ELT Group and the Qatar Armed Forces have signed a contract for the delivery of a Unified Electronic Warfare (EW) Centre which will provide the Qatar Armed Forces with state-of-the-art capabilities for EW operations, further enhancing the modernity, maturity and capability of Qatar Armed Forces. This contract corresponds to the initial step of a wider project that will be achieved in different phases.
Domitilla Benigni, CEO & COO of ELT Group said: “This contract represents a very important result, both in economic terms and for what concerns our positioning in the area. It’s also a confirmation of a solid friendship and long-term cooperation with the Qatar Armed Forces.”
“For the first time in Qatar our Company takes on the role of Prime Contractor and Lead System Integrator, and this makes us particularly proud of the trust that such and advanced End User has placed in ELT Group. There is also the fact that the contract was signed on the day Qatar celebrates its National Day, which makes the event even more special,” she added.
ELT Group has been present in Qatar since 2017 with the opening of its commercial office, providing support within many national programs thanks to its portfolio of capabilities in the EMSO domain.
For more than 70 years, it has been a world leader in Electronic Defense systems. Thanks to innovative management of the electromagnetic spectrum, achieved through proprietary and integrated technologies, today the brand is an international Group with a multi-domain approach that also covers Cyber, Space and Biodefense.
By the experience gained through participation in major European Defense programs including Eurofighter Typhoon, FREMM, PPA today ELT Group is present in more than 30 countries in the World with more than 3000 systems supplied, and also participates in the project for the sixth generation avionics platform GCAP (Global Combat Air Programme).
ELT Group is headquartered in Italy and has a presence in 11 countries located on 3 continents through sales offices and companies of strategic importance and local law in Germany and Saudi Arabia.
Also part of the ELT Group are CY4GATE, which specializes in Cyber security and Cyber Intelligence, E4Life, Italy's first Biodefense company and Solynx Corporation, a US-based technology scouting company.