SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems
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SELEX Galileo is a major defence electronics company that specialises in surveillance, protection, tracking, targeting, navigation and control, and imaging systems. It is owned by the Italian company Finmeccanica
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SELEX was created by the Eurosystems transaction between Finmeccanica and BAE Systems
which saw the merger of their avionics businesses. Part of BAE Systems Avionics became SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Ltd (SELEX S&AS), while part remained with BAE Systems, becoming part of BAE Systems North America Group.
From January 2008, SELEX S&AS and Galileo Avionica began to operate under a common brand name, SELEX Galileo. In January 2010, the operating companies’ legal names were aligned to the brand, becoming SELEX Galileo Ltd and SELEX Galileo S.p.A. respectively. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (US) Inc became SELEX Galileo Inc.
and communications businesses of BAE Systems
and Finmeccanica
. The proposal was announced in July 2003. The difficulties of integrating the companies in this way lead to a re-evaluation of the proposal, BAE's 2004 Annual Report states that "recognising the complexity of the earlier proposed Eurosystems transaction with Finmeccanica we have moved to a simpler model."
This revised agreement (the Eurosystems Transaction) was signed on January 27, 2005. BAE and Finmeccanica announced the intention to dissolve their partnership in the AMS
joint venture with AMS' UK and Italian
operations to be taken over by the respective partners.
On May 3, 2005, the Eurosystems Transaction was finalised with:
From January 2008, SELEX S&AS Limited and Galileo Avionica S.p.A. began to operate under a common brand name, SELEX Galileo. In January 2010, the operating companies’ legal names were aligned to the brand, becoming SELEX Galileo Ltd and SELEX Galileo S.p.A. respectively. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (US) Inc became SELEX Galileo Inc.
In February 2010 SELEX was awarded a £19 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for an AESA radar technology demonstration programme focusing on its potential for use on future Royal Air Force
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The Company employs over 7000 personnel with operations in the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States.
UK sites include:
Italian sites include:
USA sites include:
Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica S.p.A. is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the hi-tech industrial groups based in Italy. It works in the fields of defence, aerospace, security, automation, transport and energy...
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SELEX was created by the Eurosystems transaction between Finmeccanica and BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
which saw the merger of their avionics businesses. Part of BAE Systems Avionics became SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Ltd (SELEX S&AS), while part remained with BAE Systems, becoming part of BAE Systems North America Group.
From January 2008, SELEX S&AS and Galileo Avionica began to operate under a common brand name, SELEX Galileo. In January 2010, the operating companies’ legal names were aligned to the brand, becoming SELEX Galileo Ltd and SELEX Galileo S.p.A. respectively. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (US) Inc became SELEX Galileo Inc.
Formation
Eurosystems was to be a group of three joint venture companies pooling the avionics, C4ISRC4ISR
C4ISR may refer to:* the C4ISR concept of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, the U.S. term for C4ISTAR* C4ISR Journal, a journal published by the Defense News Media Group...
and communications businesses of BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
and Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica
Finmeccanica S.p.A. is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the hi-tech industrial groups based in Italy. It works in the fields of defence, aerospace, security, automation, transport and energy...
. The proposal was announced in July 2003. The difficulties of integrating the companies in this way lead to a re-evaluation of the proposal, BAE's 2004 Annual Report states that "recognising the complexity of the earlier proposed Eurosystems transaction with Finmeccanica we have moved to a simpler model."
This revised agreement (the Eurosystems Transaction) was signed on January 27, 2005. BAE and Finmeccanica announced the intention to dissolve their partnership in the AMS
Alenia Marconi Systems
Alenia Marconi Systems was a major European integrated defence electronics company and an equal shares joint venture between BAE Systems and Finmeccanica until its dissolution on May 3, 2005....
joint venture with AMS' UK and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
operations to be taken over by the respective partners.
On May 3, 2005, the Eurosystems Transaction was finalised with:
- the majority of BAE Systems AvionicsBAE Systems AvionicsBAE Systems Avionics was the avionics unit of BAE Systems until 2005, at which time it was transferred to SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems S.p.A and was renamed SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited...
and the whole of the avionics portion of Finmeccanica being brought together to form the new SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems joint venture held by shares of 25% and 75% respectively, with the option for Finmeccanica to later purchase the remaining 25%. - the UK operations of AMS (minus air traffic controlAir traffic controlAir traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other...
and communication systems) being brought together with the C4ISR division of BAE Systems (minus communication systems) to form the new Integrated System Technologies division of BAE Systems (BAE Systems InsyteBAE Systems Integrated System TechnologiesBAE Systems Integrated System Technologies was formed on May 3, 2005, by bringing together BAE Systems' interests in C4ISR and the UK operations of AMS following the Eurosystems Transaction....
). - the Italian operations of AMS being brought together with several other AMS companies to form SELEX Sistemi IntegratiSELEX Sistemi IntegratiSELEX Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, designs and develops Large Systems for Homeland Protection, systems and radar sensors for air defence, battlefield management, naval warfare, coastal and maritime surveillance, air traffic control and turn-key airport solutions.The company has about...
. - the communications systems portions of AMS and BAE Systems being sold to Selenia Communications, a division of Finmeccanica. Selenia subsequently renamed SELEX Communications.
Subsequent history
BAE Systems sold its 25% share of SELEX S&AS to Finmeccanica for €400 million in March 2007.From January 2008, SELEX S&AS Limited and Galileo Avionica S.p.A. began to operate under a common brand name, SELEX Galileo. In January 2010, the operating companies’ legal names were aligned to the brand, becoming SELEX Galileo Ltd and SELEX Galileo S.p.A. respectively. SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems (US) Inc became SELEX Galileo Inc.
