| Soltam Systems | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Defense |
| Founder: | Shlomo Zabludowicz |
| Location City: | Yokneam |
| Location Country: | Israel |
| Key People: | CEO. Col (ret.) David Marchiano |
| Products: | Fire support |
| Revenue: | US$ 150 million (2007) |
| Owner: | Elbit Systems |
| Num Employees: | 350 (2007) |
| Homepage: | www.elbitsystems.com |
Soltam Systems (Hebrew: סולתם מערכות) is an Israeli defense contractor and kitchen equipment manufacturer located in Yokneam, Israel. The company has been developing and manufacturing advanced artillery systems, mortars, ammunition, peripheral equipment and cooking equipment since 1952. Soltam Systems serves armed and special forces in more than 60 countries as well as the private sector with its kitchen products. Among the company's major customers are the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the United States Army and NATO countries.
Soltam was founded in 1950 by Shlomo Zabludowicz as the IDF artillery manufacturer. The company was founded as a joint venture between the Israeli Solel Boneh and Luxembourg-based Salgad (Societe Anonyme Luxembourgoise de Gestion et D'Administration) which was a fully owned subsidiary of the Finnish artillery and mortar manufacturer Tampella.[1]
In 1998, Koor Industries sold Soltam to MIKAL Group.[2]
In October 2010, Soltam was sold to Elbit Systems and is now entirely owned by them.[3]
Soltam designs and manufactures a wide range of mortars, to suit a variety of military applications. Soltam supplies a variety of mortars, such as backpacked, under turret, towed and self-propelled recoiling mortars on wheeled or tracked vehicles. All mortars are simple to operate and fast in deployment. Soltam mortars are made of high quality alloy steel for extra toughness and stability. Mortar systems come with all auxiliary equipment necessary for field operation, including fire control computer, ballistic computer, INS, and target acquisition and location systems. All types of mortar ammunition in use worldwide are authorized to be used with Soltam mortars.[6]
CARDOM recoil mortar system vehicle-mounted mortar
Soltam manufactures a wide range of mortar ammunition, ranging in caliber and in use (High Explosive HE, Smoke and training). All mortars comply with NATO standards.
in addition to its military manufacturing Soltam also sells a variety of cooking products to the civilian market, mainly pots and pans but also others such as knives, cutting boards and spatulas.