Thales, NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France: The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a study contract to assess the feasibility of firing munitions from a tactical unmanned air vehicle (TUAV).
As part of the capability-based approach to UAV systems proposed by Thales, the programme will analyse the benefits and operational constraints of deploying air-launched weapons from remotely operated aircraft.
Thales is prime contractor for the study programme, which has a resolutely European dimension. The weapons will be French and the platform
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