Ares Aerospacial e Defensa is a Brazilian arms company which has operated since 2010 as a subsidiary company of the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems Ltd.
| Company type | Arms company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Defence |
| Headquarters | Israel |
| Owner | Elbit Systems Ltd |
| Website | ares |
Ares' website states that it "concentrates its activities in the planning, design, development, manufacture, integration, maintenance and commercialization of products in three main lines of business: Stations of Arms, Naval Systems, Optical and Electro-Optical."[1]
In 2017, Ares Aeroespacial e Defesa signed a $100 million contract to supply the Brazilian Armed Forces with remote-controlled weapon systems (RCWS).[2] According to Defense Update, "The RCWS, named REMAX, will be supplied over a five-year period", and "will be used in armored vehicles and logistics vehicles utilized in combat for troop transport, border patrol and peace keeping missions."[3]
Bezhalel Machlis, the president and CEO of Elbit Systems, said: "Brazil is a very important market for Elbit Systems and we are pleased to be awarded a follow-on contract for the supply of Remax to the Brazilian Army."[4]
In 2018, Ares installed an Atena electro-optical infrared surveillance system to the Niterói-class Brazilian Navy frigate Defensora.[5] Naval.com.br noted that the work "could lead to the installation of the system in the other frigates Niterói (F40), Constitution (F42), Liberal (F43), Independence (F44) and Union (F45)."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Empresa | Ares | Segurança e Defesa". ares.ind.br. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Solomon, Shoshanna. "Israel's Elbit gets Brazil contract for $100 million". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Eshel, Tamir (2017-01-08). "Elbit Systems' Subsidiary to Produce Remote Weapon Stations in Brazil". Defense Update. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Ares wins Brazil RCWS contract - LWI - Land Warfare - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Headlines – October 17, 2018". www.aerotechnews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ Figueiredo Jr, Israel; Vericimo, Mauricio Afonso; Carmona São Clemente, Sergio; Platais Brasil Teixeira, Gerlinde (2018-10-31). "Anti-Anisakis antibodies in human umbilical cord blood". Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna. 14 (3): 310–313. doi:10.15557/pimr.2018.0036. ISSN 1734-1531.
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