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SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, is pleased to announce the successful launch, flight and landing of the Falco Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) from a pneumatic catapult. The launch took place on 11 December 2008 at the Cheshnegirovo air base in Bulgaria.
The launch further confirms the excellence and expertise of the SELEX Galileo site at Ronchi di Legionari, Italy, in the design & development of UAVs and firmly sets the Falco as a next generation tactical UAV asset.

The EOST electro-optic system, developed by SELEX Galileo, has been tested for the first time on board the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Sky-Y, produced by, fellow Finmeccanica Company, Alenia Aeronautica.
During the flight campaign, at the Vidsel test range in Sweden, EOST was proven to be a robust and reliable sensor.

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica has recently signed contracts worth 74 million Euro for the supply of
THETIS and other land electro-optic systems. 70% of these contracts come from the international
market.
THETIS is an electro-optic sensor operating day and night able to track fixed and in motion targets.
SELEX Galileo has developed the THETIS and, while retaining the production for the Italian end user,
has entered in partnership with local industries for the production of other systems.

At LIBDEX 2008, SELEX Galileo a Finmeccanica Company will be proposing different capabilities for
EO & Future Soldier Equipments, Electronic Warfare, Airborne Surveillance and Unmanned Air (UAS)
Systems. Committed to strengthening cooperation and partnership in the region delivering state-of the-
art sensors, systems and solutions, SELEX Galileo can contribute to enhance homeland security,
defence and protection for its customers.

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica will showcase a range of its most successful capabilities at Euronaval 2008, the 21st international naval defence and maritime exhibition and conference (Paris, from 27 to 31 of October). SELEX Galileo is expanding its Naval radar product range using Solid State and LPI (Low Probability of Intercept) technologies.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, will take part in the 2008 Association of the United Stated Army (AUSA) exposition held in Washington DC 6 - 8 October 2008. SELEX Galileo is a world leader in the field of Defence Electronics and will exhibit some key technologies at the exposition.

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.