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Elbit — U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fire an M120A1 mortar system during Exercise Eagle Sokol 19, at Pocek Training Area, Slovenia, March 26, 2019. Exercise Eagle Sokol is a bilateral training exercise with the Slovenian Armed Forces focused on the rapid deployment and assembly of forces and team cohesion with weapon systems tactics and procedures. Exercises such as this build a foundation of teamwork and readiness between allied NATO countries. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Henry Villarama)

Elbit Wins US Army Mortar Contract

19. September 2022

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Elbit Systems has announced that its US subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America has been awarded a contract to provide 120mm mortar systems for the US Army. The initial delivery order was valued at US$10m, and is due to take place over a two-year period, with work taking place at Elbit’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas. In total, the contract has a maximum potential value of up to US$49pm, and maximum duration of up to five years.

This contract was awarded following Elbit’s completion of a 2016 contract for the production of 60 mm, 81 mm, and 120 mm mortars, valued at USD 103 million.

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