DefenceTalkRaytheon Company and Thales have signed a 27-month development and five-year production agreement in support of future improvements of Raytheon’s tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) weapon system. Thales has committed a £13.5M (~$20.2 million) investment in the design and qualification of two new TOW missile subassemblies that will address obsolescence, increase system fuze safety and reduce […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raytheon-thales-team-to-upgrade-tow-missile-59913/

DefenceTalkThe Japanese Ministry of Defence has ordered four Bushmaster vehicles for deployment with the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (JGSDF). The vehicles, all troop carrier variants, will be manufactured at the company’s facility in Bendigo, Victoria in Australia, for delivery in late 2014. Thales Australia CEO Chris Jenkins said: “This new export order demonstrates the ongoing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-buys-thales-bushmasters-59251/

DefenceTalkThales has today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Armed Forces to assist in the development of an Optionally Piloted Vehicle – Aircraft (OPV-A), a high performance Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) system, and the delivery of a full end-to-end training solution. The OPV-A airframe, to be selected by the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-and-the-qatar-to-develop-an-optionally-piloted-vehicle-59169/

DefenceTalkThales and DCNS announce the comprehensive modernization program of the Colombian Navy’s four Almirante Padilla class frigates has been concluded with a successful Sea Acceptance Test of the class’s fourth ship. The contract with the Colombian authorities was signed early 2009, with DCNS acting as prime contractor and Thales as the lead systems integrator for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/successful-sea-acceptance-trials-of-colombian-almirante-padilla-class-frigates-59062/

DefenceTalkOn the opening day of the HELI-EXPO 2014 show in Los Angeles, Thales unveils its Avionics 2020 new-generation helicopter cockpit. Modeled on the principles behind the ground-breaking Avionics 2020 for fixed wing aircraft presented at the 2013 Paris Air Show, this cockpit represents the new-generation in helicopter avionics. Avionics 2020 is the result of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-unveils-avionics-2020-for-helicopters-58874/

DefenceTalkThe Brazilian Army has awarded Thales contracts for the delivery of Sotas communication systems for various vehicle programs, such as the new Guarani vehicle, the Cascavel, the M113 and the Urutu refurbishment programs. The systems will be delivered in June 2014. A transfer of maintenance to the end-user is part of the contract. A first […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brazilian-army-selects-thaless-intercom-systems-for-vehicles-50710/

DefenceTalkThales UK today announced that it has signed a contract worth over £100 million with the Indonesian Ministry of Defence for ForceSHIELD, Thales’s integrated Advanced Air Defence system. In addition to the supply of STARStreak short-range air defence missiles, the system comprises CONTROLMaster200 radar and weapon coordination systems, RAPIDRanger mobile weapon systems and Lightweight Multiple […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indonesia-orders-forceshield-integrated-air-defence-system-and-starstreak-missiles-50116/

DefenceTalkAt a ceremony attended by Jean-Marc Ayrault, Prime Minister of France, and Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania, Thales today signed a contract worth €60 million to develop a high-intensity laser system at the Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH) in Magurele, near Bucharest. The Thales laser system will generate an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thales-to-develop-worlds-most-powerful-laser-for-romania-48468/

DefenceTalkThales Raytheon Systems announces the signature on 20th June of a €136 million contract with NATO to produce and deploy a Theater Ballistic Missile Defense capability to be integrated with the NATO Air Command and Control System (ACCS). This is a great example of leveraging previous investments from NATO in ACCS and the integration of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-contracts-major-missile-defence-upgrade-48210/

DefenceTalkThe first A400M Full Flight Simulator (FFS) designed and built by Thales for Airbus Military received European Aviation Safety Agency’s qualification for training on the 7 June at Airbus Military International Training Centre in Seville. This qualification is a key enabling milestone that allows Airbus Military to start to train A400M flight crews for their […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-thales-a400m-full-flight-simulator-ready-for-training-48185/