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or Thales, being close to customers is the key to better understanding their needs and bringing them the best technical solutions, support and services. Building on a strong industrial base in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, Thales has established aerospace centres of excellence on all five continents. With more than 13,000 employees around the world, the Aerospace Division is committed to achieving the excellence and continuous improvement that will maximise operational performance for customers and deliver the best value for money.
Aircraft manufacturers Airlines u Armed forces u Operators u Partners and subcontractors u u
Our ambition o deliver systems, subsystems, components T and services meeting our civil and military customers’ requirements u To be an innovative and competitive prime contractor u To set performance and quality standards, now and in the future u To be the preferred partner of our customers u
Our mission intelligence on board design, develop, build and integrate strategic To equipment and systems to ensure: u flight safety and mission success u performance and cost-effectiveness of civil and military aircraft u To deliver tailored customer services u
designing the future
Thales systems are flying on every kind of aircraft: civil airliners and military transports, regional transports and business aircraft; combat, training and surveillance aircraft; military and civil helicopters; and UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) systems.
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Thales provides world-class expertise in onboard electronics for civil and military aircraft, backed by recognised engineering know-how and a proven ability to innovate, an in-depth knowledge of customer needs, and local operations around the globe. As a key player in major international research programmes and as a partner of the leading aerospace manufacturers, we are helping to define tomorrow’s air transport solutions: cleaner, quieter and more efficient aircraft designed to fly safely and securely in ever-more crowded skies. As a lead systems integrator and supplier of equipment and subsystems, we offer flexible, cost-effective solutions to meet customers’ increasingly complex mission requirements. Our expertise spans the full range of requirements, from onboard equipment and systems for combat aircraft and military transport planes, to complete systems and subsystems for Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) solutions. As we develop the solutions of the future and set new standards in aerospace for the benefit of our customers, everything we do is driven by the same spirit of innovation and the unflagging pursuit of excellence. François Quentin
Senior Vice President, Aerospace
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As an equipment manufacturer, Thales has developed mature core technologies and acquired in-depth functional expertise. The company’s strength lies in the ability to offer both civil and military customers a full range of equipment, subsystems and systems. Thales draws on a broad vision of operational requirements as a basis for developing comprehensive solutions that are both innovative and competitively priced. Drawing on this range of capabilities, Thales partners with its customers as a lead systems integrator or first-tier supplier.
Enhancing the passenger experience Thales’s TopSeries®® family of in-flight entertainment systems (IFE) brings innovation right to the passenger’s seat, through integrated entertainment and communications solutions, and connectivity with personal electronic devices. Thanks to their widely proven performance and reliability, Thales IFE systems are now a feature in the cabins of commercial airliners worldwide, the most recent being the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787
very large aircraft. But their light weight and reduced cost also make them suited to single-aisle and regional aircraft. These systems are set to play a pivotal role in the current evolution of technologies driving the exchange of data inside aircraft, especially between the cockpit and cabin.
From equipment to systems moving up the value chain
Innovation underpins all of Thales’s aerospace programmes, in the design of new technologies and the adoption of new design and management processes.
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Innovative radar systems Thales’s new I-MASTER is an ultra-light, high-performance surveillance radar combining synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and ground moving target indicator (GMTI) capabilities. Achieving an optimum balance between capability, cost, weight and power consumption, the I-MASTER is designed for a broad range of UAVs, helicopters and light aircraft. The radar offers an all-weather capability for greater mission effectiveness and delivers high-quality imagery even through cloud and smoke. • Lightweight (30 kg) • 360° coverage • Innovative stabilised antenna • Ability to detect moving vehicles and infantry at a range of up to 20 km • Multichannel processing In-flight innovation Thales’s high-tech IFE systems have paved the way for the burgeoning in-flight services now on offer from airlines. In the very near future, passengers will be able to communicate with the outside world during their flight, from the comfort of their seat. Services will include GSM telephony, satellite TV and Wi-Fi Internet connectivity for reception of online TV.
