Aircraft

How Thales's Tactical Mission Planner can be a game-changer for complex battlespace decision-making

26 Sep 2024

Former US Army aviator Ryan Walters, now Senior Business Development Manager at Thales, shares his thoughts on the Tactical Mission Planner being developed by the Group, as also showcased in a new four-page insight paper.

Electronic Warfare Self-protection systems for helicopters

24 Jun 2021

Military helicopters are carrying out their missions in various and very often complex operational environments. They are facing a wide range of threats and rely on their manoeuvrability and armour but above all on their self-protection system to survive.

Electronic warfare: the cornerstone of platform survivability

25 Jun 2021

The aircrew has been briefed, the mission is clear: the helicopter is to fly deep into enemy territory to provide air support for ground troops in a sticky situation. As the crew straps in and prepares for take-off, they know they'll be flying into the unknown. Despite the detailed intelligence gathered beforehand, there's no knowing what they'll encounter: enemy surveillance systems may have been redeployed, short-range missile systems and rocket launchers may have been concealed behind terrain features, or a makeshift drone could be flown into the helicopter. The helicopter's self-protection system needs to perform in order to guarantee the mission success and bring them back to base safe and sound.

France鈥檚 navy trailblazes the technologies for tomorrow鈥檚 ISR

02 Jun 2020

How the French Navy鈥檚 ATL2 modernisation programme combines Thales鈥檚 cutting-edge SEARCHMASTER庐 radar and latest-generation data processing to demonstrate better performance 鈥� even in tougher environments

Thales unveils PureFlyt, the brain of tomorrow鈥檚 aircraft

02 Dec 2019

Thales is unveiling PureFlyt, the Flight Management System (FMS) of the future, specifically designed to efficiently manage aircraft in a connected aerospace ecosystem and in increasingly crowded skies. Indeed, with the global commercial aircraft fleet forecast to double by 2030, and the use of drones set to rapidly grow, we will be entering an era in which millions of aircraft movements are recorded each day.

Keeping aircraft safe from cyber-attack in the skies

31 Oct 2019

With aircraft increasingly e-connected for both flight operations and enhanced passenger on-board experience, Thales creates a cyber-shield to keep them safe from hacker attacks in the skies.

Improved Air Traffic Management is taking off with AI

30 Oct 2019

Thales is applying artificial intelligence (AI), big data, intelligent sensors, and cyber-secured connectivity to its leading air traffic management (ATM) solutions, assuring safety and efficiency for all types of aircraft in more crowded skies.

Training for Collaborative Combat at Paris Air Show 2019

17 Jun 2019

Come and visit us at the Thales Pavilion B& from June 17-23 at Le Bourget, France

Forget those dials and buttons: here鈥檚 a touchscreen for the skies

07 Jun 2019

Pilots can now focus on their mission rather than on their avionics thanks to FlytX鈥檚 ease of use from IMA technology, AI and Big Data. Read on

Thales High-G training fit for modern aircraft pilots

06 Jun 2019

Thales in the UK has been training Royal Air Force (RAF) aircrews for over 87 years. Since the beginning of this steadfast relationship, Thales has developed and delivered over 300 complex simulators for 60 different platforms鈥