Elbit Systems selected to provide electronic warfare systems for the Gripen fighter system

Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems EW and SIGINT- Elisra Ltd. (Elisra), was selected for the integration and delivery of Elisra's Passive Airborne Warning System (PAWS-2) onboard the Gripen fighter.

The system was selected following a comprehensive in-depth evaluation and testing of the system in various scenarios as well as in a comparative live fire test.

PAWS-2 is part of the Elisra family of IR based combat-proven Missile Warning Systems, all in serial production and in operational service. The system is based on years of both operational and technical experience and provides a unique combination of a superior off-the-shelf protection capability enriched with IR-CENTRIC® growth potential to cope with ever growing future requirements expected during the life-cycle of the Gripen fighter system.