The Company reports segment information in five segments, four of which are organized based on the nature of the products and services offered, and one geographic segment.
Mainly provides products and systems for airborne platforms, unmanned aerial solutions, precision guided munition (PGM) sensors, aerostructures, training and simulator systems, flight academy solutions, and commercial aviation systems.
Mainly provides command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, data links and radio communication systems and equipment, cyber intelligence solutions, autonomous solutions and homeland security solutions.
Mainly provides a wide range of electro-optic laser solutions and countermeasure systems and products, naval systems and a wide range of EW systems and SIGINT systems.
Mainly provides land-based systems and products for armored and other military vehicles, artillery and mortar systems, munitions for land, air and sea applications including PGM, armored vehicle and other platforms’ survivability and protection systems.
Elbit Systems of America mainly provides products, system solutions, and support services focused on the defense, homeland security, law enforcement, commercial aviation, and medical instrumentation markets. Most of ESA’s revenues are derived from the U.S. government, its allies and large prime U.S. defense contractors.
Many of the Company's projects and programs are performed across these segments and employees and managers are encouraged to cooperate on such common projects. It is common for the reportable segments to provide their products to the same customers either through joint projects or by marketing and offering combined and integrated solutions containing a variety of capabilities, products, and technologies of the Company’s portfolio from various businesses or subsidiaries, all tailored to satisfy the customer’s or project’s specific requirements. Management also remains focused on the consolidated results as an important measure of performance, particularly given the high level of cooperation among the segments.
The Aerospace segment portfolio includes the following main capabilities
Our portfolio of UAS includes integrated UAS (sometimes referred to as remote piloted vehicles, or RPVs) in various categories and for a range of applications as well as UAS training systems. The systems include airborne platforms, ground control stations, communication systems and various payloads, including stabilized electro-optic, electronic intelligence (ELINT) and communications intelligence (COMINT) payloads that can be adapted for various types of UAS.
We offer a range of airborne systems and products that enhance operational capabilities and extend aircraft life cycles, ranging from a single sensor to an entire cockpit avionics suite. Our systems are integrated on fixed and rotary-wing, eastern and western, new and mature aircraft.
We design and supply advanced helmet-mounted systems, including helmet-mounted displays (HMD) for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
Under our fixed-wing aircraft and helicopter upgrade programs, we integrate advanced electronic, communication, navigation, electro-optic and EW systems, such as integrated flight deck systems, mission management computers, displays, digital maps and digital recorders, head-up displays, airborne intelligence-gathering systems, PGM sensors, aircraft structural components and a range of aircraft tactical, virtual, appended and embedded trainers and simulators.
Our training solutions include simulators with embedded virtual training capabilities for air, land, and naval operations and joint multi-domain training. We establish training centers worldwide and offer comprehensive flight academy solutions and services. We also supply logistic support services for airborne platforms, including repair and maintenance centers.
Our portfolio of commercial aviation systems includes a range of systems and products for the commercial and business aviation market that are employed on fixed-wing aircraft and commercial helicopters. Our commercial aviation systems in the business aviation, commercial helicopter and air transport areas include full avionic suites, enhanced flight vision products and various other avionics products such as display, communication and flight management systems. We also provide aerostructure products such as pressurized and non-pressurized doors, composite beams and winglets.
The C4I and Cyber segment portfolio includes the following main capabilities
The Communications portfolio includes secured and resilient tactical software defined radios (SDR), HF, VHF and UHF radio and communication systems and products, from single-soldier radios to full-scale militaries, supporting multi-domain operations. Our satellite-on-the-move solutions enable users to share voice, video and data beyond line of sight while on the move. Our solutions support robotic autonomous systems and manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) operations. Our communication network solution enables over-the-air control, monitoring and configuring of military wide networks and integrated Radio over IP (ROIP).
Elbit Systems C4I and Cyber supports the digitization and modernization of Defense and HLS capabilities enhancing operational effectiveness. Our system engineering and integration capabilities are underpinned by our C4I, sensor and effector expertise combined with a broad portfolio of military grade tactical hardware for dismounted, mounted and fixed applications. Our solutions incorporate a cloud enabled, open standard architecture framework enabling seamless connectivity and interoperability across a multi-domain environment while maintaining an evergreen upgradable approach to enable upgrades to address future battlefield requirements.
Our Intelligence & Cyber portfolio includes big data and analysis solutions that provide intelligence, military and law enforcement agencies with timely and actionable intelligence on a range of threats. Our solutions are designed to integrate secure cloud-based and defense driven generative AI products. Our end-to-end solutions aggregate and fuse large volumes of data from a wide spectrum of intelligence sources, including HUMINT, COMINT, WEBINT, OSINT and, IMINT and apply advanced information technologies, including big data, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, to analyze the data. We also provide advanced cyber protection tools to protect network endpoints.
We design, integrate and deploy a range of robotic and autonomy systems (RAS). We also develop and produce sensors using a variety of technologies such as light detection and ranging (LIDAR), ultra wide band (UWB) and physical intelligence (PhysInt), for specific tactical mission requirements. We provide comprehensive, multi-layered solutions for one-to-many autonomous swarms and platforms capable of performing tactical operational missions or human-machine teaming by unmanned ground platforms and military-grade tactical drones. Our open architecture modular approach enables integration of robotic systems, sensors and effectors tailored to the operational requirements of the customer.
