​Israel has outsourced much of its military fixed and rotary-wing pilot training to Elbit Systems.

Controp has integrated new high-definition thermal imaging capability in some of its EO/IR payloads. The added channel utilizes sensors operating in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) band, to provide higher-quality image in adverse conditions and a wider field of view for enhanced situational awareness.

Data links, encryption and cybersecurity are considered sensitive technologies often maintained as highly classified and delivered to customers as “black boxes” that provide the function without offering customers access to manipulate and optimize the service they provide. With systems specifically designed for each customer, systems updates are years apart, with customers remaining dependent on foreign suppliers for the systems’ entire life cycle.