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A Change in Shipbuilding Strategy Opens a Door to Innovative Acquisition

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By Vice Admiral (retired) William Landay III When the United States pivoted significant military focus to the Indo-Pacific region it created operat...

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French Navy FREMM Frigate Wins U.S. Navy’s Hook ‘Em Award

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From Xavier Vavasseur at NavyNews.com The French Navy (Marine Nationale) FREMM frigate Aquitaine won the U.S. Navy's "Hook'em" award. This marks th...

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January 21, 2026 - From the Defense Business Brief:Anybody need a towed sonar array? Thales has been brainstorming how to repurpose some that were des...

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Thales Develops New Counter-Sniper System

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Next-Gen Anti-Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare Tech Poised to Meet U.S. Navy Needs

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Surface Navy Leaders Address Ship Readiness and Undersea Advantage​ at SNA Symposium

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Multiple Orders for Thales Visionix Helmet Mounted Displays Received in Support of U.S. Air Force F-16 Modernization Effort

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI), a Thales Group subsidiary, has so far this year received six orders under an existing contract with NATO S...

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Tampa Microwave Delivers Multi-Orbit Satellite Terminal Capability to the Defense Department with SES’s O3b mPOWER-Certified Upgrade

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Tampa Microwave's 1.3-meter terminal has successfully achieved SES's O3b mPOWER certification, allowing the terminal to access SES's low-latency high-...

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U.S. Air Force Orders Thales F-16 Helmet Mounted Displays through NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)

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Thales subsidiary, Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) received an order from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) for Scorpion Helme...

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

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

Ryan Walters is a distinguished former US Army aviator who is now a Senior Business Development Manager at Thales. From his unique perspective, he sha...

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Satcom Direct Brasil and MRS Logística are deploying Iridium Certus terminals for reliable positive train control and essential rail line interoperability

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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 1, 2024 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice and data satellite communications, today anno...

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Thales Defense & Security Inc. (TDSI) Awarded Army Leader Radio Production Contract

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TDSI has been awarded an order by the U.S. Army for 2,705 additional AN/PRC-148F radios as part of the service's HMS tactical radio program. This orde...

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Thales Defense & Security Inc. (TDSI) Awarded Contract by DIU for F-22 Helmet Mounted Display Interface Development

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TDSI has been awarded an initial $1.6 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract for integration and development testing of F-22 specific upgr...

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Thales successfully delivers the first CAPTAS-4 sonar for the US Navy

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Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), a subsidiary of Thales, has delivered the first CAPTAS-4 sonar for the U.S. Navy's Constellation class Frigates (FFG...

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Thales Defense & Security Inc. (TDSI) Awarded DIU Contract for Family of Advanced Standard Batteries (FAStBat)

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The U.S Defense Department's Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) awarded Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) a contract to develop and deliver a prot...

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Korea Aerospace Industries selects Thales Scorpion® Helmet Mounted Display to augment FA-50 fighter for Poland

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Thales Scorpion® Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) will augment FA-50 pilots' vision in real time through advanced hybrid inertial optical tracking. Pai...

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Thales receives US Army production increase order for more than 7,000 of Combat Net Radios

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Thales receives an order increase for more than 7,000 Combat Net Radios (CNR). This is the second order in a dual-vendor, multi-year Indefinite Delive...

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Thales awarded major order to deliver handheld IMBITR radios for US Army’s Leader Radio Program

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Thales has just been awarded its fifth order, valued at $100M, to deliver 4,000 handheld Improved Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radios (IMBITR) for the U...

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Thales acquires full ownership of Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC)

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) has acquired full ownership of Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC), their joint venture with Leonardo DRS.As a...

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Thales enters into definitive agreement to take full ownership of Advanced Acoustic Concepts (AAC)

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) and Leonardo DRS have reached an agreement to transfer full ownership of Joint Venture Advanced Acoustic Co...

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Thales Awarded US Army Contract for Combat Net Radio Program

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Delivers a key component of the US Army’s Integrated Tactical Network modernization initiative.Provides a software-defined and secure solution to upgr...

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Thales Tapped to Supply Air National Guard F16 Pilots with Scorpion® Helmet Mounted Displays

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Scorpion will replace the outdated Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) in the Air National Guard F-16 fleet.The contract, issued through the NA...

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Thales expands its ALFS repair capabilities in the United States

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Thales, the world leader in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), continues to support the United States Navy and various countries eligible for Foreign Milit...

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U.S. Soldiers Rely on Thales for Tactical Command and Control Communications

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Thales introduces Javelin as a new, highly capable voice and data radio system for the tactical edge.Javelin delivers the smallest form factor TSM™ vo...

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Thales Receives Continued Orders for the U.S. Army’s Leader Radio Program

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Thales receives third Army Leader Radio delivery order for simultaneous 2-channel IMBITR radios.The Thales IMBITR has received extensive Soldier testi...

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Receives Cogswell Award

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. was awarded the 2020 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award. This year, 61 facilities...

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Receives Export Award

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. was awarded the International Trade Administration Export Achievement Certificate. With the support of the U.S....

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Thales the Decisive Tech Partner for IMOCA Class Vessel Connectivity

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More than 30 skippers worldwide will rely on Thales as they pilot their vessels in extreme, open-sea environments to compete in the IMOCA Globe Series...

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Adds Three Board Members

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Thales Defense & Security, Inc. adds distinguished board members to guide U.S. organizational direction The three new board members will enha...

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Thales enables the big ambitions of Iridium Certus and global connectivity partners

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Thales enables the big ambitions of Iridium CertusSM and global connectivity partners   Thales enables the big ambitions of Iridium Certussm...

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United States Army to Rely on Thales’ Leader Radio for Battlefield Communications

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With Thales’ Leader Radio, AN/PRC-148C (IMBITR) embedding the TrellisWare TSM™ waveform, Soldiers no longer need to carry two separate radios to condu...

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Thales Certifies Six Resellers for LINK Mobile Satellite Service Solutions

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Today at the Satellite Conference and Exhibition 2018, Thales expands its commitment to connectivity in land-mobile and maritime markets by giving end...

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Thales Awarded $37M U.S. Army Contract for New Security Force Assistance Brigades

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Thales has been awarded a US$37 million contract from the U.S. Army to equip the new rapidly deployable security force assistance brigades (SFAB) with...

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Thales Launches New PRC6809V VHF Combat Net Radio System

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Thales has introduced a tactical VHF Combat Net Radio (CNR) variant to the AN/PRC-148 Multiband Inter-Intra Team Radio (MBITR) family of products. The...

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Thales Completes Acquisition of Visionix and Expands Its Avionics Portfolio

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CLARKSBURG, Md., February 21, 2013 – Thales has completed the acquisition of the Visionix Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) and InterSense motion tracking ...

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