DefenceTalkBAE Systems Submarines, which is building four nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy, has awarded work worth around £330 million to Thales UK. The Dreadnought sonar system will be developed at the global technology firm’s sites in Templecombe, Somerset, and Stockport. The periscope – known as the ‘Combat System Mast’ – will be developed and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-wins-330m-sonar-contract-for-royal-navy-dreadnought-submarines-74571/

Thales, as part of Babcock Team 31, has been selected to deliver the digital core of the UK’s next generation frigates. Thales will be the mission systems integrator for the Type 31 programme, delivering the combat system, communications systems and the navigation and bridge system. The T31 general purpose frigate programme will provide the UK […]

Thales IFF systems will be integrated by LIG Nex1 who has been selected by DAPA, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration, to supply TSA 1412 IFF (identification Friend or Foe) interrogators for integration with man-portable missile systems and TSA 2522 for air defence vehicles. For this contract, Thales has teamed with a South Korean partner, […]

In November and December 2019, ARM Reformador, the first of the Mexican Navy’s POLA class vessels, was subjected to the Sea Acceptance Trials. The trials took place off the Mexican west coast. Faced with various surface and air targets, Thales proved convincingly the integration of its systems and their functionalities. In addition to the regular […]

DefenceTalkAs part of the FLORAKO programme modernisation, armasuisse has awarded Thales a contract to upgrade the Master radars for the Swiss Air Force. This contract, which amounts to 74 million euros, will be the main order within the broader FLORAKO radars life extension project approved by the Swiss government in 2016, is intended to extend […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-to-upgrade-the-swiss-air-forces-master-radars-68851/

DefenceTalkThales, BAE Systems and their partner SAAB, ECA Group and ASV Global welcome the confirmation by the Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) that the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) will continue their collaboration for the combined United Kingdom and France MMCM (maritime mine counter measures) program. Initiated in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-and-france-to-develop-future-unmanned-mine-clearance-craft-68450/

DefenceTalkAs a result of their increasing reliance on shipping for international trade, which goes hand in hand with globalisation, states whose economies are increasingly dependent on the sea are attaching much more importance to control of the oceans. The safeguarding of maritime links, exclusive economic zones (EEZ) and coastal waters has become a particularly key […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-future-mid-size-frigate-scaled-down-for-export-68413/

DefenceTalkThales has announced it will be playing a major role in a large Royal Navy demonstration this month to determine the feasibility of using unmanned systems in a maritime environment. Unmanned Warrior, the largest demonstration of its kind in the UK, will bring together Thales and around 40 participants from the Ministry of Defence, industry […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-ready-for-royal-navy-test-of-its-unmanned-systems-68280/

DefenceTalkDangerous and indiscriminate, underwater mines pose a serious threat to shipping for decades after deployment. They are everyone’s problem. During the last ten years alone, international task forces have cleared more than 1,000 Cold War mines from the Baltic sea. And in 1984, it was reported that 19 ships in the Red Sea were damaged […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-surface-vehicles-in-mine-hunting-mission-in-scotland-67749/

DefenceTalkThales has signed significant contracts with the Royal Thai Navy to supply above and underwater solutions. Thales will lead the upgrade of two Bang Rachan Class minehunters, including design provision, integration, training and support. Thales will also provide an integrated combat suite for the RTN’s second Krabi Class Offshore Patrol Vessel. Thales has announced two […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-royal-thai-navy-selects-thales-to-modernise-its-naval-capabilities-67380/