Thales has been selected to update the telecommunications networks of France’s military inside the country and overseas locations under two separate contracts. Under one contract, the company will update the SOCRATE network and deployment through 2021 in order to interconnect more than 250,000 users at Paris’ new MoD headquarters, Thales said Wednesday. Thales will also incorporate […] More

Thales Group has opened a new facility in the Paris metropolitan region to help customers address enterprise information system threats and fend off an increasing number of cyber attacks. The new Elancourt-based cybersecurity operations center will work to prevent risks and anticipate threats to enterprise systems and handle services provided by a Thales computer emergency response team, Thales said […] More

The U.S.-based subsidiary of Thales Group will target its growth strategy for 2016 on technologies such as artificial intelligence and analytics tools with the view that decision-making processes at enterprises are increasingly “going digital,” Thales USA‘s chief executive said in a media briefing Monday. Alan Pellegrini told reporters at Thales USA’s headquarters in Arlington, Va. that the digital shift aims […] More

Thales will work with Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems to provide a software platform and update the Defense Department’s Link-16 Pulse Deconfliction Server under a contract awarded by the General Services Administration. The Thales-built Web Reference Architecture software will work to help DoD schedule the operations of Link-16 terminal radios and related systems in compliance with spectrum certification requirements, Thales said […] More

Thales Alenia Space has been awarded an estimated $500 million contract to produce additional environmental monitoring and oceanographic satellites for the European Space Agency’s Earth observation program. The company will design, develop and test the Sentinel-3C and Sentinel-3D satellites under ESA’s Copernicus program headed by the European Commission, Thales Alenia Space said Feb. 9. Jean Loic […] More

A joint venture of Thales and Raytheon has been awarded a $17.04 million contract to provide sentinel lifecycle contractor support to the U.S. Army from 2016 to 2018. The Defense Department said Tuesday Thales Raytheon Systems will perform depot maintenance, overhaul, contingency operations, repair, transportation, procurement, software and firmware sustainment and technical data package maintenance, The business will […] More

Thales Alenia Space has been selected to produce an additional eight satellites for O3b Networks’ medium Earth orbit constellation. The satellites will add to the existing twelve operational satellites in orbit used by O3b Networks to supply trunking and mobile backhaul connectivity to telecommunication firms, Thales said Thursday. The new satellites are set for launch […] More

Thales has received a subcontract from Leidos to help validate NATO’s ballistic missile defense system. Thales will design and test interfaces with NATO’s sensors and weapons, provide integration services and evaluate the BMD system on the integrated test bed under the subcontract, Thales said Friday. The work is part of a potential $77 million contract […] More

Thales has unveiled a new small drone technology intended to support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations of military and security organizations. The company built Spy’Ranger with Aviation Design and is demonstrating the mini-drone at the ongoing Milipol Paris trade show, Thales said Wednesday. The unmanned aircraft is designed with a gimbal that works to stabilize the drone’s camera and sensor equipment if […] More

Thales has introduced a new security platform for commercial and government customers to protect data in transit. The Datacryptor 5000 Series encryption system is designed to secure data from traffic analyses and side channel attacks with zero latency on network performance, Thales said Tuesday. “Datacryptor 5000 Series offers a complete security solution that scales from simple […] More

A Raytheon–Thales alliance has received a $65.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for the production of AN/AQS-22 Airborne Low Frequency Sonar systems, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Monday. John Keller writes the team will supply 20 AN/AQS-22s to the U.S. Navy and another two systems to the Saudi Arabian military. The system consists of […] More

General Dynamics has developed two radio communication technologies to operate with a precision-guidance instrument landing system that Thales is building for the U.S. Air Force. The CM-300/350 V2 air traffic control radios and Fortress ES2440 wireless backhaul radios will work to support the Air Force’s Deployable Instrument Landing System, General Dynamics said Thursday. According to General Dynamics, the Air […] More