Elbit Systems will be supplying mortars to the US Army

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America LLC, was awarded a $49 Million ID/IQ contract for the supply of mortar systems to the U.S. Army.

The press service of Elbit Systems reported about this.

This includes the supply of 120 mm mortar systems with a maximum potential value of up to approximately $49 million.

The contract will be executed in Fort Worth, Texas, within 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.

This is not the first collaboration between Elbit Systems and the U.S. Army. The contract was awarded following the successful completion of a previous contract of this type that was awarded to the company in 2016.

“Being a trusted provider of choice for critical missions and needs is part of our vision. I am honored the U.S. Army continues to value the solutions our company provides to U.S. Soldiers and we look forward to a continued partnership,” Raanan Horowitz, President and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world.

The company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios, cyber-based systems and munitions.

As previously reported, in January 2022, Elbit Systems showcased a new 120-mm mortar system for small wheeled vehicles.

What kind of mortar systems are used in the Ukrainian army – see in the release of the project “To arms” on Militarnyi.