Editing Elbit Systems (section)

===Brazil===
[[File:NGP DSC 0364.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Elbit Hermes 450]] unmanned aerial vehicle]]
In 2001, Elbit Systems Group completed its purchase of Aeroeletronica, a Brazilian company in the defense industry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aeroeletrônica |url=http://www.ael.com.br/empresa.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811232038/http://www.ael.com.br/empresa.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2003 |access-date=July 24, 2010 |publisher=Ael.com.br}}</ref> In January 2011, Elbit announced that it had bought two additional Brazilian companies: Ares Aeroespecial e Defesa and Periscopio Equipamentos Optronicos.<ref>{{cite web |title=Elbit Systems Acquires Brazilian Companies |url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/20891/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104141427/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/20891/ |archive-date=January 4, 2011 |access-date=January 2, 2011}}</ref> In April 2011, the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer [[Embraer]] entered into a strategic agreement with [[AEL Sistemas]] S.A, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems. According to officials from the two companies, one of the primary goals of the Embraer-majority joint venture was introduce the Elbit Systems [[Hermes 450]] UAV into the service of the [[Brazilian Air Force]].<ref name="embraerPartner2011">{{cite news |last=Eshel |first=Tamin |date=April 12, 2011 |title=Embaer Enters Unmanned Vehicles Market through Partnership with Elbit Systems, Santos Lab |newspaper=Defense Update Website |url=http://defense-update.com/wp/20110412_elbit-laad-2011.html |url-status=dead |access-date=April 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412020950/http://defense-update.com/wp/20110412_elbit-laad-2011.html |archive-date=April 12, 2011}}</ref>