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Thales’s large-scale Battlespace Transformation Centre (BTC) provides a new type of environment for designing and validating system architectures for armed forces. Working with customers in the BTC, Thales leverages the latest simulation technologies to develop effective responses to specific operational needs and deployment concepts, and to assess future system performance under realistic conditions.
Ocean Master 400 Airborne maritime surveillance and patrol radar
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Thales is a long-standing Airbus partner and the main supplier of the A380’s cockpit systems. Innovative Thales solutions give flight crews all the onboard intelligence they need, and the company’s expertise in simulation and air traffic management provides the breadth of vision required to develop optimum solutions for the aircraft of the future.
Thales on board the A380 innovation as a way of life
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to all Airbus jetliners: A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 and A380.
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u Cockpit
• Control and display system (1) • LCD head-up display (HUD-LCD) • Onboard airport navigation system (OANS) (1) • Brake pressure indicator (BPI) • Slats and flaps control system (2)
Cabin lighting Diehl Aerospace pushing the innovation envelope Today, cabin lighting is an important element in aircraft. While the initial objective is of course to enhance passengers’ comfort and well-being, the usual power consumption and weight constraints inherent to the aviation industry also have to be factored in. Diehl Aerospace, a joint venture of Diehl and Thales, is the market leader in this sector and a first-tier supplier of cabin lighting for new very large aircraft and regional transport aircraft. Cabin lighting is one of its domains of excellence, along with flight and engine controls, avionics and cabin systems.
u Navigation
• Flight control unit (FCU) (1) • Standby navigation system (SNS) • Digital radio-altimeter (DRA) • Accelerometers
u Avionics
• Integrated modular avionics (IMA) (1) • Aircraft full-duplex end system (AFDX E/S) (1)
u Electrical
u Cabin
systems
• Electrical power generation system (EPGS) (3) • Starter motor systems
• TopSeries® i-5000 in-flight entertainment system • Cabin lighting (2) • Mood lighting (2) • Doors and slides management (2)
u Utilities
• Braking and steering control computers (4)
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(1) Produced in partnership with Diehl Aerospace (2) Developed and supplied by Diehl Aerospace (3) Designed by Aerolec, a joint venture with Goodrich (4) Supplied to Messier Bugatti
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The A380 is the first Airbus airliner fitted with the Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) suite, developed with Diehl Aerospace. The IMA is a leap-ahead technological innovation, with all onboard computing modules networked and able to support different applications. The result is a substantial improvement in computing power, reliability, maintainability, volume, weight and scalability.
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For its new, advanced 787 Dreamliner, Boeing has selected Thales’s electrical power conversion system, LCD integrated standby flight display and braking computer. With its new development centre in Seattle, Thales is strengthening its ability to supply next-generation avionics systems. The advanced development environment replicates the aircraft itself as well as air operations, including navigation and traffic control systems.
Thales on board the Boeing 787 advanced electrical power conversion
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to the Boeing 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, 787, DC-9, DC-10, MD-80, MD-11, etc.
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Partner to Boeing
u Navigation
• Integrated electronic standby instrument This “three-in-one” instrument combines attitude, airspeed and altitude indications on a single LCD display. The integrated electronic standby instrument (IESI) is already in service on more than 500 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer and EADS/CASA aircraft worldwide.
u Electrical
systems
• Electrical power conversion system • Lithium/ion battery and charger
“Three in one” integrated electronic standby instrument
u Cabin
systems
• TopSeries® i-8000 in-flight entertainment system • Cabin lighting (1) • Mood lighting (1)
u Training
and simulation
Power conversion panel for the 787 Dreamliner
As an equipment supplier, Thales also supplies systems or subsystems for all aircraft in the Boeing commercial airliner family: • Air data modules • Integrated electronic standby instrument (IESI) • Static converter
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(1) Developed and supplied by Diehl Aerospace
• Brake temperature control system • Cockpit and cabin printers • Radio-altimeter • Multimode receiver (MMR) • High-capacity optical disk recorder • TopSeries® in-flight entertainment systems • Cabin lighting (1)
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Innovation on Boeing’s new 787 includes the electrical power conversion system developed by Thales, which converts power from multiple sources into the appropriate
standards for consumers. This is a world first — the Dreamliner’s unique electrical network supports DC and AC at different voltages and frequencies.
