Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %), announced today that it has signed a 482 Meuro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the Copernicus Radar Observation System for Europe in L-band (ROSE-L) environmental monitoring satellite, as part of Europe’s Copernicus …
Read More »Thales, Damen Sign €1.5B Contract to Supply Battle Management, Communications Systems for German Frigates
Thales Group and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding signed a €1.5B contract to integrate battle management and communications systems on-board the German Navy’s MKS 180 class frigates. The companies reportedly faced competition from Bremen-based Luerssen Shipyard and German ThyssenKrupp; and German Naval Yards paired with Britain’s BAE Systems. The contract includes delivery …
Read More »Thales launches the world’s first fixed-panel friend-foe identification system for the French Navy’s future frigates
Identifying air targets after they have been detected is crucially important in the theatre of operations. To meet this need of the Forces, Thales is unveiling the TSA6000, the latest addition to its family of IFF (identification friend or foe) interrogators. The fully digital TSA6000 comprises four fixed antenna panels to …
Read More »Thales Launches Airmaster C Ultra-Compact Airborne Surveillance Radar
The AirMaster C is the latest airborne surveillance radar from Thales and has a 30% lower SWaP (size, weight and power) than the other radars in its class.The AirMaster C covers the full spectrum of land, air and maritime surveillance missions and offers state-of-the-art target detection capabilities; it is the subject of …
Read More »Thales alerts on the risks linked to cybercrime in its new edition of the “CyberThreat Handbook: organised cybercrime”
For the 2020 edition of Les Assises de la Sécurité, Thales launches the newest edition of its CyberThreat Handbook, this year dedicated to cybercriminals. Thales’ experts unveil their analysis and conclusions when it comes to cybercrime, an extremely dangerous network with a large number of hackers groups. Interactions and permanent …
Read More »French forces to get new batch of Jaguar, Griffon armored vehicles
Nexter, Arquus and Thales, members of the temporary grouping of companies EBMR (Engins Blindés Multi-Rôles), were notified on 15 September by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) of the second production phase of the contract to build the GRIFFON and JAGUAR engines for the SCORPION program. The DGA thus confirms …
Read More »THALES AND LEONARDO TO SUPPORT POLISH NAVY’S ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE CAPABILITY WITH FLASH SONICS SONARS
The Polish Navy will rely on Thales to equip its helicopters with four FLASH SONICS. The FLASH system (Folding Light Acoustic System for Helicopters) is currently the leading dipping sonar on the international market and has become the benchmark system for the world’s major navies. To maintain control over their …
Read More »ThalesRaytheonSystems and Leonardo: A Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Cooperation on NATO’s Air Command and Control System (ACCS)
ThalesRaytheonSystems and Leonardo will strengthen the cooperation on all aspects of the ACCS scope. The companies will work together in the areas of on-site system support, deployment of ACCS to new sites and retrofitting existing sites. It will also allow ACCS to benefit from Leonardo’s latest innovations in the fields …
Read More »HAWKEI: DON’T GET IN THE WAY OF THIS SEVEN TON 4 BY 4
Just as Australians have learned to respect their native Hawkei death adder, one of the most venomous and fast-striking snakes in the world, adversaries facing Thales’ Hawkei military vehicle on the battlefield are confronted with an agile and powerful threat of a quick strike with deadly force. The Hawkei makes …
Read More »Thales to establish ‘UAE Defence Service Centre’ to strengthen support to customers
Thales has today announced its plans to establish a dedicated United Arab Emirates Defence Service Centre in Abu Dhabi, with the goal of being closer to its customers and to offer a consolidated suite of services. The Defence Service Centre will bring together and develop the existing UAE based Thales …
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