Rome, 5 October 2010

Finmeccanica wins contracts worth more than EUR 384 million

Finmeccanica has won contracts with a total value of more than EUR 384 million through his
companies SELEX Galileo, Alenia Aeronautica and SELEX Sistemi Integrati.

SELEX Galileo has won orders worth a total of approximately EUR 352 million.

Specifically, a contract, worth around EUR 242 million (over GBP 200 million) is for the
supply of 88 Captor radar systems for the Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A programme.
Deliveries are due to commence in 2012 with manufacturing taking place in Italy, Germany,
Spain and the United Kingdom.

In addition to this order, the company has recently been awarded contracts in Italy worth
more than EUR 110 million for support and service solutions covering a number of
programmes. These include the Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado, Grifo radar, simulators and
Mirach target drones.

Alenia Aeronautica, through its subsidiary Alenia North America, has signed a contract worth
more than EUR 22 million (around USD 30 million) with the United States Air Force (USAF)
to supply other two additional modernized and refurbished G.222 tactical transport aircraft for
the use of the Afghan Air Force (AAF).

SELEX Sistemi Integrati has been awarded a contract worth EUR 10 million by the NATO
Agency NACMA through ACSI (Air Command Systems International), the prime contractor
for the Air Command and Control System (ACCS) programme to create two replication sites
for the ACCS, which is used to manage air operations.

Finmeccanica plays a leading role in the global aerospace and defence industry, and participates in some of the sector’s biggest international programmes through its
group companies and well-established alliances with European and US partners. A leader in the design and manufacture of helicopters, defence and security electronics,
civil and military aircraft, aerostructures, satellites, space infrastructure and defence systems, Finmeccanica is Italy’s leading high-tech company. It also boasts significant
manufacturing assets and skills in the transport and energy sectors; it is listed on the Milan stock market and operates via a number of group companies and joint
ventures. At the end of May 2010, the Finmeccanica Group had about 77,000 employees, including almost 12,000 in the US, about 10,000 in the UK, almost 4,300 in
Poland, approximately 3,700 in France and more than 1,000 in Germany. As part of its drive to maintain and build on its technological excellence, Finmeccanica spends
11% of its revenues on Research and Development.