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Thales and Schiebel Successfully Conduct Factory Acceptance Test for UK MOD's Peregrine Programme, Paving the Way for First Deliveries

30 Aug 2023

Thales and Schiebel are delighted to announce the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Peregrine Programme. The FAT, a pivotal milestone in the programme’s development, marks an important step towards the final delivery of the cutting-edge CAMCOPTER® S-100 UAS Peregrine System, the game changing rotary wing Uncrewed Air System (UAS) which aims to provide a protective ‘eye in the sky’ capability for Royal Navy warships.

The Roaring 20s - ATL2 as a testbed for SEARCHMASTER®'s AI functions

01 Sep 2023

The Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) has been flying over the Baltic Sea for a few hours and is now approaching the area of interest. Upon approach, environmental conditions become evident: scattered floes are starting to appear and, as the sea is a little agitated today, white caps and sprays are forming on the surface. The radar operator is focused on fine tuning the search, selecting the right smart radar functionality for the scenario he/she sees building on the screen. This will greatly enhance the search for potential targets among the deluge of data, however it does require to concentrate on multiple tasks. If there was a way to automate the radar’s functionality selection, the operator thinks he/she would be even more efficient...

Thales selected to equip Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 ALBATROS for AVSIMAR programme

20 Sep 2021

•   Dassault Aviation has awarded Thales a contract to provide its SEARCHMASTER® surveillance radar for the AVSIMAR programme.
•   Thales will also supply the mission navigation system, which includes the TopAXYZ inertial navigation system, the TopStar 100-2 military GPS and the TopShield CRPA anti-jamming system.
•   Dassault Aviation is prime contractor for the French defence procurement agency's AVSIMAR programme to renew the French Navy's fleet of maritime surveillance and intervention aircraft. Ultimately, 12 Falcon 2000 ALBATROS aircraft are expected to be ordered for this programme.

France’s navy trailblazes the technologies for tomorrow’s ISR

02 Jun 2020

How the French Navy’s ATL2 modernisation programme combines Thales’s cutting-edge SEARCHMASTER® radar and latest-generation data processing to demonstrate better performance – even in tougher environments

Meeting the ISR challenge at the drop of a hat

18 Nov 2019

How patrol forces switching to Surveillance as a Service can meet continually-evolving needs