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France Selects TRS to Supply Its Third Ground Master 400 Radar Base
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has selected Thales Raytheon Systems (TRS) to supply the French Air Force with a third Ground Master 406 radar for the Lyon Mont-Verdun airbase. The order follows an earlier award announced on September 7, 2012 to provide an identical radar for the Nice Mont-Agel base. The additional order, awarded [...]
Thales Delivers First Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to Turkey
Thales has achieved delivery of the first of three maritime surveillance aircraft under the Meltem II programme for Turkey. This aircraft will be operated by the Turkish Coast Guard from Izmir Air Base. Pierre Eric Pommellet, Senior Vice-President of Thales Group, officially handed over the aircraft at a ceremony held at the Turkish Aerospace Industry [...]
ThalesRaytheonSystems Delivers First Ground Master Radar to Finland
An official ceremony was held on January 15 at Finnish Air Force headquarters in Tikkakoski to mark the delivery by ThalesRaytheonSystems of a Ground Master 400 (GM 400) long-range air defense radar system. The ceremony was presided by the Chief of Staff of the Finnish Air Force, Brigadier-General Kari Salmi. This system is the first [...]
Thales Successfully Deploys Link 16 Satcom Capability
The recent NAWAS and CWIX exercises marked the first successful deployment by French forces of the Thales solution for long-range Link 16 transmission of tactical data via satellite. During the exercises, the compact, readily deployable TopLink-MINT solution from Thales was used for long-range transmission of tactical situation data to NATO and allied systems, providing an [...]
Thales to Upgrade Dutch Navy Goalkeepers
The Netherland’s Ministry of Defence and Thales Nederland have signed an agreement for the update of 16 Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon Systems that are operational in the Royal Netherlands Navy. The operational modification will bring the system to the highest operational status again, capable of dealing with current and future threats. In addition, this contract solves [...]
Royal Thai Army Selects Thales Starstreak Air Defence System
Thales UK has signed a contract to supply the Starstreak air defence missile system to the Royal Thai Army. The deal was welcomed by the British Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. David Cameron, MP, during his meeting with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, Her Excellency Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra. The system comprises of [...]
New Moroccan Frigate Sails Through Sea Acceptance Trials
Recently, the third and last of the Royal Moroccan Navy’s new Sigma class frigates was subjected to its Sea Acceptance Trials (SAT). All Thales systems on board of the ship as well as the functional chains for Anti Air Warfare, Anti Surface Warfare and Electronic Warfare performed flawlessly. Tacticos, Thales’s Combat Management System is the [...]
Thales at Euronaval 2012 Exhibition
Thales Pavilion H65 G66 The 23rd Euronaval show will be held from 22 to 26 October 2012 at the Paris – Le Bourget Exhibition Centre. Trusted and deployed by over 50 navies, Thales solutions cover anti-air warfare, surface warfare, underwater warfare and maritime safety and security. Discover during Euronaval 2012: Our state-of-the-art radars and sonars [...]
Thales Awarded Second Contract for AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios
Thales Communications, Inc. announces that the U.S. Army has awarded the second Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radios, part of the Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, and Small Form Fit (JTRS HMS) program. General Dynamics C4 Systems is the prime contractor for the JTRS HMS program, and Thales is responsible [...]
