The governments of Israel and Cyprus signed an important agreement last Thursday to develop a Green Line surveillance system. According to Israeli reports, the company that will undertake to create the platform is Elbit Systems. The agreement was signed by Yair Kulas, head of the International Defense Cooperation Service of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, known as SIBAT, and the competent authorities in Cyprus.
A spokesman for the Cyprus Ministry of Defense, Lt. Col. Christos Pieris, was quoted as saying that Bloomberg said the system would be developed at a cost of 27.5m euros and would provide 24-hour surveillance by firefighters.
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It is recalled that in the catastrophic fires of Ora last July, firefighters from Israel rushed and used the Eldib systems.
Areas of activity
According to the company’s website, it is a high-tech group that deals with a wide range of programs around the world, mainly in the field of defense and internal security. Develops and provides a wide portfolio of airborne, land and naval systems and products for defense, internal security and commercial applications
The main activities of Elbit Systems include:
- military aircraft and helicopter systems
- commercial aviation systems and airports
- unmanned aerial vehicle systems and unmanned surface vessels
- electro-optical, night-vision and countermeasures systems
- land vehicle systems
- munitions
- administration, control, communications, computer, information, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) and cyberspace systems;
- electronic warfare and signal information systems; and
- other commercial activities
Surveillance and Recognition
Especially for surveillance and reconnaissance systems, the company has tools for all long-range applications. Installed on mobile platforms, as well as on fixed towers and turrets, these surveillance and reconnaissance systems enable the collection of high-quality tactical information for infantry, artillery and other ground forces.
These systems enable reconnaissance forces to enhance collaborative planning and conduct routine information, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and ground-based activities through the sharing of a common operational image (COP). In addition, the systems allow the monitoring / monitoring of events and the interoperability of various resources and services between the reconnaissance forces within the scope of control.
Elbit Systems has services that include built-in platforms equipped with LRF, CCD and FLIR cameras, as well as lightweight portable systems.
Turkey’s concern
Commenting on the defense agreement, Gallia Lindenstrauss, a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), noted that as Turkey-Israel relations have deteriorated over the past decade, Israel has forged stronger ties with Greece and Cyprus.
“As part of deepening relations, Israeli companies have signed defense agreements with Greece and now with Cyprus,” Lindenstrauss said. “While the development of Israeli-Greek-Cypriot relations has been remarkable, in the light of growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, there are concerns that Israel will become more involved in the Cyprus issue in a way that will cause growing friction between Ankara and Jerusalem.”
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