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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.

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.