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Sukhoi has worked with Thales for military aircraft for many years and is now extending this partnership to its range of regional aircraft. Thales is preparing to supply avionics systems to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft for its new Superjet 100 regional aircraft.
Thales on board regional and business aircraft flexible avionics
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to regional and business aircraft manufactured by BAE Systems, Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna, Dassault Falcon jet, Embraer, Fokker, Gulfstream, Saab and Grob.
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u Core
Fly by wire
avionics
• Integrated modular avionics (IMA) • Aircraft full-duplex switched data network (AFDX)
Thales’s Canadian centre of excellence has developed leading-edge fly-by-wire systems. Approached by Gulfstream to explore the potential applications of this promising technology, Thales called on all its know-how, tools and methodologies to define a fly-by-wire system and demonstrate the concept’s utility. The first flight trials have been a success.
u Maintenance
& recorders
• Central maintenance system (CMS)
u Standby
u Flight
instruments
• Integrated electronic standby instrument (IESI) control
• Automatic flight control system (AFCS) • Flight guidance control panel (FGCP) • Flight management system (FMS) • Flight warning system (FWS) • Air data and smart probes • Flight recorders
u Communication,
Navigation, Surveillance
• Radionavigation • Radio/audio • Communication • Data link • Weather radar • Terrain & traffic collision avoidance system (T2CAS)
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u Cockpit
• Control and display system (CDS)
In-flight entertainment system on Air Canada Embraer 175 and 190
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TopDeck®® is a modular avionics architecture for flight decks, integrating all basic functions. It also offers extensive interface capabilities with other equipment, to support additional functions. Thales’s TopDeck® is tailored to customers’ needs, from the simple supply of LCDs to the integration of a complete avionics suite.
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Thales is a major player in Europe’s largest military helicopter programme, the NH90, with innovative solutions throughout this cutting-edge, multirole helicopter.
Thales on board THE NH90 heliborne expertise
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to helicopters manufactured by AgustaWestland, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Denel, Eurocopter, HAL, NHIndustries and Sikorsky.
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u Cockpit
• 8’’ x 8’’ Liquid crystal multifunction display (1) • Core management tactical computer (2) • Display keyboard unit (3) • Stand-by horizon
u TTH
Mission
• Mission computer • TopOwl® helmet-mounted sight/ display • Display keyboard unit • Digital map generator (4) • Threat warning equipment (TWE) (5) • Radar warning receiver
u NFH
EXTENSIVE CAPABILITIES worldwide presence
Mission
• European naval radar for maritime surveillance (6) • Tactical display (1) • Display keyboard unit • Mission symbol generation unit (7) • Flash dipping sonar
u Communications
• V-UHF, VHF-FM and PR4G transceivers • TopSIS secure intercom system
LUH
u Navigation
• Radio-altimeter • Multi-mode receiver • TACAN
u Identification
• IFF receiver and transponder • Combined interrogatortransponder
u Power
Thales develops and produces systems and equipment for civil and military helicopters, spanning all types of applications. As the leading supplier of avionics to Eurocopter, Thales has been involved in the European NH90 and Tiger military helicopter programmes from the outset. Thales is a supplier to AgustaWestland for
Tiger
generation
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• AC generator
the A109 LUH and is providing the TopDeck® integrated avionics suite for Sikorsky’s new S-76D helicopter — a choice that strengthens Thales’s position to pursue growth in the U.S. civil and military helicopter markets. In the United Kingdom, Thales is involved in several helicopter modernisation programmes such as the Future Lynx with AgustaWestland.
