Naval defense

French Navy strengthens anti-submarine warfare capabilities with SonoFlash sonobuoy from Thales

16 Mar 2021

The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has awarded Thales a contract to develop, qualify and manufacture the SonoFlash air-droppable sonobuoy.

Thales appoints Eric Chaperon as Naval Defence Advisor

01 Oct 2020

Vice Admiral Eric Chaperon has joined Thales as the Group’s Naval Defence Advisor, with effect from 1 October 2020. He takes over from Admiral Stéphane Verwaerde, who will leave his role with Thales after the Euronaval 2020 exhibition. Admiral Verwaerde joined Thales after stepping down from his position as Inspector General of the French Armed Forces on 31 May 2015, having previously served as Deputy Chief of the French Navy.

How Mexico’s new long-range POLA patrol ships will help it tackle 21st-century realities

25 Feb 2019

With over 11,000km of coastline to patrol, the Mexican Navy’s capability has to be permanently first class. But with drugs smugglers deploying submarines, trafficking on the increase and natural disasters more frequent, the challenges are mounting. Responding robustly, the country’s Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR) decided to commission a new class of long-range offshore patrol ships—fitted with the latest weaponry and systems. At sea for up to 20 days, they’ll bring a step change in law enforcement, defence, and search and rescue missions. And, with operational needs pressing, the first ship must be delivered by 2020.

Time on Target: Seeing is Believing

29 Jan 2019

Thales’ new generation of 4D radar enables navies to detect, track, and identify any threat and make the right decisions at every decisive moment. And by going to a digital software-defined future-proof radar architecture, with inherent scalability and upgradability, navies will be ready for whatever the future may bring.