Elbit Systems Ltd. Oct. 16 said it was awarded a four-year follow-on contract to supply advanced Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) systems for the Korean army’s SURION helicopter.
The contract value was not released.
Elbit Systems will supply the HMD systems to Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the original manufacture of the SURION helicopter.
This contract award follows an initial contract signed in 2009 with KAI as part of the Korean Helicopter Program (KHP) and in which Elbit Systems and KAI completed and demonstrated a successful integration of Elbit Systems’ HMD on the SURION.
General Manager of Elbit Systems’ Aerospace Division, Yoram Shmuely said: “We are pleased that the Korean Army, which is considered among the world’s most advanced and modern armies, decided to equip its helicopters with additional HMD systems, testifying to the customer’s satisfaction with the systems’ performance.”
Additionally, Shmuely said Korea is an important market for the company and it recently created a local company, Sharp Elbit Systems Aerospace, Inc. (SESA), a jointly-owned company with Sharp Aviation K Inc. This company will focus on advanced military aircraft avionics.
“We are considering involving SESA in the performance of this HMD project as well,” Shmuely said.