aeroeletronica, a Brazilian company in the defense industry. In January 2011, Elbit announced that it had bought two additional Brazilian companies: Ares Aeroespecial e Defesa and Periscopio Equipamentos Optronicos. In April 2011, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer entered into a strategic agreement with AEL Sistemas S.A, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems. According to officials from the two companies, one of the primary goals of the Embraer-majority joint venture was introduce the Elbit Systems Hermes 450 UAV into the service of the Brazilian Air Force.
France
On June 19, 2011, Elbit announced that its subsidiary Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. was awarded a contract valued at approximately €5 million to supply hundreds of units of its AN/PRC-684 Personal Locator Beacon to the French Ministry of Defense, equipping the French Air Force, Army, Navy and DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement).
Greece
In May 2021, an agreement was reached after a government-to-government negotiation for the establishment of the International Flight Training Center within the Kalamata Air Base premises in Kalamata, Greece. The €1.375 billion deal includes a 22-year public-private partnership with Elbit Systems to modernize Greece's pilot training capabilities.
Italy
On June 22, 2011, Elbit announced that it was awarded a three-year, US$15 million contract by Elettronica S.p.A. to participate in a program to supply the ELT/572 DIRCM system for installation on various platforms of the Italian Air Force, including the C130J, C27J and AW101.
Azerbaijan
Israel supplies Azerbaijan advanced military equipment and helps train its army. As a part of the cooperation between the two states, Elbit Systems opened an office in Azerbaijan in 2011, with plans to build a plant for the joint production of unmanned aerial vehicles. In 2023, it was reported that Elbit (along with other Israeli defense manufacturers) had played an extensive role in discreetly arming the Azerbaijani army for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict that culminated in accusations of an Armenian genocide.
Japan
In March 2023, Elbit entered a strategic partnership with Itochu Aviation and Nippon Aircraft Supply. Itochu ended the partnership in February 2024 on advisement from Japan's foreign ministry following the ICJ provisional order in South Africa's genocide case against Israel.
Philippines
Elbit won its first contract in the Philippines for the supply of upgraded armored personnel carriers to the Philippine military in June 2014. The upgrade included 25-mm unmanned turrets, 12.7-mm remote controlled weapon stations (and fire control systems for 90-mm turrets. In 2015, the Armed Forces of the Philippines received 114 M113 tracked APCs from the United States, with remote control weapons systems designed by Elbit.
On October 23, 2020, Elbit won contracts to produce 18 Sabrah ASCOD Light Tanks and 10 Pandur II Tank Destroyers along with 1 ASCOD 2 Armored Command Vehicle, 1 ASCOD, and 2 Armored Recovery Vehicles, as well as another contract to supply 28 Iveco VBTP-MR Guarani APCs for the Philippine Army's Light Tank and APC Acquisition Projects.
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