Elbit Systems is an international defense electronics company that operates in the aerospace, land, naval, and cyber domains, providing advanced solutions for a secure world. Within the space industry, Elbit Systems specializes in developing and manufacturing electro-optic observation systems, space cameras, and space telescopes for military, governmental, and commercial applications. They offer high-resolution imaging technologies and complete remote-sensing payload systems, with customers including the Israeli Space Agency, the US, Europe, South Korea and Brazil space programs. Keywords associated with Elbit Systems include space cameras, space telescopes, observation satellites, and electro-optical systems.
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Elbit Systems completed its merger with El-Op Electro-Optics Industries Ltd. (Rehovot, then controlled by the Federmann family) on July 7, 2000, creating the largest non-governmental defense electronics company in Israel at the time.
Elbit Computers Ltd. (founded 1966 by the Elron group) was reorganized in 1996 into three independent public companies: Elbit Systems (defense electronics/avionics), Elbit Medical Imaging (became holding company for Elscint's medical imaging business), and Elbit Ltd. Only the Elbit Systems line is tracked in this database.