Royal Air Force

Thales in the UK to continue 100% High G service after contract extended

25 Jan 2022

A 100% performance delivery record over the past three years, even during the Covid-19 pandemic, contributed to the MOD signing a three-year contract extension for Thales to continue supporting the Royal Air Force High G Test and Training facility…

Thales and RAF to continue information exploitation partnership

25 May 2021

The UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed its continuing partnership with Thales to support and develop its primary information management system for air operations…

1000 High-G spins marks a significant milestone for our partnership with the RAF

29 Jul 2020

The High-G Test and Training Facility (HGTTF) have recently completed its 1000th human spin, a significant milestone for our Thales and RAFCAM (RAF Centre of Medicine) partnership…

ELIX-IR finds a new home on the RAF Wedgetail

28 May 2020

Boeing has selected Leonardo and Thales in the UK to deliver a UK sovereign Defensive Aids System (DAS) for the UK’s new fleet of five Boeing E7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) MK1 aircraft, in another success for our world beating single-colour, Infra-Red, Threat Warner and our Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS).…

How the world’s best pilots train to fly some of the world’s best fighter jets

10 Dec 2019

Earlier this year, Thales celebrated 17 years of training pilots in the RAF and the Royal Navy to fly the Tucano trainer aircraft. During that time, our simulator team provided over 45,000 hours of synthetic training to more than 1,000 pilots. Now, as the Tucano retires from service, we have a new mission…

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…