# Elbit Systems Secures $170 Million Artillery Training Contract By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/46245 Published: 2026-11-02T08:43:06.000Z Updated: 2026-11-02T08:43:06.000Z Section: Business > The 15-year agreement covers a training and simulation facility for the Israel Defense Forces’ Artillery Corps. Elbit Systems secured an approximately $170 million contract with Israel’s Ministry of Defense to run an artillery training center for 15 years. Under the contract, Elbit will build a simulation facility and provide training for the Israeli military’s Artillery Corps. Elbit trades on Nasdaq under ticker ESLT. Its order backlog stood at $32 billion as of June 30. The award follows Elbit’s Oct. 26 announcement of about $200 million in separate [airborne defense contracts]() for an Asia-Pacific country. Those contracts included support and upgrades for training systems already installed on aircraft, along with helicopter targeting systems and head-up displays. ## Links in this article - [airborne defense contracts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/40893)