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France awards tactical mini-UAS programme to Thales
January 11 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThe French Ministry of Defence's armament procurement organisation, the Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), has awarded prime contractor Thales to supply the Spy’Ranger tactical mini-unmanned airc...
Australia receives new 4x4 protected vehicles
December 19 by Victor M. S. BarreiraFollowing the delivery of the final two of an initial run of 10 Thales Australia Hawkei 4x4 protected mobility light vehicles that were commissioned by the Australian Defence Force in mid-November 201...
Thales unveils multi-mission autonomous naval system
October 18 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThales is unveiling its AUSS concept (Autonomous Underwater & Surface System) long-range hybrid multi-mission multi-sensors remote-controlled system capable of operating both above and below the...
Aselsan proposes SMASH remote station armed with missiles
August 25 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThe Turkish state-owned firm Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret is now offering its SMASH (also designated as Muhafiz) naval remote controlled weapon station armed with four LMM (Lightweight Multi...
Thales UK to supply electro-optical sight for British Army’s next fighting vehicles
August 03 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThales UK has been awarded a £125 million contract from General Dynamics UK for the supply of sighting systems and ancillary equipment that will deliver self-protection capability to the comba...
Thales Raytheon Systems signs contract with NATO to strengthen theatre missile defence capabilities
June 01 by ThalesRaytheonSystems Company LLCThalesRaytheonSystems signed a €92.5 million ($101.5 million) contract with NATO for a significant upgrade to the Alliance’s current missile defence command and control capability. By brin...
Japan buys Bushmaster APC from Thales Australia
April 15 by Defence IQ PressJapan’s Ministry of Defence has ordered Thales Australia’s Bushmaster armoured personnel carrier for its Ground Self-Defence Force. Four vehicle will be delivered to Japan before the...
Queen Elizabeth Class carrier construction underway at Portsmouth
July 05 by BAE SystemsConstruction of the first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier took a significant step forward, June 29, as the final rings of the forward hull section came together for the first time at BAE System...
The Ethics of Unmanned Weapons and Lethal Force in Modern Warfare
April 28 by Samantha TannerHow far and to what extent can autonomy be reasonably employed in modern warfare? Professor Noel Sharkey, head of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at University of Sheffield, has been wrestling...
Thales signs new Merlin support contract with Lockheed Martin
April 13 by Thales Group Press OfficeThales UK has signed a new contract with Lockheed Martin UK for the next five-year phase of the existing 25-year Integrated Merlin Operational Support (IMOS) programme. This new contract cover...
French Defence Sales Reveal Renewed Bargaining Power in Africa
April 11 by Defence Dateline GroupFrench defence sales to Africa, where politics and purchasing collide Her tricolour bombs are leveraging the fight in Tripoli; her Gendarmerie teargas disperses riots in the streets of Tunis - a...
First production contract for Thales’s Lightweight Multi-role Missile announced
April 07 by Thales Group Press Office07:20 GMT, April 7, 2011 Thales UK and the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have recently announced an innovative approach to contracting under the principles of Team Complex Weapons (TCW). The t...