Data transmission /en en microTMA: resilient communications for latest-generation unmanned systems /en/worldwide-defence/radio-communications/news/microtma-resilient-communications-latest-generation <p>Deep inside the Sahel region of Africa, military forces face an asymmetric threat that remains largely hidden from view.</p> 26 Jun 2019 2728349 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2019-06/%C2%B5TMA%20thumbnail%20V2.jpg Thales’ traveling wave tubes: The secret behind satellite communications /en/worldwide/space/magazine/thales-traveling-wave-tubes-secret-behind-satellite-communications 18,357 Thales’ traveling wave tubes have been launched into orbit since 1974. With 100,000 years of combined time in orbit, this technology today supports the majority of global communication uplinks.&nbsp; 13 Mar 2018 2725088 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2019-06/%C2%B5TMA%20thumbnail%20V2.jpg