Editing Terma A/S (section)

==History==
During 1944, amid the final months of the [[World War II|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 [[thermometer]]s and [[manometer]]s.<ref name = "official history">{{cite web |url = https://www.terma.com/about-us/who-are-we/history-of-terma/ |title = History of Terma |publisher = Terma A/S |accessdate = 26 April 2020}}</ref> Five years later, it was restructured as a [[limited liability company]] under the name ''Fabrik for Måleinstrumenter TERMA A/S'';<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Erhverv,_karriere_og_ledelse/Erhvervsliv/Erhvervsvirksomheder/Terma_AS |title=Terma A/S - Gyldendal - Den Store Danske |website=Denstoredanske.dk |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "official history"/> at the point of incorporation, the company had fewer than 10 employees.<ref name="stiften.dk">{{cite web |last1=Svith |first1=Morten |title=Retsopgøret: Direktøren satsede lidt for meget på den tyske krigslykke |url=http://stiften.dk/aarhus/retsopgoeret-direktoeren-satsede-lidt-for-meget-paa-den-tyske-krigslykke |website=Stiften.dk |date=4 June 2016 |accessdate=29 August 2016}}</ref> During 1949, it was bought by Thorkild Juncker.<ref name="stiften.dk"/> Juncker shifted Terma A/S in the direction of electronic measuring instruments and with the employment of a Norwegian engineer soon developed a radar that would prove to be competitive in both price and quality.<ref name="stiften.dk"/> Within six years of buying Terma, Juncker was employing up to 120 people before his untimely death in 1955.<ref name="stiften.dk"/> It was under Juncker's ownership and management that Terma developed into the company it is today.<ref name="stiften.dk"/>

Throughout the 1950s, Terma A/S conducted numerous large-scale projects involving the overhaul and upgrade of radars, computer systems, and air defense systems on behalf of the [[Danish Armed Forces]].<ref name = "official history"/> Its first radar systems were for navigation purposes and installed mainly on secondary vessels.<ref name = "official history"/> Over a period of 20 years, Terma A/S opted to focus much of its resources onto the development of numerous products related to radars, computers, and missile systems, and started to expand into the wider European market.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jernindustri.dk/smartphone/artikel/VisArtikel.aspx?SiteID=JM&Lopenr=112170001 |title=Industri-historie i krigens skygge |accessdate=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821164455/http://www.jernindustri.dk/smartphone/artikel/VisArtikel.aspx?SiteID=JM&Lopenr=112170001 |archivedate=21 August 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref name = "official history"/> In 1961, Terma A/S commenced development of the first [[Doppler radar]], which was used to measure the velocity of the [[AIM-9 Sidewinder|Sidewinder]] [[air-to-air missile]]. During 1966, the firm was awarded the first European contract to deliver a ground check-out system for [[satellite]]s.<ref name = "official history"/>

The 1970s was a turbulent time for Terma A/S in terms of its ownership; it briefly became a [[subsidiary]] of several firms, including the ''Dannebrog Gruppen'' and ''BW Holding''.<ref name = "official history"/> During the early 1970s, Terma A/S became an active participant in the space industry, beginning production of equipment for a variety of scientific satellite missions over the following years, supplying both hardware and [[software]] systems for this sector. In 1977, Terma A/S took over the ''Bravour'' company, through which it established its own extensive range of [[VHF]]-based communication equipment which, amongst other customers, was heavily used by the Danish Armed Forces.<ref name = "official history"/> Following  Denmark's decision to purchase the [[Sweden|Swedish]]-built [[Saab 35 Draken]] fighter aircraft during the early 1970s, Terma A/S was awarded its first contract for supply of critical aircraft electronics. Around this same time, the firm also became involved in the supply of various aviation electronics systems for the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] fighter aircraft, particularly those that were purchased by European customers; this co-production arrangement was considered a break-through for Terma A/S.<ref name = "official history"/>

During 1980, the ''Thomas B. Thrige Foundation'' took over the majority of the stocks in Terma A/S.<ref name = "official history"/> That decade, following an order from the [[Royal Danish Air Force]], the company developed an original self-protection system compatible with both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Terma A/S also developed new command and control systems for Royal Danish Navy vessels at its newly-created project department, based in Tåstrup, outside Copenhagen.<ref name = "official history"/> During 1993, the company reached an agreement with [[NATO]] for the establishment of a maintenance and upgrade center for the [[MIM-23 Hawk]] surface-to-air missile system. In 1996, Terma A/S's AN/ALQ213(V) [[Electronic Warfare]] Management System was approved for use by the [[United States Air Force]]; it was subsequently installed upon in excess of 1,000 American aircraft.<ref name = "official history"/> In the late 1990s, Terma A/S acquired [[Computer Resources International]], a Danish aerospace and defense company, as well as the Danish aircraft company ''Per Udsen Co. Aircraft''.<ref name = "official history"/> During 1999, the Danish [[Ørsted (satellite)|Ørsted satellite]] was successfully launched with Terma A/S being the lead supplier on the project;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/museum/oerstedsatellite.html |title=National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: Museum of Electricity and Magnetism - Oersted Satellite |access-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821153647/http://www.magnet.fsu.edu/education/tutorials/museum/oerstedsatellite.html |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref name = "official history"/> In 2001, the firm's Power Conditioning Unit was adopted for the [[European Space Agency]]'s (ESA) deep space missions, including [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]], [[Mars Express]] and [[Venus Express]]. That same year, Terma announced its renaming from ''Terma Elektronik A/S'' to simply ''Terma A/S'', which was accompanied by a new logo and graphic design.<ref name = "official history"/> During 2004, Terma relocated all of its Copenhagen-based activities to a new office at the Herlev area; that same year, ''Terma North America Inc.'' opens offices in the US.<ref name = "official history"/> In the early 2000s, the firm established agreements with the American defence contractors [[Lockheed Martin]] and [[General Dynamics]] to act as a [[subcontractor]] on the production of the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] fighter aircraft; the firm was subsequently chosen to develop and produce several components and designs for the F-35, including the gun pod and miscellaneous aerostructures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.f35.com/global/participation/denmark |title=Denmark F-35 - F-35 Lightning II |website=F-35 Lightning II |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref name = "official history"/> In 2006, a similar arrangement was agreed with [[Eurofighter GmbH]] for the [[Eurofighter Typhoon]] fighter aircraft; Terma A/S also worked with [[Saab AB|Saab]] on its [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen]] fighter.<ref name = "official history"/>

In August 2024, the company announced the appointment of Henriette Hallberg Thygesen as its new chief executive, replacing Jes Munk Hansen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Henriette Hallberg Thygesen becomes the new CEO of Terma |url=https://www.terma.com/news-events/news/news-archive/2024/henriette-hallberg-thygesen-becomes-the-new-ceo-of-terma/#:~:text=On%2019%20August%202024,%20Henriette,the%20new%20CEO%20of%20ROCKWOOL. |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=Terma |language=en-US}}</ref>