The ISTAR and EW segment portfolio includes the following main capabilities
The Optronics and Laser Systems portfolio includes self-protection suites, electronic countermeasure systems and sensors, surveillance and intelligence sensors for airborne, ground and naval platforms and payloads for unmanned platforms.
Our portfolio of EO systems and solutions includes integrated vision and targeting solutions, laser range-finders and laser designators, stabilized payloads, electro-optic intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) systems and Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) systems, as well as multiple vision-enhancing solutions for military forces and multi-spectral payloads and telescopes for space applications. We are a leading supplier of laser technology for military applications including high-power laser technology and solutions.
High-power laser is a high-end evolving application, where high power levels are required. With superior performance and response, adjusted to extreme maneuvering, HPL is intended to provide optimal focus and line of sight, as well as advanced tracking and beam shaping capabilities.
Based on decades of experience in laser technology and advanced EO systems, the Company has been appointed as the developer and provider of military grade HPL by the IMOD, which has awarded an approximately $200 million contract to the Company to supply HPL systems for the “Iron Beam” air defense system. The Company continues to invest in the development of HPL technologies and solutions (including its HPL airborne solution) that it believes will present a leap forward in future defense against various threats.
Our EW and SIGINT portfolio includes intelligence, defensive and offensive solutions for a range of military applications. We provide EW self-protection suites, including radar warning receivers and laser warning systems, for airborne and maritime platform types. We also provide infrared missile warning systems for combat aircraft, as well as for other fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms, and electronic support solutions for threat identification.
We provide SIGINT systems for tactical and strategic intelligence-gathering including electronic intelligence (ELINT) and electronic countermeasures for naval, ground and airborne applications, communication intelligence (COMINT) and communication jamming systems, counter-improvised explosive devices (CIED) jamming systems for ground forces, counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) and cyber protection capabilities. We also supply command and control systems and simulators for anti-ballistic missiles programs.
Our portfolio also includes radars including unique AI-based multi mission radars capable of detecting, tracking and identifying multiple targets, including humans, vehicles, drones, helicopters, aircraft and vessels simultaneously, in the air, on the ground and at sea. We also provide passive radars for air defense and surveillance applications and ground-based tactical man-carried surveillance radars.
We provide unmanned surface vessels (USV) for mine counter-measure (MCM) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions, equipped with an array of sonars and underwater acoustic payloads.
The Land segment portfolio includes the following main capabilities
We provide a range of self-propelled automatic and semi-automatic 155mm howitzers that are designed to be adaptable and mounted on a broad range of truck chassis. We also provide fully automatic rocket-launchers that can launch a broad variety of precision-guided and free-flying rockets with various effective ranges. Our comprehensive mortar and tactical precision firepower solutions include mortar systems integrated on a variety of platforms and a range of 120mm mortar ammunition.
We design, develop, manufacture and integrate turrets and weapon systems for ground combat vehicles including main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Our portfolio includes remote-controlled weapon systems, manned and unmanned turrets, tanks and combat vehicle upgrade and modernization solutions, situational awareness systems and other combat vehicle systems.
Elbit Systems Land develops and manufactures a comprehensive array of precision munitions, precision-guided rockets and missiles, artillery ammunition, tank munitions, explosives, air-to-ground precision strike systems as well as aircraft protection systems including expendable countermeasures. Our small caliber ammunition facility manufactures a complete range of small arms ammunition, ranging from 5.56 mm to 0.50 (12.7mm) calibers.
We provide advanced survivability solutions for combat vehicles. For example, our Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) provides a multi-layer active armor protection solution and we also supply soft-kill systems. Our advanced combat vehicle systems provide full 360-degree situational awareness in an open architecture as well as integrating the APS. Our solutions are offered as standalone to combat vehicle manufacturers or as part of combat systems provided by Elbit Systems.
ESA provides a range of capabilities from advanced electro-optics to maintenance and repair of complex military hardware and systems, commercial aviation and medical instrumentation. These capabilities are used on land, in the sea, and in the air. In addition to developing and manufacturing advanced solutions, we maintain the systems and components we create, and we frequently maintain systems originally manufactured by other contractors.
ESA frequently acts as a prime contractor in the U.S. for the products and services of the Company's other segments, leveraging the Company's wide technologies and capabilities. The ESA portfolio includes various capabilities based on the technologies and solutions of the Company's other segments, as well as U.S. originated capabilities.
The ESA portfolio includes the following main capabilities:
- Airborne holistic situational awareness and decision-making through helmet mounted displays, head-down displays, head-up displays, and mission computers, airborne electronic warfare solutions, and electro-optical infrared systems. This includes a commercial aviation portfolio with a line of air data products, cockpit instrumentation and vision systems. ESA also offers Aftermarket Sustainment and Support services.
- Next-generation warfighter systems through advanced night vision and digital soldier systems.
- Ground combat vehicle systems such as mobile tactical cannons, turrets, vehicle protection systems, 360-degree situational awareness solutions and vehicular components.
- Counter intrusion and border protection systems and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS).
- Electro-optics and precision targeting solutions, multi-modal seekers, mortar weapon systems and munitions, as well as launched effects and loitering munitions.
- ESA also has two U.S. subsidiaries that offer additional capabilities:
– Sparton, which provides Maritime solutions, networks, and communications through sonobuoys and undersea warfare systems; and
– KMC Systems, doing business as HiArc, which is a premier engineering design and manufacturing partner for Life Science and Diagnostic customers, specializing in intelligent workflow automation and high-throughput clinical platforms.