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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000910680-08-000838.txt : 20081223
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000910680-08-000838
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20081216
FILED AS OF DATE:		20081223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081223

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:		081265698

	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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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2"><b><font color="#000000"><b><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">FORM 6-K</font></b></font></b></font></strong></font></font></p>

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        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16<br>
        of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>
        For the Month of&nbsp;December 2008<br>
        _______________________</font></font></font></b></font></font></p>

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        &nbsp;</font></font></font></b></font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="center"><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b><font style="COLOR: #000000" face="Arial" color="#000000">ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.</font></b></font></font></b></font></font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" face="Arial" color="#000000">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:</font></b></font></font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="center"><font size="2"><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b><br>
        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> &nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">x</font>&nbsp; <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Form
        20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <font face="Wingdings">o</font>&nbsp; <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Form
        40-F</font></font></font></b></font></font></b></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><b><br>
        <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">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):</font>&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font><br>
        &nbsp;</font></font></b></font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Note</font></font></font> <font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">: 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.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        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):</font>&nbsp;<font face="Wingdings">o</font><br>
        &nbsp;</font></font></font></font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">Note</font></font></font> <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" face="Arial" color="#000000">: 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&rsquo;s &ldquo;home country&rdquo;), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant&rsquo;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&rsquo;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.<br>
        &nbsp;<br>
        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:</font></font></font></p>

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        &nbsp;<font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font> <strong><font face="Wingdings">x</font>&nbsp;</strong>
        <font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'">No</font></font></font></font></font></font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.4in; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" align="left"><font color="#000000"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'ARIAL'" color="#000000">If &ldquo;Yes&rdquo; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-______________</font></font></p>
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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated herein by reference is the Registrant&rsquo;s press release dated&nbsp;December 16, 2008.</p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="justify"><font color="#000000"><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</font></font></p>

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                    <p><font color="#000000">ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD.<br>
                    (Registrant)<br>
                    <br>
                    By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>/s/&nbsp;Ronit Zmiri&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
                    </u> Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;Ronit Zmiri<br>
                    Title:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate Secretary<br>
                    <br>
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        <p><font color="#000000"><font color="#000000">Dated:&nbsp;December 16, 2008</font></font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><b><u><font style="COLOR: #000000" color="#000000">Description</font></u></b></p>

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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><font color="#000000" size="4">1.</font></p>
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                    <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" align="left"><strong>Press Release dated&nbsp;December 16, 2008</strong></p>
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        <p align="right"><font size="2"><font color="#000000">Exhibit 1</font></font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">Elbit Systems&rsquo; Skylark&reg; I LE</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font size="5">selected by the Ministry of Defense as IDF Battalion Level Mini UAV</font></b></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Haifa, Israel, December 16, 2008 &ndash; Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced that it was selected by the Israeli Defense Ministry to answer the battalion-level IDF tender, calling for a wide procurement of mini-UAVs for all IDF Ground Forces battalions, including training and logistics support.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The procurement potential is evaluated at dozens of million USD, in accordance with IDF&rsquo;s requirements and procurement process.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Elbit Systems&rsquo; Skylark&reg; I LE has been selected by the IDF following an extensive evaluation process, including operational ability to answer the high requirements of the IDF, based on its rich operational experience.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">The Skylark&reg; I LE is based on the accumulated experience acquired by the Skylark&reg; I, in thousands of operational hours performed, in various battlefields, including Israel, Iraq and Afghanistan. Elbit Systems&rsquo; UAV family has served the IDF in recent years in counter terror missions and took an operational part in Israel&rsquo;s second Lebanon War. The upgraded UAV includes additional unique
        features, to significantly improve its operational capabilities and offers the IDF a highly advanced UAV.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Haim Kellerman,</font> <font size="2">General Manager of Elbit Systems UAV Division said: &ldquo;We take great pride in being selected by the Ministry of Defense for this important IDF project. This selection attests to the acknowledgement of this UAV&rsquo;s professional maturity and unique capabilities, and strengthens our position as a leading UAV supplier in Israel and worldwide.&rdquo; Kellerman
        added: &ldquo;We have witnessed great interest among numerous defense forces in the export model of the Skylark&reg; I LE and we expect that many other customers will follow the IDF in its selection of this Elbit Systems UAV.&rdquo;</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><u><b><font size="2">About Elbit Systems</font></b></u></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 24pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (&ldquo;C4ISR&rdquo;), unmanned air vehicle (UAV)
        systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios.&nbsp;The Company</font> <font size="2">also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.</font></p>

        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><u><b><font size="2">Contacts:</font></b></u></p>

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                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><u><b><font size="2">Company Contact</font></b></u><b><font size="2">:</font></b></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Joseph Gaspar, Executive VP &amp; CFO</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">Dalia Rosen, Head of Corporate Communications</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font size="2">Elbit Systems Ltd</font></p>

                        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="left"><font size="2">Tel: +972-4-8316663</font></p>

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        <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font size="2">This press release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current fact. Forward Looking Statements are based on
        management&rsquo;s expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ materially from these forward-looking statements due to a variety of
        factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others; differences in anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; and the outcome of legal and/or
        regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit Systems Ltd.&rsquo;s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.</font></p>

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