Airbus has ordered an additional two flight training simulators from Thales for the AM400 military transport aircraft crewmen of the French and German air forces. Both simulators are designed to prepare A400M crews for missions such as in-flight refueling and low-level tactical operations, Thales said Tuesday. Thales has delivered A400M full flight simulators and a pair of flat panel flight training […] More

Thales Alenia Space has inked a contract with the European Space Agency to help design the payload module for a joint science mission between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The module for the Solar Wind Magnetospheric Ionospheric Link Explorer (SMILE) will host customer furnished science instruments from China, Canada and the U.K., Thales said Monday. […] More

Thales has invested $9.3 million in two U.K.-based trials and training centers as part of the company’s commitment to build future autonomous and unmanned technologies across the air and sea domains. The company invested approximately $8 million to a facility in West Wales and $1.3 million for a waterfront location in Turnchapel Wharf, Plymouth as part […] More

Thales has unveiled an updated version of its F90 Assault Rifle that is designed to be compatible and interoperable with NATO weapons. The F90MBR Modular Bullpup Rifle, which is currently servicing the Australian defense force, weighs 7.17 pounds and is equipped with ambidextrous controls to facilitate accelerated user reaction and targeting, the company announced Monday. Chris […] More

Thales has established a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity hub in a move to provide continuous cyber surveillance services to customers throughout Asia. The facility is Thales’ fifth Cybersecurity Operation Center in the world and will support the company’s efforts to help mitigate cyber threats facing government agencies, financial institutions, critical infrastructure operators and enterprises in the region, Thales said Thursday. […] More

Thales has connected flight simulators for Tornado aircraft at the British air force’s bases in Lossiemouth and Marham under a self-funded initiative. The company said Friday it provided the building, engineers, instructors, administration staff, classroom facilities and desktop training systems as well as two flight simulators at RAF Lossiemouth and one at RAF Marham under a private financial initiative agreement. Amit Talati, Thales […] More

France’s defense procurement agency has named DCNS and Thales as prime contractors on a potential $4.1 billion contract to build five intermediate frigates for the French navy, Defense News reported Monday. Pierre Tran writes DCNS and Thales will respectively serve as shipbuilder and electronics provider of Belharra-class frigates under the contract. The first delivery will occur in 2023, Tran reported. French defense minister Jean-Yves […] More

Thales has been selected to supply up to 210 mini unmanned aerial vehicles to France beginning next year in an effort to help the country’s armed forces access imagery in real time. France’s defense procurement agency asked the company to provide Spy’Ranger  reconnaissance UAVs, ground equipment and related technical support to the French military, Thales said Thursday. Jean-Pascal Arrou-Vignod, […] More

The European Space Agency has partnered with Thales Alenia Space to carry out the final stage of activities for the ExoMars 2020 — a joint mission of ESA and its Russian counterpart to explore life on Mars. Thales Alenia Space will design the ExoMars mission and lead a European industrial consortium under a contract with ESA, Thales said Friday. The ExoMars 2020 spacecraft […] More

Thales Alenia Space’s ELiTeBUS 1000 satellite system has been added by the rapid spacecraft development office to the Rapid III catalog managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. The satellite platform’s inclusion in the catalog would allow the joint venture of Thales and Leonardo-Finmeccanica to respond to future request for proposals for platforms and services under […] More

Defense and industrial conglomerate Thales Group completed its estimated $424 million acquisition of data security technology maker Vormetric in March to add new product and service offerings into the Thales e-Security business portfolio. Based in Silicon Valley, Vormetric designed its platform to help enterprises and public sector agencies defend their information and applications in either […] More

Thales‘ defense and security business unit has secured a $14.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide helmet mounted sight and display system depot-level specialized test equipment in support of the U.S. Marine Corps. The Defense Department said Friday the contract covers support for the Optimized TopOwl helmet mounted sight and display system of the […] More