Terma A/S: от термометров до военных технологий и обвинений в военных преступлениях.

Danish Aerospace Manufacturer
Terma has been accused of complicity in multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity. For this reason, they are closely monitored by the
Danish journalistic watchdog organisation, Danwatch, and have several times been the targets of protests and blockades. The company was founded in 1949 by Orla and Svend Aage Jørgensen; it originally focused on the production of thermometers and manometers for ships and various other metal components. Following its purchase by Thorkild Juncker, Terma A/S refocused itself on the production of electronic measuring instruments along with early radar systems; it expanded rapidly during the 1950s and 1960s. The firm became a leader in defence electronics, and had diversified into air defense systems, aircraft avionics, and missiles by 1970. Terma A/S headquarters are located in Lystrup near Århus, Denmark. In Denmark, other Terma facilities are located at Grenaa and Herlev. Terma international locations and operations include Leiden in the Netherlands; Darmstadt near Frankfurt, Germany; Harwell, UK; Singapore, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and New Delhi, India. In 2004 the company opened an office in Warner Robins, Georgia. Today, the company's U. S. activities also include the Terma North America Inc. headquarters in Arlington, Virginia and offices in Fort Worth, Texas and Norfolk, Virginia.

During 1944, amid the final months of the Second World War, the company was founded by the brothers Orla and Svend Aage Jørgensen as a small mechanical workshop based in Aarhus, Denmark; the name Terma is said to be derived from the firm's early work on thermometers and manometers. Five years later, it was restructured as a limited liability company under the name Fabrik for Måleinstrumenter TERMA A/S; During 1949, it was bought by Thorkild Juncker. During the 1960s, Terma A/S secured work within several international programs, such as the development and production of the RIM 7 Sea Sparrow surface to air missile; the firm continued to be involved in the Sea Sparrow's support for over fifty years. it was the first, and so far only, Danish satellite to be launched into space. During 2000, Terma A/S was also contracted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force to supply its self protection systems for the service's Boeing CH 47 Chinook and Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter fleets. The company delivers leading edges through Lockheed Martin, composite tail parts through BAE Systems, gun pods for the F 35B and C versions through General Dynamics, as well as fuselage parts and electronics through Northrop Grumman Corporation. Overall, Terma delivers more than 70 parts for the F 35 Lightning II.

Space (SPD), providing on board electronics and software for satellites as well as control centres. Key focus areas are power conditioning systems and star trackers for satellites.

Terma delivers power conditioning systems to a series of major space products, including ESA's BepiColombo and Rosetta. In the case of BepiColombo, the power conditioning unit is the most powerful used on missions by the ESA with a capacity of 14 kW powered by solar energy on its destination planet Mercury. In the Rosetta project Terma has developed a 64 square meter solar panel providing power at down to four percent of the Earth's solar energy and at working temperatures down to 130 degrees Celsius. The PCU delivers a bus power capability of 1500 watt at a weight of 8.3 kilo.

Since 1999, Terma has manufactured Star Trackers for several scientific satellite missions including Cryosat 1, Cryosat 2, ADM Aeolus, LISA Pathfinder, and Tacsat 1, 2 and 4.

Terma is prime contractor for the ASIM observatory. Terma is responsible for ensuring technical management of the project and for the coordination with ESA and subcontractors, and not least for delivering the ASIM observatory for handover to ESA, NASA, and SpaceX at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). ASIM was launched for the International Space Station (ISS) on 2 April 2018, and will be installed on the European Columbus module of ISS in the beginning of 2018. ASIM will be used by scientists in order to study high altitude electrical discharges, the so called red sprites, blue jets, haloes, and elves, and monitor X ray and Gamma ray flashes.

Terma produces C Flex command and control systems for naval ships; as of 2013, it has been installed upon ships of the Danish, Lithuanian, Romanian and Thai Navy. The C Flex systems and the Terma SCANTER radar systems are supplied to new built ships such as the Royal Thai Navy Landing Docks, the Danish Absalon Class Support Ships, and the Danish Iver Huitfeldt class frigates as well as upgrades on ships in service, such as the Danish Thetis Class and offshore patrol vessels. The company develops electronic warfare protection systems and 3D audio systems as upgrades for the F 16 fighters of the Royal Danish Air Force. Additionally, Terma has supplied electronic warfare solutions for the EPAF countries and the U. S. Air National Guard for F 16, A 10, Tornado and Harrier aircraft. Terma develops aircraft survivability equipment for a variety of SAR and transportation helicopters, including the 14 Royal Danish Air Force EH 101 Merlin helicopters in collaboration with Agusta Westland, and self protection systems for the Royal Netherlands Air Force AH 64D and CH 47 Chinook helicopters. The Terma Electronic Warfare Management Systems are fielded internationally on more than 2,000 fighter and transportation aircraft and helicopters. Terma A/S also produces Missile Warning Systems as an integral part of the electronic warfare solution for the F 16s of the Danish and Norwegian air forces, mounting the systems on pylons instead of the traditional fuselage installation.

The Terma SCANTER 5202 radar is used by coast guard services including the U. S. Coast Guard, the Spanish Guardia Civil, the Colombian Coast Guard, the Norwegian Coast Guard, Port of London, and Port of Hong Kong to track marine vessels and aircraft, while the Terma ET2 embedded tracker is developed to help track stealth objects or smaller objects in the presence of clutter.