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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050901
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050902
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050902

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001027664
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT PART & AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT, NEC [3728]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			L3
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28998
		FILM NUMBER:		051066477

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 539
		CITY:			HAIFA, ISRAEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			31053
		BUSINESS PHONE:		01197248316626

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CENTER
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 539
		CITY:			HAIFA, ISRAEL
		STATE:			L3
		ZIP:			31053
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                              --------------------

                                    FORM 6-K
                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer
                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                         For the Month of September 2005

                             -----------------------

                               ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.
                 (Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
           Advanced Technology Center, P.O.B. 539, Haifa 31053, Israel
                    (Address of Principal Corporate Offices)

       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
       reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

                |X|        Form 20-F         |_|      Form 40-F

       Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
       paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): |_|

       NOTE: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper
       of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
       security holders.

       Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
       paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): |_|

       NOTE: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper
       of a Form 6-K submitted to furnish a report or other document that the
       registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the
       laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated,
       domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or
       under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's
       securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a
       press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the
       registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has
       already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
       filing on EDGAR.

       Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
       information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the
       information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
       Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

                     |_|      Yes               |X|      No

       If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
       registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-______________


<PAGE>

         Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is
the Registrant's press release dated September 1, 2005.

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.

                                       (Registrant)


                                       By: /s/ Ilan Pacholder
                                           -------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Ilan Pacholder
                                       Title: Corporate Secretary

Dated:  September 1, 2005


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    EXHIBIT NO.            DESCRIPTION
    -----------            -----------

    1.                     Press release dated September 1, 2005.


<PAGE>
                                    EXHIBIT 1


[LOGO OF ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.]


             ELBIT SYSTEMS AND IAI WILL JOINTLY SUPPLY UAV SYSTEMS
                   VALUED AT $150 MILLION TO THE TURKISH MOD

         EACH COMPANY'S SHARE WILL AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY $75 MILLION

HAIFA,  ISRAEL,  SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2005 ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. (NASDAQ:  ESLT), ("Elbit
Systems")  announced,  further to its  announcement  dated April 18,  2005,  the
entering  into effect of the contract to supply the Turkish  Army with  Unmanned
Air  Vehicle  ("UAV")  systems,  signed  in May  2005 by IUP,  an  equally-owned
partnership between Elbit Systems and Israel Aircraft  Industries  ("IAI").  IUP
will act as the major  subcontractor  to the TUSAS Aerospace  Industry (TAI) for
this  program  and  will  deliver  the UAV  systems  to the  Turkish  MOD over a
three-year period.

IUP's  contract is valued at $150  million and will be divided  equally  between
Elbit  Systems and IAI.  The UAV systems  will be operated by the Turkish  Armed
Forces.

ABOUT ELBIT SYSTEMS
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international  defense electronics company engaged in a
wide range of  defense-related  programs  throughout the world,  in the areas of
aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications,  computers,
intelligence,  surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), advanced electro-optic
and space  technologies.  The  Company  focuses  on the  upgrading  of  existing
military  platforms and  developing  new  technologies  for defense and homeland
security applications.

For more about Elbit Systems, please visit our website at www.elbitsystems.com

CONTACTS:

COMPANY CONTACT                               IR CONTACTS
Ilan Pacholder, Corporate Secretary and       Ehud  Helft/Kenny Green
 VP Finance & Capital Markets
ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.                            GK INTERNATIONAL
Tel: 972-4 831-6632                           Tel: 1-866-704-6710
Fax: 972-4 831- 6659                          Fax: 972-3-607-4711
pacholder@elbit.co.il                         ehud@gk-biz.com
                                              kenny@gk-biz.com

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STATEMENTS   IN  THIS  PRESS  RELEASE   WHICH  ARE  NOT   HISTORICAL   DATA  ARE
FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS WHICH INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES
OR OTHER  FACTORS  NOT  UNDER THE  COMPANY'S  CONTROL,  WHICH  MAY CAUSE  ACTUAL
RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMPANY TO BE MATERIALLY  DIFFERENT
FROM  THE  RESULTS,   PERFORMANCE  OR  OTHER   EXPECTATIONS   IMPLIED  BY  THESE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE
DETAILED IN THE  COMPANY'S  PERIODIC  FILINGS WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION.
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