Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced today it has been awarded a mega-contract worth $ 550 million with the army of an Asian country to provide its “Sky Capture” Air Defense system.
Sky Capture provides command and control over anti-aircraft systems, which transforms the customer’s legacy air defense systems into highly accurate and effective systems. Sky Capture adds advanced command & control capabilities, as well as information fusion, based on multiple sensors, including advanced fire control and detection radars, electro-optical sensors—all made by IAI and ELTA systems.
The command and control system provides accurate target data for the interceptors and manages the threat and firing detection in an optimal manner according to the target type. The system, developed at IAI, provides short-range aerial defense for army forces, headquarters, bases and strategic assets, against a broad range of air-borne threats – through cannon control.
Before signing the deal, the system was tested successfully many times, demonstrating its capabilities against a range of targets. The transaction was entered following an international tender in which IAI competed against several defense leaders.
Boaz Levi, IAI’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Systems, Missiles & Space Group, said in a statement: “We thank our customers for their confidence in the system and the unique solution developed for their operational requirements. Our proposal and development was based on the future generation of very short-range air defense systems. Sky capture combines several aerial interception methodologies, reflecting the extensive capabilities of IAI’s air defense know how. The system sold under this contract uses air defense cannons and is also designed, if needed, to manage short-range missiles and laser interception systems.”