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(the Israeli parent) is required to submit to DCSA detailed ownership and financial disclosure forms (e.g., SF 328, DD Form 254) for each facility performing on classified contracts, but these disclosures are not publicly available.","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"ongoing","source":null},{"id":67870,"text":"No standalone SEC filing exists for 'Elbit Systems of America' in EDGAR (all filings are under parent CIK 0001027664), confirming the subsidiary has no independent public securities reporting obligation","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":null},{"id":67868,"text":"Elbit Systems Ltd.'s 2023 Form 20-F (annual report) includes Elbit Systems of America as a consolidated subsidiary without separate financial statements, consistent with SSA governance that allows US proxy board control while maintaining Israeli parent consolidation","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2023-06-15","source":null},{"id":62461,"text":"Elbit Systems' August 2019 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