Zion Market Research has predicted the global market for command and control, computers, communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems will hit a value of $127.2B by 2024 at a 3.6 percent compound annual growth rate. Investments in defense technology and demand for communication and surveillance systems and smart city projects will be among the forces that will […] More

Thales‘ defense and security group has received a $14M delivery order to repair dome sonars installed on the U.S. Navy‘s H-60 multimission helicopters. The order falls under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement and will cover repairs on 50 airborne low frequency sonar domes through November 2020, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Navy will obligate $10.5M in working […] More

Lockheed Martin and a Raytheon–Thales joint venture have teamed up to provide a command-and-control capability for NATO’s ballistic missile defense system. Lockheed said Tuesday it will work with ThalesRaytheonSystems to build a low-risk C2 capability for NATO’s air BMD program designed to defend and protect European populations and territories from potential missile attacks. Rob Smith, […] More

Accenture and Thales have partnered to demonstrate a blockchain-based supply chain security platform at the Farnborough Air Show. The prototype system, based on Linux‘s Hyperledger Fabric project, uses blockchain, internet-of-things and other technologies to detect, trace and authenticate aircraft components, Accenture said Monday. The system is intended to provide a unified view of the supply […] More

Cubic’s global defense business and Thales have partnered to compete for the U.K. defense ministry’s Joint Fires Synthetic Training project. Cubic said Thursday the JFST project is part of the Training and Simulation Systems Program and seeks to provide joint fires systems to support the training of the British armed forces across ground, aerial and littoral […] More

Australia has awarded Thales a potential $941 million contract to deploy an air traffic control platform as part of the OneSKY program. The OneSKY project seeks to integrate military and civil airspace as well as advance the modernization of Australia’s oceanic airspace in an effort to ensure aviation safety and flight coordination, Thales said Monday. […] More

Thales‘ defense and security business has received a one-year, $7.2 million delivery order from the U.S. Navy to repair five items related to H-1 helicopter program. The sole-source order will include repair work on H-1 modules and helmets, the Defense Department said Friday. The Navy will obligate $3.5 million at the time of award from its fiscal […] More

Thales has secured a potential 42-month contract to research and develop sonar technology for the French navy’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. France’s defense procurement agency asked Thales to build a sonar system for installation on the future SNLE 3G SSBN submarine, Thales said Feb. 7. The company will also assess fourth-generation flank arrays as well as create a […] More

The Australian government has established the first Defense Cooperative Research Center for Trusted Autonomous Systems which will aim to supply smart-machine and defense technologies through human-machine teaming strategies. BAE Systems, RMIT University, DefendTex and the Australian defense science and technology group are the inaugural members of CRC, the country’s defense department said Monday. The center’s initial three projects will […] More

Raytheon has received a $9.3 million contract from Australia’s defense department to support the first phase of a $1.54 billion air defense project. The department said Wednesday Raytheon’s Australian arm will conduct a year-long risk mitigation activity for the country’s future Short Range Ground Based Air Defense system. Christopher Pyne, Australian minister for defense industry, said risk mitigation efforts […] More

Thales Alenia Space has begun to operate company-developed “collaborative” robots to support satellite production efforts alongside human employees at two separate facilities. The company said Wednesday its Collaborative Robot Addressed To Operative Solutions platform is currently deployed at a plant in L’Aquila, Italy, while the Saphir robot is located at a facility in Cannes, France. CRATOS works to […] More

Thales has selected nine startup companies to join a six-month, cybersecurity-focused business development program led by the company at the Station F startup campus in France. The company said Wednesday that it looks to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio and foster innovation through partnerships between startups, small and medium-size enterprises as well as the larger industry. Thales will […] More