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Thales said July 25 it will buy a U.S.-based data and applications cybersecurity company called Imperva for $3.6 billion.

Thales' acquisition of cockpit communication systems company Cobham Aerospace Communications could create flight deck system integration possibilities.

France’s Defense Innovation Laboratory has awarded two study contracts for development of loitering munitions capable of neutralizing armored targets.

Aircraft manufacturers and suppliers are working to incorporate more automated systems into their products.

Delta Flights Product has created a new personal wheelchair access offering—based on what was just a concept last year.

Thales has unveiled an onboard data center that enables passengers to stream their own content on their device, allowing carriers to ditch seatback screens.

Following the March announcement of the Dassault Rafale's F4.1 standard qualification, France is continuing to retrofit the combat aircraft.

The Malaysian military has signed contracts for the procurement of aircraft including UAS, MPA, radar and helicopters.

First flight is scheduled for 2026.

Whereas carbon dioxide has a cumulative effect and persists in the atmosphere for 100 years, contrails have a much stronger and immediate effect.

Controllers may expect automation to revolutionize their jobs, just as it has revolutionized cockpits, an air traffic management expert says.

The UK Royal Navy is set to operate Schiebel’s Camcopter rotary-wing uncrewed air system from its Type 23 frigates.

The FAA’s phased upgrade aligns with voluntary delays put in place by wireless companies.

French electric aircraft startup Aura Aero and Thales are to jointly develop connected avionics for regional aviation.

Mecachrome has completed the takeover of the WeAre Group, a significant step in the consolidation of the French supply chain.

Being selected for a new-generation flight management system (FMS) on the Airbus A320, A330 and A350 is consolidating Thales’ position in the avionics market versus Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Honeywell.

An Arianespace Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana on Nov. 16, delivering France’s first signals-intelligence satellite system into orbit.

The distinctive, 100-kg (220-lb.) UAS100 has been designed to carry up to 10 kg with a radius of action of 100 km (62 mi.) and perform surveillance of critical infrastructure.

The Eurosam consortium of MBDA and Thales has been contracted to develop a new version of the SAMP/T ground-based air defense system.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Thales has managed to control damage at the company level thanks to a diversified portfolio of activities but its civil aviation branch was nevertheless hit hard.

Thales has teamed up with India’s Bharat Dynamics to offer the Starstreak short-range air defense system for Indian needs.

The two companies say they have developed a compact system that can be retrofitted into light single-engine aircraft, and the first target for their efforts is Airbus’ H125/AS350 Ecureuil/AStar light helicopter.

The French Air Force has declared the new Talios targeting pod operational on its Dassault Rafales equipped with the F3R upgrade.

Thales is gearing up for its first deliveries of the DME 500, the French group’s fifth-generation distance measuring equipment (DME), which is compatible with existing onboard receivers.

The funding pays for the first 18 months of work—Phase 1A—to develop the demonstrators and mature new technologies.