Communications

04.12 - 08.12.2007
 
Langkawi
 
From 4 to 8 December, Finmeccanica - with its companies AgustaWestland, Alenia Aeronautica, Alenia Aermacchi, Galileo Avionica, SELEX Communications, SELEX Sistemi Integrati, WASS and the JV Telespazio - took part in the LIMA 2007, the International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition of Langkawi, Malaysia. Over the years, Italy and Malaysia have developed a solid industrial and political partnership that extends to the aerospace, defence and security sectors. Malaysian and Italian companies have worked together for many years in successful programmes in many different fields, including training aircraft, helicopters, radar, (both air traffic control and defence), avionics, communications systems, naval systems and technical support and maintenance services for platforms and systems.
 
For Finmeccanica companies in particular, Malaysia is not just a market, but above all a partner with which the Group would like to launch a common growth strategy, as the joint ventures already established in the country show. In the naval field, for example, SELEX Sistemi Integrati is part of Comlenia (with local company Comintel) to provide integrated naval logistics support and technical support for the Royal Malaysian Navy and works with Tirai Variasi and Tahap Harmoni in the Air Traffic Management systems. In the avionics sector Galileo Avionica has an industrial collaboration with Khassim Maon (MKG) for commercialization and equipment support of the PAR - Precision Approach Radar of the Royal Malaysian Air force.
 
In the near future, a series of new programmes could extend co-operation between Finmeccanica subsidiaries and Malaysian companies. These include upgrading Malaysia's monitoring system of Economic Exclusive Zones with maritime patrol aircraft, and surveillance and sea rescue helicopters; the integrated system for land border control, and the project to create an integrated training centre for the country's military pilots (which may also be open to pilots of allied countries in the region) based on the fleet of Alenia Aermacchi MB-339 jets in service with the Royal Malaysian Air Force.