Elbit to export Iron Fist system to the Netherlands An artist s rendering of the Iron Fist system on a CV90. (Elbit Sytems) JERUSALEM BAE Systems Hägglunds has chosen Israeli firm Elbit Systems to provide the Royal Netherlands Army with the Iron Fist active protection system for CV90 armored vehicles under an $82 million contract announced this week. The Dutch service is also receiving electro-optical commander sights as part of the contract, set to take place over a period of four and a half years, Elbit said in a news release. Yuval Karakookly, the vice president of survivability for Elbit’s land systems division, said the deal could lead to further work with the CV90 and potential business in other European markets.
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(NASDAQ: ESLT, TASE: ESLT) ( Elbit Systems ) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $82 million contract from BAE Systems Hägglunds AB ( BAE Systems Hägglunds ) to supply the Royal Netherlands Army ( RNLA ) with Active Protection Systems ( APS ) and electro-optical commander sights. The contract will be performed over a period of four and a half years.
Under the contract and as part of the modernization program led by BAE Systems Hägglunds, Elbit Systems will equip CV90 armored combat vehicles of the RNLA with Iron Fist APS and Commander Open Architecture Panoramic Sights ( COAPS ). Iron Fist is a lightweight system that uses optical sensors, tracking radars, launchers and countermeasure munitions to defeat threats at a safe distance, with negligible residual penetration. COAPS is a modular dual-axis stabilized sight that facilitates fire control computation and long-range target acquisition in day and night, in both stationary and mobile situations.