Operator
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Elbit Systems First Quarter 2021 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder this conference is being recorded. You should have all received by now the company s press release that is available in the News section of the company s website at www.elbitsystems.com.
I would now like to hand over the call to Rami Myerson, Elbit Systems Investor Relations Director. Rami, please go ahead.
Rami Myerson
Director, Investor Relations
Thank you, Braka. Good day, everyone, and welcome to our first quarter 2021 earnings call. On the call with me today are Butzi Machlis, our President and CEO; and Yossi Gaspar, our Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, I would like to point out that the Safe Harbor statement in the company s press release issued earlier today also refers to the contents of this conference call. As we do every quarter, we will provide you with both our regular GAAP financial data as
Turkey has accused the Greek military of harassing a Turkish research vessel in the Aegean Sea.
The Turkish Ministry of Defence said that four Greek F-16 fighters had flown close to the ship TCG Cesme, which was carrying out technical and scientific research in international waters.
One of the fighter jets is alleged to have flown at an altitude of 1,000 metres and dropped a flare two nautical miles away from the Turkish ship.
The incident occurred near the Greek island of Lemnos, the ministry said in a statement. This is unfortunately one of the frequent acts of harassment by our Greek neighbours, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar told the press.