Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) group and wholly owned subsidiary ELTA Systems Ltd, has been awarded a contract worth $50 million to provide several of the radar systems used in the "Iron Dome", for integration into a national self-protection system.

      The customer chose ELTA's radars after a series of successful tests were performed on the systems.

      The "Iron Dome" radar system belongs to the Multi-Mission Radar (MMR) family, designed and manufactured by ELTA for Weapon Location and Air Defense missions.

      The "Iron Dome" Radar System is designed to detect, track, measure and anticipate trajectories of mortars, "Kassam" rockets and "Grad" missiles, and to measure the exact spatial location of each threat.

       The information provided by the "Iron Dome" radar system is used to warn endangered areas, and to locate exact targets in order to effectively intercept threats. Additional foreign customers have shown growing interest in the "Iron Dome" System and its subsystems, indicating large contracts in the future.