Elbit Systems UK will showcase a range of aviation, electronic warfare, training and laser technologies at the Farnborough International Airshow, which will be held in Hampshire from July 20-24.
The British subsidiary of Israeli defense technology company Elbit Systems said its display would focus on capabilities designed to support the British Armed Forces and address emerging operational challenges.
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Elbit Systems UK employs more than 650 people across 15 sites in Britain and has supplied the British military with defense technology for more than two decades.
Its current programs include synthetic training systems designed to prepare military personnel for modern operations. The company has also supplied the British Army with Thor and Magni-X uncrewed aerial systems, which provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities.
Elbit Systems UK is also a partner in the Royal Navy’s Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability program, known as MEWSIC, supplying electromagnetic warfare technology for the service’s front-line fleet.
Among the systems to be presented at Farnborough is the X-Sight helmet-mounted display, which provides helicopter pilots with tactical flight data, mission information and sensor imagery across a wide field of view.
The system is intended to improve pilots’ situational awareness and help them identify hazards such as power lines, as well as threats including drones and hostile aircraft.
The company will also present pilot and mission training systems designed to prepare aircrews in realistic operational environments, along with airborne self-protection suites incorporating electronic warfare capabilities.
Elbit Systems said the self-protection systems were designed to improve aircraft survivability and support air superiority in complex threat environments.
Visitors will also be able to learn about the company’s laser technologies, including high-power laser systems intended for emerging air defense architectures and a next-generation airborne laser currently under development.
Elbit Systems UK will also outline its plans for U-TacS, a British uncrewed aircraft systems manufacturer acquired by Elbit Systems earlier this year.
The company said U-TacS would play a central role in its expansion plans in Britain and could manufacture a range of systems, including autonomous persistent effectors. Elbit completed its acquisition of the company in 2026 as part of an effort to expand its European uncrewed systems operations.
During the airshow, Elbit Systems UK plans to present its strategy for the business and the capabilities it could provide to Britain’s Ministry of Defense and other companies in the defense industry.