News

SELEX Galileo, in cooperation with Alenia Aeronautica, (both Finmeccanica companies) has completed - at 36° Wing of Gioia del Colle air base, South Italy, - a restructure of the buildings that will host the Full Mission Simulator of the Eurofighter Typhoon, as part of the contract which covers integrated logistic support of the flight simulator for the Typhoon. The aircraft has recently entered into service at the Gioia del Colle air base.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, has achieved success at the MoD Grand Challenge finale as part of the winning Stellar Team. Stellar team's winning SATURN (Sensing & Autonomous Tactical Urban Reconnaissance Network) solution was awarded the highest points of any participants by judging panel after successfully identifying the majority of the threats planted at the MoD's Urban warfare training facility at Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is pleased to announce the signing of a subcontract with CAE for work on the initial training capability for Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 new generation advanced lead-in fighter trainer.
CAE was selected earlier this year by Alenia Aermacchi (AAEM) as preferred full-mission simulator supplier for the M-346 aircraft. As part of the M-346 program, AAEM awarded CAE a contract for the design, development and validation of the Initial Training Capability, which includes the prototype M-346 flight training device. SELEX Galileo will contribute to the M-346 training programme through simulator systems development and delivery. SELEX Galileo will have responsibility for the Instructor Operating Station (IOS) and provide parts of the avionics simulation and the cockpit.

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, is proud to announce the delivery of the 1000th NEMESIS Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) transmitter to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) for use in the AN/AAQ-24(v) DIRCM system.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, has received a production contract from Boeing Integrated Defense Systems for its Aircraft Gateway Processor (AGP). The system will be installed on all extended Block II Apache Longbow helicopters operated by the U.S. Army and International customers from 2009. This follows 18 months of investment and co-operation by the companies to jointly develop new and improved Aircraft Survivability Equipment for the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, will supply AgustaWestland 10 EOST46 systems to be integrated into the AW101 and SuperLynx300 helicopters for an international customer. Equipped helicopters will be delivered to the customer during the next 24/36 months. This new order sums up to the three systems recently sold to AgustaWestland for the AW109LUH.

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica and Cobham Aviation Services Australia, part of the Cobham Group,
have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further promote their already
successful collaboration in the surveillance systems' market.

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica and Boeing Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding
aimed at the establishment of a collaborative relation in support of the respective business and
industrial interests.

Advanced surveillance systems, unmanned aircraft, protection systems for helicopters and aircraft against external attack, and flight simulators are some examples of the technological and product excellence that SELEX Galileo will present at the 2008 Farnborough International Air Show.

SELEX Galileo and Schiebel Elektronische Geraete GmbH are delighted to announce the first flight of a PicoSAR radar-equipped CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV. This adds a compact radar capability to the successful CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAV, giving it an all weather, long range ground mapping and moving target indication capability.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, and BAE Systems have signed a partnering agreement to provide thermal weapon sights manufactured by BAE Systems for the forthcoming surveillance and target acquisition increment of the Future Integrated Soldier Technology (FIST) Programme.

Using newly developed Thermal Imaging (TI) technology developed at its Southampton site, SELEX GALILEO has created a range of 3rd generation TI cameras. These cameras, part funded under a Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme called Albion, have the capability to see in the dark with unmatched clarity, reinforcing the company's position as a world leader in high performance TI cameras.

SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). This MOU will see the company develop a working relationship for research and development with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Radio Frequency, Radar, Communications, Laser, Electro Optics (EO) and Infrared Technologies.

SELEX GALILEO, a Finmeccanica company and one of Europe's foremost Aerospace and Defense organisations signed on the 23rd of May a strategic supply agreement with RF Micro Devices (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency systems and solutions.

SELEX GALILEO is pleased to announce the opening of its new Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) facility in Lincoln, UK. The new site is dedicated to the delivery of EWOS capability and products.
Located at Alpha Court, on the western outskirts of Lincoln, the 1100 square metre facility, which includes a 200 square metre Radio Frequency screened laboratory, is strategically sited to enable SELEX GALILEO to provide enhanced Electronic Warfare (EW) support to local RAF operational units and to the UK Air Warfare and Defence EW Centres.

On May 7th  at 01:37 the first hydrogen atomic clock (Passive Hydrogen Maser PHM) ever embarked on a space mission reached operating temperature and started to generate the reference signal on board the GioveB Galileo satellite, launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on April 27th .

With a frequency stability equivalent to 1 second every 3 million years, the Passive Hydrogen Maser (PHM) is the most stable operational atomic clock for space use ever built. The Maser was developed by SELEX GALILEO of Finmeccanica, one of the biggest players in the European Defence Electronics sector.
Galileo - the most sophisticated satellite navigation system - will have on-board atomic clocks made in Italy.
With its exceptional stability, SELEX GALILEO's Maser will guarantee the Galileo System with high levels of precision, without synchronisation from ground control for over 8 hours.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has selected the SELEX GALILEO SEASPRAY 7500E AESA surveillance radar system for its HC-130H radar upgrade program. This follow on contract for the production element has been awarded after successful demonstration of this revolutionary technology.
The contract valued at US$32 million for this phase, is scheduled to run over the next four years. A total of 15 HC-130H aircraft will be upgraded to a new level of capability. The SEASPRAY 7500E electronically scanned array (ESCAN) radar, which operates using a dedicated multi station display suite and surveillance/SAR, will be the primary sensor on the USCG's front line long range maritime surveillance aircraft.

Within the Finmeccanica stand, SELEX GALILEO showcases its latest sensors and technologies for Earth observation, navigation, Space exploration and security: from the hyperspectral camera Sym GA, to the latest generation FALCO unmanned vehicle, to the electro-optical payload EOST 45. SELEX GALILEO sensors are flying on main ESA, NASA and ASI mission such as: CASSINI; ROSETTA; VENUS EXPRESS; GALILEO; DAWN; ATV PROGRAMME; EXOMARS and PRISMA.

SELEX GALILEO, part of Finmeccanica, participates to the European Space Agency (ESA) mission Jules Verne ATV launched on the 9th of March from the Kourou spaceport, in French Guiana. The Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Jules Verne, a new series of spaceships, was launched without a
space crew and will reach the International Space Station (ISS) at the beginning of April. The ATV module will remain in orbit for a maximum 6 months and, once completed its tasks, will head back to Earth and disintegrate in the atmosphere.