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u Training and simulation
Chinook (1) with Galileo Avionica and Diehl Aerospace (2) with Diehl Aerospace and Teldix (3) with Sirio Panel (4) with EADS and Diehl Aerospace (5) with EADS, Marconi and MBDA (6) with Galileo Avionica and EADS (7) with Galileo Avionica
The TopOwl® helmet-mounted sight/display is an invaluable tool for transport and attack helicopter pilots. It places all essential flight control information right before their eyes, obviating the need to look down at the instrument panel — a major advantage for flight safety. It also supports firing of onboard weapon systems such as rockets, guns or air-to-air missiles. More than 1,500 TopOwl® units are on order for Tiger, NH90, Rooivalk, Cobra AH-1Z and Huey UH-1Y helicopters from 15 nations.
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Thales has successfully applied a dual technology strategy to developing onboard equipment and systems for the A380 and A400M. Capitalising on the new concepts developed for the A380, the company is contributing to the many innovative solutions on the new European military transport aircraft, the A400M, including its latest-generation avionics.
Thales on board the A400M civil and military synergies
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to the C-130 Hercules, C-160 Transall, Casa CN 235 and 295, and A400M.
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u Avionics
• Integrated modular avionics (IMA) (1) • TACAN • Integrated standby instrument system
Modernising transport aircraft Thales’s offering encompasses new transports as well as the modernisation of existing platforms, providing comprehensive and flexible solutions able to support dedicated functions for both transport and mission aircraft. Thales also assumes responsibility for all activities related to certification of avionic suites.
u Mission
• New-generation flight management system • Missile warning system (2)
u Cockpit
• Control and display system (1) • LCD head-up display • Flight control unit • Enhanced vision system
u Electrical
systems
• Electrical power generation system (EPGS) (3)
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(1) with Diehl Aerospace, (2) with EADS Dornier (3) with Aerolec, a joint venture with Goodrich
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The Belgian Ministry of Defence has selected Thales to modernise its Hercules C-130 transports. As prime contractor, Thales is supplying the self-protection suite. This advanced, entirely user-configurable system also features a new onboard function enabling the crew to train for electronic warfare missions. It is a key element of the survivability of a modern aircraft in high-risk theatres of operations and fully meets the requirements of armed forces.
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Thales supplies most of the mission-critical onboard systems for the multirole Rafale, the leading combat aircraft of its generation. With an architecture designed for full scalability, Thales electronics keep Rafale at the cutting edge. Operational with French naval aviation since 2004, Rafale entered service with the French Air Force in June 2006.
Thales on board THE RAFALE
the most advanced technologies in operational service Thales systems and equipment are fitted to the Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16, MiG, Mirage, Rafale, Sukhoi and Tornado.
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u Combat
radar
• RBE2 electronic-scanning fire control radar
Electronic warfare system
u Core
system and avionics
Designed to give the Rafale a decisive advantage in all situations, the SPECTRA electronic warfare system is fully integrated with the aircraft, employing the very latest active-array antenna and digital analysis technologies to boost the aircraft’s survivability against air and ground threats.
• E MTI modular data processing unit • Mission data loader & recorder • Avionics system • Cockpit display and control system
u Self-protection
• Spectra integrated electronic warfare system (1)
u Optronics
• Optronic systems for passive identification, target designation and reconnaissance
u CNI
suite
• Communications, navigation and identification (CNI) • Link 16
u Electrical
u Missile
systems
• Electrical power generation system (EPGS) • Standby power generator • Power converter • Electric motor • Transformer rectifier unit • Seekers
electronics
u Training and simulation
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Thales’s RBE2 AA electronic-scanning radar with its active-array antenna is a key element of the Rafale programme, enhancing the performance of the combat system integrated with the aircraft’s mission systems. Working with UMS*, Thales developed the gallium-arsenide semiconductor transmit/receive modules for the radar’s antenna. The RBE2 AA has the capability to detect small targets at long range and to generate high-quality synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images.
