VIPeR

Israel Elbit Systems UGV
Region:  Middle East    Country:  Israel    Category:  UGV    Company:  Elbit Systems   
VIPeR
Manufacturer: Elbit Systems Users: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Status: operational Background: Versatile, Intelligent, Portable Robot (VIPeR) was developed by Elbit Systems in co-operation with the Israeli MoD's Directorate of Defence Research and Development for the IDF's Portable UGV programme. The vehicle uses the Galileo wheel, developed by Galileo Mobility Instruments, which allows automatic conversion between wheeled, tracked and stair-climbing configurations. VIPeR is in operational use by the IDF's infantry platoons in urban operations and by special forces Characteristics: size (LxWxH): 46x46x23cm, weight: approx 11,4kg depending on subsystems Payloads: day/night zoom camera, explosives sniffer, disrupter, 4ft robotic arm, gripper, 9mm mini-Uzi submachine gun with laser pointer, grenade launcher


Elbit Systems Launches Skylark 3

2016-02-16
Elbit Systems Launches Skylark 3
Elbit Systems has developed the Skylark 3, a new autonomous mini-Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), best suited for brigades and divisions in “beyond the next hill” reconnaissance, counterinsurgency and force protection missions, as well as for use in a range of civil applications, such as border and coastal security and anti-terror operations. The new system has already been selected by an undisclosed customer.

Defense Ministry nixes UAV sale to Poland

2014-02-11
Defense Ministry nixes UAV sale to Poland

Ministry of Defense director general Dan Harel has withdrawn the export licenses to Poland for two large Israeli defense companies - Elbit Systems Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.

Brazil’s Avibras joins Embraer and Elbit

2013-02-06
Brazil’s Avibras joins Embraer and Elbit
Brazilian defense contractor Avibras will join planemaker Embraer SA and the local unit of Israeli defense company Elbit Systems in developing unmanned aircraft in Brazil, the companies said on Tuesday.

Elbit’s Hermes 900 UAV Now Configured For Maritime Missions

2013-02-05
Elbit’s Hermes 900 UAV Now Configured For Maritime Missions
Maritime surveillance requirements are demanding specific capabilities and performance such as mission endurance, flight profiles, mission equipment and human factors. Until recently, such missions were performed exclusively by aircraft – some dedicated for the maritime surveillance mission, with others using off-the-shelf transport planes modified for the mission.

Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army

2013-01-17
Elbit Systems Selected for Award to Supply sUAS to U.S. Army
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced that Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems, has been selected for award by the U.S. Army ACC-APG, Natick Contracting Division on behalf of the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Product Office.

Another International Success for Elbit Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2012-08-06
Another International Success for Elbit Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. (nasdaq and tase:ESLT (“Elbit Systems”), announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at many tens of millions of dollars, to supply a Latin American...

Elbit Systems Awarded Approximately $160 Million Contract to Supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a European Country

2012-05-22
Elbit Systems Awarded Approximately $160 Million Contract to Supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to a European Country
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded an approximately $160 million contract by a European customer, to supply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The systems will be supplied over the next two years.

Elbit Systems to Display Wide Array of Next Generation Solutions at FIDAE 2012

2012-03-19
Elbit Systems to Display Wide Array of Next Generation Solutions at FIDAE 2012
Elbit Systems will present a vast array of advanced next-generation systems and solutions at the upcoming FIDAE exhibition, set to take place at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago-de-Chile...

Elbit Systems subsidiary to supply Hermes 450 UAS to Brazilian Air Force

2011-02-18
Elbit Systems subsidiary to supply Hermes 450 UAS to Brazilian Air Force
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary, Aeroeletrônica Ltda. ("AEL"), was awarded a contract to supply Hermes 450 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the Brazilian Air Force. The contract is not in an amount that is material to Elbit Systems.

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