Italy's Finmeccanica SpA said Monday it has obtained an order worth €490 million ($630 million) to supply Praetorian Defensive Aids Sub-Systems for Eurofighters Typhoon aircraft.
The company said in a statement Monday that delivery of the first batch of the DASS systems is expected by mid-2012 and will go to Britain, Spain and Germany, as well as Italy.
The defensive system is part of the Eurofighter Typhoon program.
The Eurofighter is built by a consortium of European military manufacturers, including Britain's BAE Systems PLC, the German-French EADS NV and Finmeccanica.
