UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of September 2006

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Commission File Number: 000-28998

ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)
Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
(Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

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        Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is the Registrant’s press release dated September 20, 2006.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.  
   (Registrant) 

 

 
   By: /s/ Ilan Pacholder                  
   Name:  Ilan Pacholder 
   Title:    Corporate Secretary 

 
Dated:  September 20, 2006    

EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit  No.   Description  

 
    1.  Press Release dated September 20, 2006. 






ELBIT SYSTEMS' SUBSIDIARY, ELOP, AWARDED A CONTRACT TO SUPPLY ELECTRONIC LAND SYSTEMS VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $130 MILLION

Haifa, Israel, September 20 2006 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: ESLT) announced today that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd. (“Elop”) was awarded a contract in the amount of approximately $130 million to develop and manufacture electronic land systems for a foreign customer.

The project includes also logistic support for the systems and will be performed over several years.

About Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd.

Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd., a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, develops, manufactures, assembles and tests electro-optic systems and products for a wide range of applications. In addition to observation and surveillance stabilized payloads, Elop’s main business areas include: remote sensing – space systems, airborne reconnaissance, ground integrated sights and robotic systems; laser rangefinders and designators; thermal imaging; displays; and electro-optics counter-measures.

About Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Elbit Systems Group, which includes the company and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), advanced electro-optic and space technologies, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and equipment. The Group also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense and homeland security applications.

Contacts

Company contact
Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and VP
    Finance & Capital Markets
Elbit Systems Ltd.
Tel: 972-4 831-6632
Fax: 972-4 831- 6659
pacholder@elbit.co.il

IR Contacts
Ehud Helft/Kenny Green

GK International
Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-3-607-4711
ehud@gk-biz.com
kenny@gk-biz.com

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