Croatia Wants to Buy French Air Defence Missile System
Croatia is engaged in talks with France on purchasing a short-range air defence missile system as part of its national defence strategy.
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Weapon / Missile
Sensors
Thales to Supply Iraq with Four GM403 Long Range Radars
Thales will supply Iraq with four GM403 long-range air defence radars under a contract that will include a command and operations centre.
Air
France Promotes its CAS Doctrine in Nigeria
In competition with the Turkish and Indian aerospace industry in Nigeria, France has promoted its defence industry infrastructure and military doctrine on light utility and combat helicopters to equip the Nigerian infantry.
Unmanned Systems
British Army loses Seventh Watchkeeper drone, but this is not all
A British Army drone Watchkeeper crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Greek Cyprus. The £30m army drone first entered service in 2014 in Afghanistan. But the unmanned platform has crashed at least seven times. On the other hand, the Romanian Defence Ministry cancelled the acquisition of drones.
Sensors
PT Len and Thales sign cooperation to prepare 13 GCI Radars
Indonesian Defence Company PT Len Industri and Thales from France have signed a cooperation agreement to fulfil 13 GCI Radars.
Cyber Warfare
Thales Opens a Cyber SOC in Morocco
Thales establishes its sixth Cyber Security Operations Center (SOC) in Morocco against cyber attacks in the country and across the African continent.
Navy / Maritime
Regional / Strategy
Indonesia to make $125B Defence Investment Including 50 Warships
The AUKUS deal with Australia and the loss of KRI Nanggala-402 submarine forced Indonesia to make an investment in the navy.
Air
Communication
Thales and Airbus to create the ‘highest ever Wi-Fi hotspot’
Thales has collaborated with the Airbus Perlan Mission II to develop the ‘highest ever Wi-Fi hotspot.’ FlytLink.
Sensors
Thales Unveiled The XTRAIM to Combine Day and Night Precision Sight
The French company Thales unveiled its XTRAIM day/night weapon sight product. The lightweight new product combines a reflex red-dot sight with thermal imaging technology to assist soldiers in differentiating the target in daylight and at night.
Navy / Maritime
E/W
Havelsan’s Advent on Indonesia’s 90 m OPV
According to Jane’s, Turkish defence company Havelsan is working with Thales Nederland to equip Indonesia’s new 90 m offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) with combat sensors.
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
"We Will Take Positive Steps on SAMP/T," Erdoğan says
President Erdoğan declared at the G-20 Summit in Italy that Turkey will work with France and Italy to develop the SAMP/T Air Defence Missile System.
Space
Expo and Air Show
TUA Became IAF Member
The Turkish Space Agency represented Turkey in the International Astronautical Federation Congress. It is accepted as a member of the Federation.
Unmanned Systems
Thales’ UAS reaches over 100 km
Thales has completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
THALES secured £98 Million UK SHORAD Contract
The UK MoD has contracted Belfast based Thales UK company to offer Short-Range Air Defence (SHORAD) to the British Army and Royal Marines.
