Thales, DUBAI: Thales celebrates its involvement in the 32 new Dassault fighter aircraft Mirage 2000-9 and 30 Mirage 2000 aircraft retrofitted to –9 standard being delivered currently to the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defense.
Thales has a played a significant role in upgrading this aircraft and is responsible for supplying and integrating the following equipment:
— RDY-2 multi-mode nose-mounted radar,
— Mission recording system,
— Integrated Multi-display System for the cockpit,
— Reconnaissance pod,
— Laser Designation Pod (Shehab) and FLIR (Nahar)
— Integrated counter measures suite IMEWS and relevant mission preparation and debriefing systems.
François Quentin, Thales Senior Vice President in charge of the Aerospace business, says: “We are very proud to have successfully participated in this programme. We have contributed, thanks to the AFAD, to making this aircraft one of the most high-performance of its generation worldwide. We will continue to support our client throughout the operational life of the Mirage 2000-9 and for all future upgrade developments they wish to bring to this outstanding combat platform.”
Thales used its unique expertise to provide a solution for the upgrade programme for the United Arab Emirates Mirage 2000-9, which includes 32 new aircraft M2000-9 and 30 M2000 aircraft retrofitted to – 9 standard.
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A French air force Mirage jet readies for takeoff during Red Flag exercises at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 8. U.S. and allied air forces are sharpening their large-force combat skills over the Nevada Test and Training Range Complex. Red Flag runs through Sept. 2. (U. S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Bob Sommer)
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Thales can offer full modernization and upgrade solutions for various types of combat, advanced training, mission aircraft and helicopters. It can supply complete mission electronics packages for fighters, especially fire control radars, electronic warfare and navigation /attack system computers, optronics, cockpit display systems, helmet mounted sight, electrical power generation, missile electronics, communications, radio-navigation and identification systems. Thales holds a unique experience in combat systems retrofit: leveraging the systems developed for the latest generation of fighter aircraft such as the Mirage 2000 and Rafale.
Thales is exhibiting at the Dubai Air Show on stand C124.
Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, addressing defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide. Thales’s leading-edge technology is supported by 22 000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. Thales employs 68,000 people in 50 countries with forecast 2007 revenues in excess of EUR 12 billion.
