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Elbit Leverages Off The Shelf Systems For New Helo Landing Solution

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Friday, July 25th, 2008

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FARNBOROUGH, England--Israel's Elbit Systems [ESLT] last week introduced its new "Dust-Off" system designed to mitigate helicopter brownout and other low-visibility landing problems. "People from all over the world have already expressed a lot of interest in this new solution," an Elbit representative affiliated with the program told sister publication Defense Daily Tuesday. His name is withheld because he is also a helicopter pilot in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reserve. "This is the real thing," the pilot added. Elbit developed…

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