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Elbit Wins International DIRCM Self-Protection Systems Contracts

Friday, August 7th, 2015

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Elbit Systems [ESLT] was awarded two contracts for its Multi Spectral Infrared Countermeasures (MUSIC) family of directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) airborne multi-spectral self-protection systems, the company said on August 3.Although the company did not name the contract value or specific client countries, one is a follow-on contract from an Asian country, acting to supply the mini MUSIC systems for the customer’s Black Hawk helicopters. This is the second award from the customer in 2015.The second contract was a new order…

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