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Elbit wins $275M deal to fit Asia‑Pacific helicopters with EW and DIRCM self‑protection suites

Elbit Systems has been awarded roughly $275 million in contracts to supply an advanced airborne self‑protection electronic warfare suite — including DIRCM — for helicopter platforms to an undisclosed Asia‑Pacific country. The work, to be delivered over five years, coincides with major rotorcraft upgrade efforts in South Korea.

Discovered 2026-01-12T00:04:39.065449-08:00 | 2026-01-12T00:04:39.065449-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • $275 million and a five‑year delivery profile create a multi‑year revenue and production commitment for Elbit tied to rotorcraft survivability upgrades.

  • The package — EW plus DIRCM — materially increases helicopter protection against IR‑guided threats, driving retrofit and sustainment demand for medium and heavy rotorcraft fleets.

  • The award plugs into broader Indo‑Pacific rotorcraft procurement and upgrade activity, including South Korea's sizable unawarded military air procurement pipeline ([source:7a4d273f-72a5-4dab-bd96-f86b3d493ebb]) and recent Korean rotorcraft acquisitions ([source:6cc56dd3-d0cd-4265-9f08-e59589257a4d]).

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2026-01-12T00:04:39.065449-08:00
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