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RUAG and EADS Defence & Security will enhance their strategic, industrial and technology cooperation

RUAG and EADS Defence & Security will enhance their strategic, industrial and technology cooperation
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New agreement enables Swiss participation in the
Eurofighter programme including Development, Maintenance, Repair, 
Overhaul and Production
Additional opportunities in several industrial and technology     
projects of EADS and the Eurofighter Consortium
RUAG and EADS Defence & Security (DS) will intensify their 
strategic, industrial and technology cooperation in order to develop 
a long-lasting and sustainable partnership. This is the strategic 
goal of an agreement signed by Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler, CEO RUAG 
Holding Ltd and by Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Military Air Systems, an 
integrated Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security, during the 
Berlin Air Show (ILA 2010). The agreement includes cooperation 
programmes between RUAG, its suppliers and DS in a number of 
different industrial fields with a potential of more than one billion
CHF.
Bernhard Gerwert, CEO of Military Air Systems, stated: "This 
agreement will open the door for a widespread partnership between 
RUAG and EADS, its Divisions, the Eurofighter and Eurojet partner 
companies and its suppliers. We are pleased to enter into a new era 
of cooperation with this first-class aerospace and defence group in 
Switzerland."
Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler, CEO RUAG Holding Ltd., said: "We are 
honored that EADS Defence & Security wants to intensify the 
cooperation with us. Our industrial partnership with EADS refers 
today to various fields of aerospace and defence business. Together 
we are participating in different missions in space and aviation. We 
are more than confident to be a reliable technology partner."
RUAG will be able to participate in international cooperation 
programmes such as Europe's leading fighter combat aircraft 
programme, the Eurofighter, including Maintenance, Repair and 
Overhaul (MRO), development, engineering and production. As part of 
the strategic cooperation this may be not limited to Swiss aircraft 
but potentially for the worldwide Eurofighter fleet on specific 
systems.
Eurofighter, which is the most modern combat aircraft available on
the world market, is currently offered to the Swiss Air Force for a 
partial replacement of the F-5E/F Tiger II aircraft ("TTE programme")
fleet. This is an excellent basis to create additional opportunities 
for further industrial cooperation including up to 200 small and 
medium-sized companies (SMEs) in Switzerland. The type decision, 
based on the three aircraft offered, will be made by the Swiss 
Government.
Based on the current collaboration projects with EADS like the 
Airbus wing tip production, Eurocopter EC635 final assembly line, 
participation in space missions or the Agile Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 
(UAV) programme, RUAG will have the opportunity to participate in 
additional wide-ranging industrial and technology co operations: The 
unique potential consists of e.g. Airbus programmes, A400M MRO, 
Carbon Composite Technology, UAV Systems, Border Security Systems or 
other Fighter Aircraft MRO.
About RUAG
RUAG is an international technology group operating in the fields 
of aerospace and defence. The group's holding company is located in 
Berne (Switzerland). RUAG's production sites are located in 
Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Sweden and the USA. The 
company employs a staff of 7,500 worldwide: 4,000 of them in 
Switzerland. www.ruag.com
About EADS
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related 
services. In 2009, the Group - comprising Airbus, Eurocopter, EADS 
Astrium and EADS Defence & Security - generated revenues of 42.8 
billion EUR and employed a workforce of more than 119,000. 
Switzerland is one of the 10 most important partner countries for 
EADS which cooperates already with more than 400 Swiss suppliers.  
www.eads.com

Contact:

RUAG Holding Ltd
Christiane Schneider
Media Relations
Mobile: +41/79/260'59'15
E-Mail: christiane.schneider@ruag.com

EADS Defence & Security
Claas Belling
Media Relations
Tel.: +49/8459/81-80482
E-Mail: claas.belling@eads.com