(1) developed with MBDA *United Monolithic Semiconductors (UMS), a French-German joint venture owned equally by EADS and Thales
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Thales provides a complete avionics and sensor suite for the combat-proven Mirage 2000. Deployed by eight air forces, this system is being constantly enhanced to meet customers’ evolving operational requirements.
Thales on board THE MIRAGE 2000 a perfect fit with operational requirements
Thales systems and equipment are fitted to the Eurofighter Typhoon, F-16, MiG, Mirage, Rafale, Sukhoi and Tornado.
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ONBOARD systems for combat aircraft
u Combat radar
• Latest-generation multifunction radars
u Core system and
avionics
Thales has responsibility for the major onboard systems for combat aircraft, especially fire-control radars, electronic warfare subsystems and nav/attack system computers, along with optronics, electrical power generation, missile electronics, communications,
• Modular mission and display computer • Avionics system with inertial navigation system and GPS receiver (INS/GPS) • Cockpit display and control system
u Self-protection
• Integrated countermeasures systems, including latest-generation ICMS Mk3
u Optronics
• Optronic target designation and navigation system
u CNI suite
Eurofighter Typhoon
• Communications, navigation and identification (CNI) • Tactical links
u Electrical systems
• Electrical power generation system (EPGS) • Standby power generator • Power converter • Electric motor • Transformer rectifier unit
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radio-navigation and identification systems. For modernising older aircraft like the Mirage F1, Thales not only supplies equipment but also acts as prime contractor, providing the complete system and overseeing all installation operations.
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On the Mirage 2000 and 2000-5, the key functions of the integrated counter measures system (ICMS) — detection, jamming and deception — are linked to a central interface and computer. The latest version developed by Thales offers a
number of advanced features, such as real-time passive situational awareness, high-precision targeting and electronic intelligence along with self-protection functions.
u Missile electronics
• Seekers
Tornado
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Maritime surveillance is a complex area calling for mature, advanced technologies to counter multiple threats. Thales is the prime contractor for Turkey’s large-scale maritime patrol and surveillance programme, Meltem, comprising 19 aircraft for the Turkish Coast Guard and Navy. This programme is a perfect illustration of the expertise Thales is bringing to this growing sector.
EADS/Alenia ATR72
CASA CN235
Thales on board surveillance aircraft flexible, innovative, effective solutions
The solution Thales is supplying for Meltem is based on AMASCOS (Airborne MAritime Situation and COntrol System) with the latest-generation sensor suites including radar, ESM, optronics, acoustic and communication systems. 20
Royal Navy takes major step forward
u Anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
odern submarine threats make it M imperative to possess high-performance multisensor mission systems providing optimum capability during the detection, classification, identification, tracking and attack phases. Through its experience acquired from the ATL2 programme in France and the Meltem programme in Turkey, Thales has developed solutions for the full spectrum of threats, from standalone systems to turnkey mission aircraft.
u Maritime surveillance for Malaysia
he Malaysian Air Force has selected T Thales to fit out two Beechcraft King Air 200 aircraft with the Ocean Master 400 radar and AMASCOS mission system, opening up a market to equip or modernise this category of aircraft.
u Airborne
ground surveillance for NATO
hales is a partner in the AGS Industries (1) T joint venture selected by NATO for the AGS (2) aircraft and UAV programme. As part of the TCAR Industries (3) joint venture supplying the radar, Thales will be tasked with developing the active-array antenna for the powerful TCAR (4) observation radar.
