Our Shareholder – Unparalleled expertise in satellite communications technology and military operations

Paradigm Secure Communications Ltd (Paradigm) is a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS Astrium.

EADS (the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2007, EADS generated revenues of €39.1 billion and employed a workforce of more than 116,000.

The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world’s largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and EADS Astrium, the European leader in space programmes from Ariane to Galileo.

Astrium, a wholly owned subsidiary of EADS, is dedicated to providing civil and defence space systems and services. It is one of the largest space systems manufacturing companies in the world and the leading European supplier of satellites, orbital infrastructures and launchers. In 2007, Astrium had a turnover of €3.5 billion and 12,000 employees in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain and the Netherlands.

Astrium is unique in Europe and one of the few companies in the world to offer such a wide range of space business activities. Its activities cover complete civil and military telecommunications and Earth observation systems, science and navigation programmes, and all spacecraft avionics and equipment.

Paradigm is part of Astrium Services, which delivers space-based services to military and government users. Astrium Services also owns 75% of Milsat Services – the Milsatcom provider to the German armed forces; provides services to the French Navy through the ASTEL-S programme and leads EADS interest in the Galileo concession for navigation services.

For more information, please go to www.eads.net