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The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales and Airbus a contract for the new joint tactical signals intelligence (SIGINT) system to upgrade the French forces’ critical signals monitoring, direction finding and spectrum analysis capabilities. The 10-year contract will equip the three armed forces with a common information system …

The French armed forces have demonstrated renewed trust in Thales, extending a long-standing partnership in night vision solutions with a new order for 3,000 O-NYX goggles. With more than 80 years of experience in high-end optics and more than 110,000 night vision goggles in service worldwide, Thales has built on …

Thales welcomes France’s ambitious quantum plan, which is crucial to supporting research in this sector. Thales researchers are playing a central role in the quantum revolution and are now developing the next generation of quantum solutions that will shape the world of tomorrow: quantum sensors, quantum communications and post-quantum cryptography. …

France moves close to receive three E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes to replace its existing E-2C aircraft. According to a recent U.S. Naval Air Systems Command news release, France became the second international customer of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, with a signed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) to procure three E-2D …

During a visit of the Airbus premises in Manching, Europe’s largest military aviation development centre, the Defence Ministers of Germany and France, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Florence Parly, expressed their nations’ support for key European defence programmes.Ministers Kramp-Karrenbauer and Parly met with senior company executives led by Airbus Chief Executive Officer …

 Maintaining vehicles in operational condition is a constant concern for Defense and Security force operators. Operational availability of the vehicles is essential for the successful completion of every mission. Key actor of land mobility support and maintenance, ARQUUS puts its research and development capacities at the service of new solutions …

Today in London, the United Kingdom and France have signed an agreement to launch a joint concept phase of the Future Cruise / Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) programme with MBDA. The agreement was signed by Laurent Collet-Billon, head of France’s Defence Procurement Agency (DGA – Direction générale de l’armement), and Harriet …

Eurosatory 2016, Paris-Nord Villepinte, Monday June 13 Safran Electronics & Defense, the European leader in inertial navigation systems, has been chosen to provide the navigation systems for Griffon armored vehicles as part of France’s Scorpion program. This program is designed to enhance the front-line fighting capabilities of the French army, …