/en en /en/worldwide-defence-naval-forces/above-water-warfare/magazine/deployments-last-several-years-what Warships years away from home, that sounds like something from the past. It is however also a future possibility. More and more navies are looking at very long deployments, with rotating crews. Some navies have already started doing this. But what does that mean for the ships and the systems? 13 Jan 2022 2740008 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2022-01/Article1_DMS_AWS_thumbnail.png /en/worldwide-defence-naval-forces/above-water-warfare/magazine/how-keep-warships-relevant-during-their <p><em>Naval vessels undergo maintenance at regular intervals and are often modernised once during their operational lifetime.&nbsp;But technology and threats are evolving faster and faster, creating threats that didn’t even exist when the ship was built.&nbsp;Thales is thinking about how ships can keep up with this.</em></p> 23 Sep 2021 2739514 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2022-01/Article1_DMS_AWS_thumbnail.png /en/worldwide/defence-and-security/magazine/indonesias-decisive-move-modernise-its-naval-patrol <p>How local excellence and Thales expertise will help safeguard Indonesia’s waters and economy for decades to come</p> 01 Sep 2020 2737024 /sites/default/files/database/assets/images/2022-01/Article1_DMS_AWS_thumbnail.png