Elbit Systems stated that an international customer has granted them a contract worth roughly $50 million for its new air defence system, called “Red Sky”. The agreement will be carried out over a two-year period.
A tactical very short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system called Red Sky is meant to defend against aerial threats that come from low altitudes. Elbit Systems will supply two Red Sky batteries as part of the contract, providing a complete solution that combines hard-kill and soft-kill defence capabilities. This solution incorporates Redrone, an electronic warfare (EW) tool from Elbit platforms that is intended to locate, identify, and neutralize unmanned aerial platforms. The COAPS-L electro-optical (EO) payload, RF jammer, Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) sensors, and DAiR radar make up the Redrone system. Furthermore, the Red Sky solution will incorporate anti-aircraft missile launchers.
“The Red Sky system represents a state-of-the-art solution that addresses the urgent need to defend borders and secure strategic assets against a wide array of aerial threats at an affordable cost,” said Yehuda (Udi) Vered, General Manager of Elbit Systems Land. Elbit Systems’ divisions worked closely together to develop this new defence strategy, which was built around pre-existing building blocks and combined with cutting-edge soft-kill defence mechanisms and new anti-aircraft missiles to provide a comprehensive new solution.
