Elbit Systems to supply networked multi-layered THOR UAS array to a Southeast Asian army.

Elbit Systems announced on Oct. 6 that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $153 million to supply an army of a country in Southeast Asia with a comprehensive, multi-layered array of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The contract will be performed over a 22-month period.

THOR VTOL UAS (Picture source: Elbit System)

Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply a networked multi-layered UAS solution, including more than 1,000 THOR Multi-Rotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) mini-UAS, scores of Skylark LEX, Skylark 3 and Hermes 450 tactical UAS as well as Universal Ground Control Stations.

Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, Elbit Systems President & CEO, commented: "This contract award underlines our competitive edge as armies increasingly view multi-layered UAS solutions as key to providing superior intelligence while maintaining a high level of operational flexibility."