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Thales Demonstrates Fibre Laser Sensor at Pacific 2012
Thales Australia is demonstrating its innovative Fibre Laser Sensor technology in Sydney Harbour this week as part of the Pacific 2012 International Maritime Exposition. The company is a leader in underwater systems, operating a Centre of Excellence in Rydalmere, NSW. The Fibre Laser Senor (FLS) technology is another example of technological success in this field. [...]
Thales to Supply Proximity Fuzes for New UK Anti-Air Missile
Thales UK has been awarded an £11m contract by MBDA to provide the laser proximity fuze for Sea Ceptor’s common anti-air modular missile (CAMM). The contract is for the development and qualification of the laser proximity fuze, and includes options for various production quantities. Thales has traditionally supplied the majority of the proximity fuzes for [...]
Thales Demos Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Border Control
Thales and Aerovisión have given a real flight demonstration of the UAV Fulmar (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) for the European Agency Frontex, the organism in charge of coordinating the border control operations of the European Union member states. The UAV Fulmar was the only fully Spanish model presented to the European agency for border control purposes. [...]
Second Air Defense Radar System Delivered to Indonesia
ThalesRaytheonSystems has delivered a second air defense radar station to Indonesia. It was commissioned in the presence of Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU) officials at an inauguration ceremony on Nov. 15. The first radar station was successfully commissioned by TNI-AU in March 2011. Located in the Eastern part of Indonesia, the new radars will [...]
Thales sonars key to Royal Navy minewarfare operations
A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. HMS Bangor, a Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), has been on NATO operations off the Libyan coast, tasked with searching for and disposing of any ordnance [...]
Norwegian MoD Chooses Thales Digitized Soldier System
The Norwegian Defence has decided to purchase NORMANS digitized soldier system based on the concept that has been designed and tested at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). The MoD has asked the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization to contract Thales Norway, with Teleplan Globe as partner, for delivering NORMANS. “NORMANS digitised soldier system will provide [...]
UK Hermes 450 UAS Service Exceeds 50K Flight Hours in Afghanistan
Thales UK’s Hermes 450 unmanned air system (UAS) fleet has reached a major milestone, having now flown more than 50,000 operational flying hours in support of UK operations. After more than 4,000 sorties, the Hermes 450 system continues to deliver crucial battle-winning capability, providing the lion’s share of airborne ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and [...]
Thales Sonars Key to Royal Navy Mine Warfare Operations
Thales UK’s world-class minehunting sonars are playing a vital role in the Royal Navy (RN) humanitarian operation to protect the people of Libya during the continuing civil unrest. We are proud that sonars 2093 and 2193 continue to support such vital operations…”For the past three months HMS Brocklesby, a Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), has [...]
RN Submarine Returns to Fleet with Upgraded Thales Sonar
HMS Trenchant, the Royal Navy’s (RN’s) most capable and up-to-date Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine (SSN), has been ceremonially welcomed back into the operational fleet this month with upgraded state-of-the-art sonar from Thales. Sonar 2076 Stage 5 represents a world-class sonar capability for the Royal Navy…” As part of a major refit programme that started in [...]
