The StratoBus project may immediately call to mind Google's Project Loon. But the advantage of StratoBus is that it offers long endurance and complete autonomy from a fixed position, while the high-altitude balloons in Loon move around the Earth and will offer only lim...
Earlier in 2014, Thales UK¡¯s Land and Air System business launched its Advanced Weapon Systems Manufacturing Apprenticeship programme providing six apprentices a fantastic opportunity to learn a range of technical skills and develop a career with Thales.
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The Mayor of London was impressed as our apprentices talked about the skills they had learnt to work on signalling and communications installations testing, commissioning and on-going maintenance services.
From a stratospheric multi-mission platform midway between a satellite and a UAV to inflatable capture mechanisms for recovering samples from another planet or smart telecommunications antennas, Thales Alenia Space is anticipating the needs of the future and developing...
To reconcile urban growth with the need for security, Thales is developing innovative solutions that help cities to plan for future growth and develop new infrastructure while keeping public safety and security agencies connected and mobile at all times.
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Running a major city is an increasingly complex challenge. At the same time, the information and communication technologies that interconnect the systems required to manage an urban area are opening up new opportunities for public policymakers.
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