Thales brings together all the necessary skills and expertise to provide “complete airspace security”. Thales ensures a unified response to customer needs with interoperable and high performance systems.
In the field of air defence, Thales contributes to the protection of armed forces and sensitive sites by delivering airspace surveillance systems, command and control operation centres, overall solutions for threat evaluation and threat response (ground-to-air weapon systems, very short, short and medium-range, missile electronics and propulsion systems).
In the civil domain, Thales offers a comprehensive range of solutions that cover every aspect of design, integration, installation and maintenance. Thales’s portfolio includes air traffic control centres, control tower and surveillance systems, conventional and satellite navigation aids, landing systems, and navigation and communication systems.
LORADS III (Long Range Radar and Display System) – the first integration of a next generation EUROCAT system with the world’s most advanced ATM functionalities
Each year Thales invests 18% of its revenues in research and technology, of which 500 million euros are self-funded. Its cutting-edge technologies are eveloped by 22 000 research engineers worldwide, a unique pool of expertise serving its three core markets of defence, aerospace and security. Thales holds a portfolio of 15 000 patents to which it adds new 250 patents each year. Innovation has been a constant factor in the history of Thales and is a pre-requisite for its development: Thales has thus entered into 30 cooperation agreements with universities and public laboratories in Europe, the United States and Asia.
Automated Air Traffic Management Systems: EUROCAT
Thales is one of the few companies in the world with the capability to provide completely integrated systems and turnkey solutions for air traffic controllers. EUROCAT systems are suited for applications ranging from single approach or tower to complex en-route control in transcontinental, oceanic or very high-density environments. With more than 260 centres in operation throughout the world, equivalent to 4,000 controller positions, the EUROCAT air traffic management system is designed in line with ICAO and EUROCONTROL guidelines to provide a high level of reliability with full compatibility with current international standards.
The EUROCAT next generation system integrates the most advanced ATM automation features needed for world leading air traffic control. LORADS III will feature state-of-the-art designs and leverage on cutting-edge technologies that will enable air traffic controllers to handle safely increasing and more complex air traffic beyond the next decade. Designed for increased safety and reliability, LORADS III will also employ advanced surveillance and communications technologies to build in tighter safety nets and streamline air traffic management processes.
Within the framework of the LORADS III five-year contract, Thales will design, manufacture, deliver, install, test and commission a next generation EUROCAT automation system on a turnkey basis. With over 140 controller positions, the new centre will offer a complete area, approach and tower control capability.
Thales will provide a comprehensive full life support after commissioning, including operational maintenance and support services on both hardware and software from its recently established Singapore Customer Support Centre to ensure the system performs to design functionality, capacity and availability throughout its entire planned operational life. The Singapore Customer Support Centre is located in Changi and operates to address the needs for maintenance and support services of Thales’s installed base in South East Asia. Designed with one of Thales's core values, customer satisfaction, the Customer Support Centre takes advantage of the ideal position of Singapore as regional hub to better serve the customers through proximity.
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Thales is the only company in Europe capable of providing armed forces with complete air defence solutions from early warning to threat neutralisation. Its capabilities are as follows:
- Integrated air command and control systems
- Detection and identification systems
- Very short, short and medium-range air defence systems
- Missile electronics and propulsion
Dedicated to the protection of airspace and high-value assets, the systems actively contribute to mission planning and tasking, force engagement and threat neutralisation in the event of an attack.
Ground Master 400
The Ground Master 400 is a multi mission air defence radar, dedicated to the protection of key assets, national sovereignty and forces deployed in remote theatres. The Ground Master 400 is the first product to combine two revolutionary concepts "digital radar" and "e-radar". The Ground Master is the first family of HMLA radars (high, medium and low altitude). Unmatched detection and tracking performance has been achieved through the intensive use of digital beam forming. This feature makes the Ground Master the first “digital radar” available on the market. In addition, it is one of the only air defence radars that operates in S band, thereby offering the best trade-off between range, location precision and target recognition capabilities. The Ground Master also offers unparalleled ease of use, through the concept of “plug, play & forget”. The radar architecture can be monitored and controlled from a remote location by means of web services. This makes the Ground Master one of the first “e-radars” on the market. Upgrades and maintenance can also be carried out via the internet (extranet, secure internet), or from a remote location via a specialist line-of-sight link. Human intervention is no longer needed once the radar is in operation and is limited even for maintenance operations.
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