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Globes - Russia recently announced that it was suspending the sale of combat aircraft to Syria.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is speeding up delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia after the Russian government announced last week that it was suspending the sale of its Mig 31 fighter aircraft to Syria.

May 25, 2009
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Palestine Solidarity Campaign - UK Release
Israeli tourism ads are being removed from the tube, following massive pressure and complaints.


Late last week, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign started to receive information from members about adverts that they had seen on the London Underground. The adverts by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and ThinkIsrael included a map that included the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights .

May 22, 2009
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Defense Industry Daily - In April 2005, Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and Elbit Systems won an contract to supply medium endurance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Turkish military. Turkey’s local industry would provide sub-systems and services amounting to 30% of the contract.

May 20, 2009
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[Globes] - The company will supply 12.7mm remote controlled weapon stations for jeeps.

Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) has won a €25 million contract from the Austrian Army for the company's new 12.7mm unmanned electrically remote controlled weapon stations. Deliveries will be made over the next four years.

This is Elbit Systems' third international contract within a week.

May 20, 2009
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[Globes] - Revenue rose 6.6% to $656.9 million in the first quarter.

International defense company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) reported first quarter revenue of $656.9 million, 6.6% higher than the $616.1 million recorded in the first quarter of 2008.

The company pointed to increased sales of communication equipment and unmanned air vehicle systems to a number of customers.

May 20, 2009
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[Globes] - Joint venture UAS Dynamics solutions will be based on Elbit's Hermes and Skylark systems.

Defense electronics company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE: ESLT) US subsidiary Elbit Systems of America, LLC, and a General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) unit have formed a joint venture to build unmanned aerial systems for the US military.

May 18, 2009
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Defense Industry Daily - The UAV market’s low cost of entry is spurring manufacturers around the world to enter, or re-enter, the military aircraft market as prime contractors. That’s also true in the USA, where former aviation powerhouses Northrop and Grumman have a stable of high-end UAVs; and Raytheon has just unveiled the Killer Bee 4, which will become a full-spectrum UAV family.

May 17, 2009
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[WRI] - From May 12th to 14th, Brussels Expo hosted the ITEC exhibition (International Training and Education Conference) the annual top event for companies in the military training and simulation business. On the first day of the event, Vredesactie activists went in undercover and revealed controversial links. On May 13th, a delegation of politicians visited ITEC to make clear that an event like this is not welcome.

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May 15, 2009
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[Globes] - IBM, HP, and Dell are among the bidders.

Sources inform ''Globes'' that the IDF has published its first virtualization tender, worth $15 million. The IDF is due to pick an Israeli company to install systems made by VMware Inc. (NYSE: VMW) at IDF units.

VMware Israel Ltd. declined to comment on the report.

May 15, 2009
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Stop the Wall - Merchants of war visiting Brazil for the Latin American Aerospace and Defense (LAAD) Trade Show were met with a noisy protest made up of social movements, unions, student organizations, left parties and other popular organizations. The LAAD Fair showcased some of the biggest global names in war profiteering from across the world, including Elbit Systems, Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael Advance Defense Systems, and Israel Military Industries (IMI).

May 11, 2009