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Elbit rejects BMS rumours

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Elbit rejects BMS rumours

Elbit Systems Australia denied recent rumours that the ADF plans to discontinue use of the Elbit Battle Management System.

Elbit Systems Australia denied recent rumours that the ADF plans to discontinue use of the Elbit Battle Management System.

Elbit Systems Australia has rejected rumours that the Australian Defence Force plans to discontinue use of the Elbit’s Battle Management System (BMS).

In a statement released by managing director of Elbit Systems, Major General (Ret'd) Paul McLachlan, AO, CSC, the company confirmed its intention to continue working closely with the Australian Defence Force.

“Elbit Systems of Australia will continue to work closely with the Australian Defence Force to deliver its network capability requirements, utilising our 250-strong workforce, including 80 military veterans and 100 systems and software engineers,” the statement read.

More to follow.

[Related: Elbit wraps up acceptance tests for new combat vessels]

Liam Garman

Editor – Defence and Security, Momentum Media

Liam began his career as a speech writer at New South Wales Parliament before working for world leading campaigns and research agencies in Sydney and Auckland. Throughout his career, Liam has managed and executed international media and communications campaigns spanning politics, business, industrial relations and infrastructure. He’s since shifted his attention to researching and writing extensively on geopolitics and defence. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Sydney and a Masters in Strategy and Security with Excellence from UNSW Canberra, with a thesis on post-truth, postmodernism and disinformation operations.
 
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