Dec 19, 2019   SOURCE: PR NewsWire

Elbit Systems Receives $33 Million Payment in Settlement of Patent Infringement Litigation

HAIFA, Israel, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today, further to its announcement of June 26, 2019, that it has received payment in the amount of $33 million as full and final settlement under a settlement agreement with Hughes Network Systems, LLC, of litigation in the U.S. Federal Courts for infringement of an Elbit Systems' patent relating to high-speed satellite communications.

About Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land, and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios and cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.

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Contacts:


     David Vaaknin                             
     Dana Tal-Noyman


     VP, Head of Corporate Communications      
     Manager International Corporate Communications


     Tel:  972-77-2946691                      
     Tel: 972-77-2948809


     Cell: 972-52-8000403                      
     Cell: 972-54-9998809

                 david.vaaknin@elbitsystems.com 
     
              dana.tal@elbitsystems.com

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SOURCE Elbit Systems Ltd.