  terma a/s is a danish defense and aerospace manufacturer for both civilian and military applications, and is owned by the danish company thrige holding a/s. it is denmark's largest company within the aerospace and defense industry employing approximately 1100 people worldwide.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/dk-industry.htm the company was founded in 1949 by orla and svend aage jÃ¸rgensen, originally making thermometers and manometers for ships and a variety of metal components.http://top1000.borsen.dk/virksomheder/terma/organization/history the group's international customers contribute more than 87% of terma's total sales.http://stiften.dk/norddjurs/terma-investerer-millioner-i-grenaa terma a/s headquarters are located in lystrup near Ãrhus, denmark. in denmark, other terma facilities are located at grenaa and herlev. terma international locations and operations include leiden and woensdrecht 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. ==history== terma was founded by the brothers orla and svend aage jÃ¸rgensen in aarhus, denmark in 1949. in the 1950s terma and the danish armed forces initiated a corporation, leading to a shift in the company's core business. terme started developing radar- computer- and air defense systems and throughout a period of 20 years, the company expanded to the european market and started producing missile systems.http://www.jernindustri.dk/smartphone/artikel/visartikel.aspx?siteid=jm&lopenr=112170001 the thomas b. thrige foundation took over the majority of the stocks in terma a/s in 1980. 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. in 1999 the d
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