Nov. 23 – Finmeccanica won new contract for a total amount of €130 million through its subsidiaries AgustaWestland and Ansaldo Energia. The former, a Finmeccanica company producing helicopters, has signed a contract worth approximately € 90 million for the sale of seven AW139 to the Swedish government for search and rescue missions. To date, more than 500 AW139 are used for various tasks, including search and rescue, helicopter rescue, offshore and VIP/corporate transport, police missions and military applications. Ansaldo Energia won a contract worth around €40 million from Cairo Electricity Production Co., a company owned by Egyptian Electricity Holding Co., the electricity authority of government. The contract includes the supply of a steam turbine, a generator of hydrogen and auxiliary systems for the combined cycle power plant in Northern Giza, located on the outskirts of Cairo.
