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his afternoon Finmeccanica stand, chalets and static area welcomed Gen. B. Edoardo Valente, Underchief of State of Guardia di Finanza (Italy), Brig. General Arne Heden, Senior Advisor to Director General Swedish Defence Material Administration (Sweden), B/Gen. Myeang Hyen Bae Chief Army Aviation School (Korea) and Gen. S.A. Giuseppe Bernardis, Air Force Underchief of State (Italy).
 
The busy agenda of the day also included the visits of many other delegations, such as General Houari, Deputy Chief of Air Force Morocco Delegation, Peter C. W. Flory, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment NATO, Patrick Ky, Executive Director Sesar Joint Undertaking (Belgium), Lt Gen Carlos Samane, Dep. Chief of Staff of Armed Forces (Peru), Leif Lindbäck, National Armaments Director Mod (Norway) and Maj. G. Mohammed S. Al Qamzy, Commander Air Force and Air Defence (United Arab Emirates). 
 

Finmeccanica wins EUR 218 million contract in Saudi Arabia 

Ansaldo STS and AnsaldoBewda have been chosen by the general contractor Saudi Binladin Group to design, build and put into service the automatic metro system for the campus of the Princess Noura Bint Abdulrahman women's university in Riyadh. The contract is worth a total of EUR 218 million, of which Ansaldo STS' share is approximately EUR 149 million; and AnsaldoBreda' share approximately EUR 69 million.
 
The construction of this automatic metro is an historical event for Saudi Arabia, because it is the first of such systems to be built on the world's largest university campus.The agreement was signed yesterday at the stand of the parent company Finmeccanica at the Le Bourget Air Show in Paris, in the presence of chairman and CEO Pier Francesco Guarguaglini. The contract was signed by the chairman of the Saudi Binladin Group, Sheikh Bakr Binladin, Sergio De Luca, CEO of Ansaldo STS and Salvatore Bianconi, CEO of AnsaldoBreda.
This contract gives Ansaldo STS a foothold in the Saudi Arabian market, today one of the most active in the rail and metro transport sector, and lays the foundations for a strategic alliance with one of the most important players in the Middle East.
 

Second day at the Paris Air Show 

Finmeccanica's agenda of the second day at the Paris Air Show was opened with the MBDA Press Conference, held by Antoine Bouvier, focusing on new markets.
Many Delegations, mostly from Middle East Countries, visited Finmeccanica stand, chalets and static area during this very busy morning: Lt Gen Prince Abdul Rahman, Royal Saudi Air Force, BG Johana Locker, Israel Delegation, Mohamed A Aboukharah Mhimed, Libian Delegation, H.H. Lt. Gen. Abdul R. B.Fahad Al Faisal, Air Force Commander Saudi (Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia), Daniel Hershkowitz, Minister Of Science And Technology (Israel), His Royal Highness Prince Faisal of Jordan, CF Mohamed Said Al Hinai, Defence Delegate Oman Embassy.
 
Moreover, Finmeccanica top management also welcomed several Italian Delegations: Gen. S.A. Daniele Tei, Chief of Staff of Air Force, Gen. Vincenzo Camporini, Chief of Defence General Staff, Gen.C.A. Giuseppe Valotto, Chief of Interforce Operative Board, G.Isp Capo Giovanni Perrone Compagni, National Director of Air Armaments and National Secretary for Defence and On. Luigi Nicolais, Chamber of Deputees.
Besides that, the morning agenda also included further Delegations from other Countries: Mr Evangelos Vasilakas, Director General Of Procurement (Greece), Dr. Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Minister Of Defence (Malaysia), Rt Hon Quentin , Minister Trade And Investment Enterprise And Regulatory Reform And Commonwealth Office (UK) and Alexander Fomin, Deputy Director Armament (Russia).