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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2


                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
                                  CERTIFICATION

           (pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
                 Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

          In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2002 of Elbit Systems Ltd. (the "Company") as filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on the date hereof
(the "Report") and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Joseph Ackerman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, that:

         (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


                                               By:   /s/ Joseph Ackerman
                                               -------------------------
                                               Name:  Joseph Ackerman

                                               Title: President, Chief Executive
                                               Officer and Director
                                               Date: June 17, 2003

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Elbit Systems Ltd. and will be retained by Elbit Systems Ltd.
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.



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