ATL2
A321
The Cerberus system on the Royal Navy’s Sea King Mk7 helicopters marks a major step forward in airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)
THALES (1) JV between EADS (Germany), Galileo Avionica (Italy), General Dynamics (Canada), Indra (Spain), Northrop Grumman (USA) and Thales (2) Alliance Ground Surveillance (3) JV between Dutch Space (Netherlands), EADS (Germany), Galileo Avionica (Italy), Indra (Spain), Northrop Grumman (USA) and Thales (4) Transatlantic Cooperative AGS Radar
capability for the Royal Navy. Thales is prime contractor for the modernisation of the aircraft, which has proven its outstanding capabilities in various theatres of operation.
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As equipment supplier, systems architect or lead systems integrator, Thales has the capabilities in Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) to offer solutions for all types
of aircraft and missions: maritime patrol and surveillance, airborne early warning, electromagnetic intelligence, airborne ground surveillance, combat search and rescue, offensive jamming and in-flight refuelling.
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Drawing on its understanding of operational requirements, mature technologies, simulation tools and techniques, and experience with manned aircraft of all types, Thales is in an ideal position to design complete Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) based Information, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) systems. Thales offers a range of capabilities from prime contractorship for complete systems to subsystems supplier, offering a full spectrum of critical subsystems, including data links, radar, optical and electromagnetic payloads, and automatic take-off and landing systems.
Thales and UAV systems an operational solutions architect
Thales provides effective and competitive multi-sensor, multi-mission and multi-platform solutions to meet current and future needs.
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Watchkeeper at the cutting edge The UK Watchkeeper programme illustrates Thales’s expertise in UAVs, providing unrivalled ISTAR capability. With the experience gained from developing Watchkeeper and other ISTAR programmes, Thales is well placed to provide effective and competitive UAV solutions to meet current and future needs.
u Watchkeeper UAV
The high performance Watchkeeper UAV has a multi-payload capability, carrying a range of payloads including synthetic aperture radar/ground moving target indicator (SAR/ GMTI), electro-optical/infrared sensor (EO/IR), with an optional laser target designator, and data link relays. Its multi-sensor function enables it to deliver high-quality image intelligence day and night, in all weather conditions.
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u Information gathering
Using Thales’s cutting-edge exploitation and dissemination technology, Watchkeeper enables commanders to gather intelligence and track targets without having to deploy troops into potentially sensitive or dangerous areas. It also offers the ability to loiter while a target is engaged.
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Thales’s UAV systems combine air vehicles, sensor suites and ground-based exploitation segments as part of a network-enabled capability. Thales UAV systems are multi-sensor, multimission and multi-platform solutions, designed to meet a broad range of both military and nonmilitary needs such as civil and energy protection, and economic and environmental monitoring.
Designed in close cooperation with operational users, Thales’s range of UAV systems places great emphasis on interoperability, survivability, persistence, endurance and flight operations in military and civil aerospace.
Ground Control System UAVs Battlefield H.Q.
Effectors Target
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Thales offers a complete range of personalised support services matching the recognised quality of its components, systems and equipment. Every day, Thales’s high-level support specialists are committed to satisfying the requirements of airlines and air forces around the world.
The preferred partner of our customers
A worldwide network, providing local support for civil and military operators. Unique operational maintenance support for air forces.
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Total customer satisfaction, worldwide
Delivering quality in timely fashion and listening to customers are the company’s top priorities. Through an enterprise-wide continuous improvement programme, Customer Commitment, Thales is achieving a better understanding of customer requirements as a basis for innovative, cost-effective solutions. Naturally, this programme includes the supplier industry: the Together 08
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project seeks to develop closer partnerships with a small number of key suppliers for the benefit of Thales customers. The ultimate aim of this new type of relationship is to enhance performance and strive constantly to achieve quality and value for money.
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Thales has teamed with Diehl Aerospace, Liebherr Aerospace and Zodiac to create the joint venture OEMServices, giving airlines a single point of contact for all their logistics needs. OEMServices is also open to other equipment suppliers.
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