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Carrier Strike Group and the land of the rising sun

17 Nov 2021

As the Carrier Strike Group continues its deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, we sat down with Cyrille Dupont, President and CEO of Thales Japan. He spoke about Thales Japan’s portfolio, collaboration with wider industry, and his regret at missing the opportunity to go on board HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Deepening ties, strengthening bonds

16 Nov 2021

As the Carrier Strike Group continues its deployment around the Indo-Pacific region, we caught up with Ashish Saraf, VP and Country Director of Thales in India. Among other things, we talked about his new role with Thales India and the deepening ties between the UK and Indian Governments and their respective Navies.

Sense, understand, orchestrate: the Multi-Domain Mission Support System

15 Sep 2021

Just as the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployed in May, Thales won a £47 million, five-year contract to support the Multi Domain Mission Support System (MD MSS)…

The world’s largest mobile showroom

26 Aug 2021

As well as being the largest Naval force assembled in a generation, the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is also the world’s largest mobile showroom of Thales’ expertise in cutting-edge maritime defence capabilities. We spoke with Elizabeth Baker, Head of Exports for Thales in the UK, about some of the capabilities on show…

Protecting CSG from cyber attack

19 Aug 2021

For the Carrier Strike Group to be effective, thousands of systems and applications across multiple platforms above and below the waves have to work together seamlessly. But this ever-increasing integration brings with it an increased risk of cyber attack…

An extremely powerful export proposition

11 Aug 2021

We spoke with Elizabeth Baker, Head of Exports for Thales in the UK, about her role, how Carrier Strike Group’s (CSG) capabilities are helping Thales tap into more export opportunities, and what the Government and Royal Navy are doing to support Britain’s export potential…

A milestone for some, a new phase for others

09 Aug 2021

HMS Queen Elizabeth’s deployment was a milestone for many who worked on her design and capabilities. But for others, it was just the beginning of a new phase. We sat down with Sam McBriar, Director Maritime Strategy and Marketing for Thales …

At the edge of what’s possible

26 Jul 2021

The Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has some truly formidable and cutting-edge technology on board – and like life, it’s evolving…

The UK Carrier Strike Group gets underway on its international deployment

23 May 2021

As the Carrier Strike Group gets underway on its international deployment, it is only fitting that it should be led by one of the most distinctive and innovative warships in the world.