Haifa, Israel and Ulm, Germany, October 1, 2020
Elbit Systems strengthens its business operations in Germany, rebranding its wholly owned German subsidiary TELEFUNKEN RACOMS as Elbit Systems Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG (“Elbit Systems Deutschland”). The Company will be managed by Thomas Nuetzel who served as the CEO of TELEFUNKEN RACOMS for the past 10 years.
With a long tradition of providing high-quality solutions to the German Armed Forces, TELEFUNKEN RACOMS has been focusing during recent years on diversifying, leveraging its research and development capabilities as well as its engineering and manufacturing excellence. Steadily growing, TELEFUNKEN RACOMS has been adding to its Ulm based operations a range of technologies from across the Elbit Systems portfolio, including: Electro-Optics, Electronic Warfare, Direct Infra-Red Countermeasures, Software Defined Radio, Cyber, Unmanned Systems, Command & Control and other.
Thomas Nuetzel, CEO of Elbit Systems Deutschland,
said: “I am proud to lead the operations of Elbit Systems in Germany. We see a great potential for growth as we continue to broaden the range of our offering, expand our engineering workforce while addressing requirements for German sovereignty. We intend to further expand existing co-operations with the German industry and explore new ones.”
Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis, President and CEO of Elbit Systems,
commented: “Germany is an important market for Elbit Systems. We have been operating in Germany for more than a decade, proudly supporting the German Armed Forces, diligently building our engineering base and developing co-operations with local industry. Elbit Systems Deutschland is led by an excellent team and I am confident that it will steadily grow to play an increasingly meaningful part in the Germany’s technological and industrial base.”
About Elbit Systems Deutschland
Drawing on the tradition of TELEFUNKEN RACOMS as a reliable supplier of high-quality solutions communications and soldier systems, Elbit Systems Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG focuses on the development, manufacturing and delivery of a range of cutting edge capabilities to armed forces and national security authorities. With a portfolio of that includes solutions in the areas of Communications, Night Vision, Networking, Command and Control, Intelligence, Unmanned Systems, Electronic Warfare, Optronics, Self-protection and Cyber Elbit Systems Deutschland effectively caters to the evolving needs of Armed Forces and Security Authorities.
For additional information, visit www.elbitsystems-de.com
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (“C4ISR”), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios, cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.