Elbit acquires Bluewhite as it deepens push into AI robotics
Elbit Systems is accelerating its push into autonomous warfare technologies with the acquisition of Bluewhite, an Israeli developer of AI-powered off-road autonomy systems.
The transaction was completed by Elbit’s subsidiary FUSE, which acquired 100% of Bluewhite’s shares. The financial terms were not disclosed by the companies. Elbit Systems is traded on Nasdaq and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange at a valuation of around $40 billion, but did not file an official report on the transaction.
Founded in 2017 by Ben Alfi, Yair Shahar, and Aviram Shmueli, and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Bluewhite develops autonomy systems designed to convert conventional vehicles into fully autonomous platforms. Its core technology includes Pathfinder, a retrofit autonomy kit that enables vehicles to operate without human drivers, and Compass, a cloud-based fleet management system that coordinates autonomous operations at scale.