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Elbit Systems Ltd.

A maker of defense electronics and unmanned aircraft, Elbit Systems builds drones like the Hermes 450 and 900, helmet-mounted displays for fighter pilots, and electro-optics used by militaries and homeland-security agencies across continents. Founded in 1966 in Haifa as "Elbit Computers" by Israeli engineer Uzia Galil, its name blends "El" from its parent company Elron with "bit," a nod to its early work in computing. It grew into today's company through a 2000 merger with optics firm El-Op and now also makes artillery and munitions after absorbing Israel's state-owned IMI.