Elbit Systems secures $1.4 billion European military modernization contract

Elbit Systems has announced a new defense contract worth roughly $1.4 billion with an unnamed European country for a large-scale military modernization program. According to the company, the agreement will be implemented over a five-year period and includes multiple land and precision-strike capabilities intended to improve operational integration and force survivability. 

The package includes autonomous unmanned systems, ground-based electronic warfare assets, precision-guided artillery and air-to-ground munitions, electro-optical targeting systems, reconnaissance capabilities, and software-defined radio infrastructure. The company stated that the systems are designed to operate within a connected multi-domain framework. 

The contract highlights continued procurement activity across Europe as governments expand defense budgets and accelerate force modernization programs following the war in Ukraine and broader regional security concerns. Israeli defense manufacturers have seen sustained demand in areas such as artillery, electronic warfare, air defense, and unmanned systems.

Elbit stated that the agreement demonstrates demand for integrated defense packages combining sensors, communications, precision effects, and battlefield networking under a single industrial provider. The company did not disclose the identity of the customer, which is common practice during the early stages of government-to-government or strategic defense procurement programs. 

The new award adds to Elbit’s expanding European order book. The company has secured multiple contracts across NATO and partner states in recent years involving rocket artillery, C4ISR systems, electro-optics, and training platforms.