Uncrewed Vehicles

Thales Contributes to UAV World Endurance Record

15th November 2008

A solar-powered plane, funded jointly by the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense (U.S. DoD), recently set an unofficial world endurance …

Defence Helicopter

Lockheed Martin's Pathfinder system completes first flight on HH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter

13th November 2008

The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] Pathfinder flight team has successfully completed the first flight of its fully integrated Pathfinder advanced pilotage system on an Army HH-60L …

Defence Helicopter

Successful first test firing of new Thales laser-guided air-to-ground rocket

13th November 2008

On 8 October, TDA, a Thales subsidiary specialized in combat systems and munitions, successfully fired its first laser-guided rocket, as part of a DGA (French …

Uncrewed Vehicles

Landmark Demonstration of Unmanned Flight

31st October 2008

ASTRAEA, the pioneering £32million aerospace programme, has completed a major demonstration of autonomous technology.  In a week of events at ParcAberporth in West Wales, the …

Defence Helicopter

UK Air Rescue pulls out of SAR-H project

22nd September 2008

UK Air Rescue, one of bidders in the controversial Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) programme, has withdrawn from the project. The consortium, formed by Bristow, …

ISR/special mission

Strategic Intelligence Aircraft [France]

Programme Background In February 2018, the Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, announced that the strategic intelligence aircraft program CUGE Universal EW Capability began ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

Land 121 Phase 4 (Hawkei PMV-L)

Programme Background Three suppliers were originally down-selected to meet the Land 121 Phase 4 requirement: Thales Australia, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and Force Protection ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Spy Ranger SMDR - Contracted (France)

Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Flexible Tactical Uncrewed Air System (FTUAS) [UK]

Programme Background Tender Notice & Timeline On 25 May 2021, the MoD published a tender notice for the urgent acquisition of a UAS and ancillaries under ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

Spy Ranger SMDR - Option (France)

Programme Background Requirement The French Army has identified a need for a new tactical UAS to replace the Drac UAS, which first entered service in ...

Fighter - multirole

Su-30SM Armenia

The Su-30SM is upgraded variant of Su-30MKI. Its capabilities include Bars-R radar, RVV-SV medium-range air-to-air missile, Thales SMD55S/VEN-3022 or Russian IKSh-1M avionics replacing Elbit SU967 head-up display, LINS-1000RS inertial ...

Special operations vehicles

Pegaz Special Operations Vehicles

Programme BackgroundRequirementThe Polish MoD has a long-standing requirement to procure a new 4x4 tactical vehicle to replace the M1165A1 HMMWVs and Oshkosh M-ATVs currently in ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4

LAV Replacement (Japan)

Programme Background The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) received 1,937 Light Armoured Vehicles (LAVs) from Komatsu between 2001 and ...

Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles

Belgium Jaguar Medium Common Armoured Vehicle Platform

Programme Background In its Strategic Vision for Defence document published in June 2016, the Belgian MoD outlined its aspirations for equipping five motorised manoeuvre battalions ...

APCs/IFVs - 4x4, APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Multi-Role Vehicle (Protected) Package 2

Programme Background The MRV-P platforms will replace a diverse fleet of 4x4 and 6x6 vehicles purchased during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, thereby helping to ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

VBCI (Qatar)

Programme Background The VBCI-2 was selected in preference to a competing offer comprising Patria's AMV 8x8 equipped with a Lockheed Martin turret. However, at the ...

Frigates

MKS 180 Programme (1-4) [Germany]

Programme Background Timeline The MKS 180 frigate programme for the Federal German Navy reflects the desire for the German government to become more engaged on ...

Military helicopters - scout/light attack

MD 530G Lebanon

The Armed MD 530G Scout Attack Helicopter features next-generation all-glass cockpit that includes: two Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 6” x 9” LCD primary displays, Tek Fusion ...

APCs/IFVs - 6x6

Belgium Griffon Light Common Armoured Vehicle Platform

Programme Background In its Strategic Vision for Defence document published in June 2016, the Belgian MoD outlined its aspirations for equipping five motorised manoeuvre battalions ...

OPVs

Patrouilleurs Hauturiers OPVS (former Patrouilleurs Océanique) [France]

Programme Background Requirements The programme aims to procure new OPVs that will replace the D'Estienne d'Orves-class and the Flamant-class vessels. The OPVs are intended to be armed ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

NH90

As part of the Helisim consortium based in Marignane, Thales has supplied an NH90 simulator for use by French and foreign military forces. Helisim also ...

Land: tactical engagement simulators

Live Training Solutions

Thales offers live training solutions for land and combined forces around the world. Thales Combat Training Centres are available for open and urban battlefields, and ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

SquadNet Soldier Radio

Thales SquadNet Soldier Radio is compact radio with a simplified screen designed for dismounted troops. It has built-in Bluetooth and GPS functionality, as well as ...

Service Provision

Thales supports armed forces in peacetime and during operations, providing ab initio, operational conversion, continuation, upgrade and refresher training, through to mission rehearsal in preparation ...

Air: transport/tanker simulators

A330 Voyager MRTT Training Services

Through AirTanker Services, a JV between Thales, Airbus Group, Cobham, Rolls-Royce and Babcock, Thales provides and maintains training services for the RAF’s Future Strategic Tanker ...

Naval: Radio and SATCOM

SURFSAT-L

Produced by Thales, SURFSAT-L is a SATCOM terminal designed for medium to large surface vessels. According to the manufacturer, it is designed to achieve a ...

Frigates

SIGMA 115115HN

Dutch shipbuilder Damen has designed a new multi-mission frigate as part of the Sigma class known as the Sigma 11515. As with all Sigma-class designs, ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

Airborne Electronic Attack

Thales provides high-powered stand-off and escort jamming using AESA technology. It is designed to increase electronic support and electronic attack capability through jamming functions, according ...

Deployable/static missile systems

ForceSHIELD

Thales’s ForceShield is an integrated advanced air defence solution based on customising and combining a range of product lines such as radars, communications, engagement and ...

Air: helicopter flight simulators

Tiger Aircrew Training

Thales provides Tiger aircrew training solutions for the armed forces in Australia, France and Germany. Thales is currently upgrading the systems under the Tiger aircrew training ...

Land: Radio and SATCOM

FlexNet

FlexNet is an SDR V/UHF communication system designed to be the 'building blocks' of network-enabled capability, developed by Thales and Rockwell Collins Government Systems. The ...

Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

Searchmaster

The Searchmaster is an airborne multirole surveillance radar that employs an AESA antenna and is derived from qualified technologies developed for the RBE2 radar of ...

Sea: naval surveillance radar

Irscan IRST

The Irscan is a infrared search and track system (IRST) developed by Thales Netherlands. It is a fully passive system capable of detecting and tracking ...

Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS

MIRAS

Thales’ MIRAS (Multi-Colour Infrared Alerting Sensor) is a missile approach warning system equipping the Airbus A-400M Atlas strategic turboprop freighter. MIRAS is believed to be ...

Loitering munitions

Toutatis

The Toutatis is an in-development loitering munition from Thales. According to Thales, the platform is effective against groups of fighters and unarmored and light-armoured vehicles. Unveiled at ...