In February 2010 SELEX was awarded a £19 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence for an AESA radar technology demonstration programme focusing on its potential for use on future Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of three companies: EADS, Alenia Aeronautica and BAE Systems; working through a holding company, Eurofighter GmbH, which was formed in 1986...
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Locations and Activities
UK sites include:
- Basildon (UK Head Office) - Electro-Optics & BattlespaceBattlespaceBattlespace is a term used to signify a unified military strategy to integrate and combine armed forces for the military theatre of operations, including air, information, land, sea, and space to achieve military goals. It includes the environment, factors, and conditions that must be understood...
, Land Systems, Homeland SecurityHomeland securityHomeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
and Future Systems Group. - Edinburgh - Airborne Radar, Laser Systems, Electro-Optics, Advanced Projects and APS sectors. The site also hosts the Micro Electronics Group and Laser Centre of Excellence.
- Luton (CG) - Air & Naval Electronic WarfareElectronic warfareElectronic warfare refers to any action involving the use of the electromagnetic spectrum or directed energy to control the spectrum, attack an enemy, or impede enemy assaults via the spectrum. The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent the advantage of, and ensure friendly...
Systems, Strategic Systems, Eurofighter Defence Aids Systems, ISTARISTARISTAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather.Information is collected on...
– Intelligence, Surveillance, Targeting, Acquisition & Reconnaissance and Fixed Wing & Operational Support. - Portsmouth - Precision Casting Centre (PCC)
- Southampton - Infrared detectorsInfrared detectorAn infrared detector is a photodetector that reacts to infrared radiation. The two main types of detectors are thermal and photonic.The thermal effects of the incident IR radiation can be followed through many temperature dependent phenomena....
- ParcAberporthParcAberporthParcAberporth is a technology park created on what was Royal Air Force station Aberporth, near the village of that name in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. The station was one of two local sites that had been used as a site for a missile range that stretched out for some miles into the nearby...
- UAVUnmanned aerial vehicleAn unmanned aerial vehicle , also known as a unmanned aircraft system , remotely piloted aircraft or unmanned aircraft, is a machine which functions either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot or autonomously, that is, as a self-directing entity...
flight trials facility - Cambridge - Advanced Partnered Solutions (APS) and Total Support Services (TSS) (Alliance with ThalesThales GroupThe Thales Group is a French electronics company delivering information systems and services for the aerospace, defense, transportation and security markets...
and DSGDefence Support GroupThe Defence Support Group is an executive agency and wholly owned trading fund of the Ministry of Defence. It was established on 1 April 2008 by the merger of Defence Aviation Repair Agency and the Army Base Repair Organisation. It was created under The Defence Support Group Trading Fund Order...
) - Lincoln - Electronic Warfare Operational Support (EWOS) Centre.
Italian sites include:
- Rome - Legal and Corporate Affairs, Marketing and Commercial and External Relations
- Nerviano - AvionicsAvionicsAvionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
, RadarRadarRadar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
and Space technologySpace technologySpace technology is technology that is related to entering, and retrieving objects or life forms from space."Every day" technologies such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, GPS systems, satellite television, and some long distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure... - Caselle (Torino) - AvionicsAvionicsAvionics are electronic systems used on aircraft, artificial satellites and spacecraft.Avionic systems include communications, navigation, the display and management of multiple systems and the hundreds of systems that are fitted to aircraft to meet individual roles...
, Mission & Surveillance Systems and Safety Critical Systems - Ronchi dei Legionari - UAVs and Flight Training Simulators
- Firenze - Electro-Optic systems, equipment & sensors and NAVAL IRST; Future Soldier’sFuture SoldierFuture Soldier is the overall name given to a multi-nation military project by the United States and its allies launched in the late 1990s. A Future Soldier is also a Soldier who has enlisted in the United States Military, but is delayed in shipping...
equipment; Surface, Airborne & Space, Ship Radars (LPILow probability of interceptA low-probability-of-intercept radar is designed to be difficult to detect by passive radar detection equipment while it is searching for a target or engaged in target tracking...
& PAR); Space Equipment & Sensors, Radar Systems and Sonics. - Pomezia - Airborne Electro-Optical Systems and Cockpit Information Systems
- Carsoli (L’Aquila) - Optical Coatings
- Palermo - MicrowaveMicrowaveMicrowaves, a subset of radio waves, have wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter, or equivalently, with frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz. This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF , and various sources use different boundaries...
Components and Solid State Sub-systems.
USA sites include:
- Arlington, VA - Corporate headquarters of SELEX Galileo Inc.; Strategy, Governance, Licensing & Security, Marketing, Communication, CTO, Contracts
- Norcross, GA - Finance, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Information Technology
- Stennis, MS - Certified Repair & Modification Center, Platform & Systems Integration Center, Training Support Activities, Radar
- Huntsville, AL - Laser Production & Support, Aircraft Survivability Equipment Production & Support, Engineering & System Integration Labs
- Hurlburt Field, FL - ALLTV Support & Repair
- Warner Robins, GA - DIRCM Product Support & Repair
- Marana, AZ - Lasertel Inc, a subsidiary of SELEX Galileo Inc- Laser diode manufacturing
- Additional Field Offices: Melbourne, FL and Scottsdale, AZ.