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SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has been awarded the Product Innovation prize at the Institute of Mechanical Engineer's prestigious MX2009 Manufacturing Awards.

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, and UOMZ (Urals Optical and Mechanical Plant) of Russia have signed a collaboration agreement for Electro-Optic systems for civil applications. Under the agreement, UOMZ will supply stabilised turrets to SELEX Galileo for their airborne surveillance solutions.

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company and Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a technology collaboration on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capabilities.

Less than one year from its launch to the market, SELEX Galileo's EOST 46 turret has added six new orders to its book to reach a total of 25 systems. The turret was most recently been selected by international customers for installation on six different platforms, both fixed and rotary wing to cover surveillance applications further confirming the outstanding flexibility of the system.

The 2009 International Paris Airshow will see SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, return to Le Bourget to demonstrate a selection of its pioneering range of capabilities. The Company will be present on the Finmeccanica stand, number B165 in Hall 2 of the Salon de Bourget exhibition arena and at the outdoor static display, from 15 to 21 June.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is Europe's leading defence electronics business. The Company
maintains an innovative approach both in working with its customers and in delivering the best
situational awareness and threat protection systems for defence and homeland security applications.
At this year's Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, the Company will have achieved a number of important
targets and milestones linked to its market and product's objectives.

SELEX Galileo will again participate in the International Exhibition of Undersea Defence Technology
(UDT), to be held in Cannes, France at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, from 9th to the 11th of
June.
SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is a world leader in the field of airborne systems and sensors for
undersea warfare. The Company's products include the Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) version of the
Airborne Tactical Observation System (ATOS) and the Sonic OTS-90.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, will showcase its key capabilities at the Latin America Aerospace
and Defence Exposition - LAAD 2009, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 14 to 17 April.
Over the past decades the Company has established long term industrial agreements in the Latin
American region covering a wide range of its products and is well placed as a strong and reliable
defence industry partner.

SELEX Galileo, leading member of the Finmeccanica UK Battlespace Solutions team, has flown its Unmanned Air System (UAS) during a British Army mission rehearsal exercise in the UK. The flight team from SELEX Galileo's Air Systems, Unmanned Air Systems & Simulators division oversaw a number of successful flights of its STRIX Mini UAS as part of exercises carried out from 16 - 20 March on Salisbury Plain. This involved fast aircraft and helicopters, as well as SELEX Galileo's mini UAS.

SELEX Galileo is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $9.2M contract from TKC Aerospace, Inc. to upgrade the Customs and Border Protection C-550 Citation Tracker Aircraft with its Vixen 500E intercept radar and associated mission management system.
This contract is for the first two radars and mission management systems, with options for additional systems to upgrade the remainder of the fleet.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is set to introduce the development of its new NATO compliant, state-of the-art Common Ground Control Station (CGCS), at the Avalon 2009 Air Show in Victoria, Australia. The CGCS is in pre-production stage at the Company's site in Basildon, UK and is fully compliant with NATO's stringent STANAG 4586 guidelines and standards for imagery, command and control.

SELEX Galileo of Finmeccanica will showcase its key products in Surveillance, Targeting, Electronic Warfare and Air Navigation at the Avalon 2009 Air Show in Victoria, Australia. Building on the Company's recent contract, with Surveillance Australia Pty Ltd (SAPL), for the supply of 12 SIM airborne surveillance mission system to be installed on Australian Customs Coastwatch, SELEX Galileo is looking toward a number of new opportunities in the Region.
The Company is committed to the Finmeccanica group strategy to strengthen its presence in Australia by offering its know-how and technical expertise it has acquired in over 60 years in the manufacture and design of Unmanned Air Systems (UAS).

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is pleased to announce the first production deliveries to NP Aerospace of their
latest Indirect Vision System (IVS) to be installed on the Mastiff and Ridgeback fleet. The contract for
approximately 400 systems, secured after intense competition, will equip the latest generation of protected
mobility vehicles with a state of the art indirect vision capability providing 360 degree visibility.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, is set to exhibit its world leading capabilities in Surveillance, Land
Systems, Electronic Warfare and Electro-Optics at the Gulf region's largest defence exhibition IDEX
2009 held in Abu Dhabi from 22 to 26th February 2009.
At IDEX, SELEX Galileo will exhibit a full range of capabilities covering: Land, Air Systems,
Surveillance, Electronic Warfare and Electro-optics. The Company will also promote its new business
partnerships with industries in the UAE and Gulf region

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, and INDRA of Spain are delighted to announce that the SELEX Galileo HALO Weapon Locating System is due to enter service with the Spanish Army early in 2009. The HALO system has undergone an in depth investigation and was chosen by the Spanish Army at the end of an extensive competitive tendering process. HALO is already in operational service with the UK, US and Canadian Armed Forces and Spain will be the fourth user to deploy the system in support of their troops currently deployed on coalition operations. This purchase brings the total number of countries that have HALO in service to six with more in the pipeline.

SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica Company, has signed a contract for the delivery of a number its SLX
Hawk thermal imaging cameras with UK private company VISTAR. The contract will see the SLX
Hawk be used as part of the VISTAR 350 night vision surveillance system, with the first units destined
for naval ships bound for Trinidad and Tobago.

SELEX Galileo, of Finmeccanica, and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) of India have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will explore potential opportunities in the field of
Electronic Warfare in the Indian market including offset requirements and contract manufacturing for
export markets. Current opportunities include offset requirements in MoD programmes like MMRCA, in
which SELEX Galileo is participating through global aircraft manufacturers.

As part of Alenia Aeronautica's contract with Italy's Direzione Generale Armamenti Aeronautici
(General Management for Aeronautical Armaments), for the supply of four ATR72 Maritime Patrol
aircraft, SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, will integrate its ATOS mission system with the
Seaspray AESA Radar for the first time for installation on an Italian aircraft.

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.