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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Brazil's AMX fleet to get Elbit avionics upgrade

Embraer has awarded Elbit Systems an approximately $67 million contract for the development and prototype phase of an avionics upgrade to the Brazilian air force's Alenia/Embraer AMX strike aircraft.

The companies will prepare two prototype aircraft to support the modernisation programme, says Ran Hellerstein, executive vice-president of Elbit Systems - Aerospace, who adds: "Work starts immediately".

If successful, the work will lead to a follow-on production contract likely to be worth around $120 million to Elbit and to run through 2014.

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