Elbit wins $150m armored forces safety deal
Israeli protection electronics firm Elbit Methods Ltd. (Nasdaq: ESLT; TASE:ESLT) has been awarded new contracts price $150 million, for its Iron Fist Lively Safety System (APS) by BAE Methods Hägglunds for integration into CV90 Infantry Combating Automobiles (IFVs) operated by European NATO member states.
These contracts comply with a high-profile live-fire demonstration in Europe in September 2025 by Elbit, showcasing Iron Fist’s skill to defeat superior kinetic vitality (KE) threats. Through the trial, the system efficiently intercepted greater than a dozen 120mm KE APFSDS tank rounds – a uncommon accomplishment within the APS discipline. The occasion, attended by senior army and protection business representatives, validated Iron Fist’s effectiveness towards a number of the most difficult anti-armor threats confronted on trendy battlefields.
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The Iron Fist APS is a complicated hard-kill lively safety system designed to boost the survivability and self-defense capabilities of armored platforms towards a variety of recent battlefield threats. Because the Israel Protection Forces’ second-generation APS, Iron Fist combines excessive efficiency with a compact design, characterised by low quantity, weight, and energy necessities. The system delivers 360-degree safety towards numerous anti-armor threats, together with Anti-Tank Rockets (ATR), Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), Unmanned Aerial Methods (UAS), loitering munitions, and Kinetic-Power (APFSDS) tank ammunitions, in each open terrain and sophisticated city environments. Elbit Methods Land common supervisor Yehuda Vered mentioned, “Elbit Methods’ Iron Fist continues to strengthen its presence amongst Western armies, reflecting rising confidence within the system’s capabilities throughout Europe and past. The outcomes of our latest live-fire trials solely reinforce this belief. We worth the sturdy partnership now we have developed with BAE Methods Hägglunds, which performs a key function in increasing our footprint throughout Europe, and we’re proud that our revolutionary, extremely superior resolution will improve the safety of extra forces all over the world.”
Revealed by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on January 6, 2026.
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