Thales appears to be strengthening its radar integration, verification and validation capabilities as demand for air‑defence and surveillance radars grows.
Public signs include contract awards for Thales radar systems in France, Peru and the Faroe Islands, alongside a hiring announcement for a radar integration lead at its Limours site.
Peru's Armed Forces Procurement Agency awarded Thales LAS France SAS a contract for a GM400α long‑range 3D surveillance and early warning radar, selecting the system over bids from Indra Sistemas and Lockheed Martin Global.
France ordered four additional SAMP/T NG air and missile defence firing units through OCCAR with Eurosam, bringing the planned French total to 12 units and using a fire‑control system with Thales' GF300 radar.
Thales appears to be strengthening its AI, software and simulation capacity for combat optronics and missile electronics, including work linked to Rafale mission‑system applications. The company is also advancing the integration of its TALIOS optronic pod on other fighter platforms.
Public signs include flight‑tests of AI algorithms developed with Thales’ cortAIx accelerator on a Rafale fighter, qualification of the TALIOS pod on a Mirage 2000D, and multiple senior AI and software hiring announcements at its Élancourt site within the Optronics & Missile Electronics division.
Dassault Aviation confirmed that a Rafale fighter flight‑tested two sovereign AI algorithms, including one developed in collaboration with Thales/cortAIx, showing Thales‑linked AI moving into combat‑aircraft mission‑system flight‑test environments.
Dassault said it flight‑tested two AI algorithms on a Rafale fighter, including one developed with Thales’ cortAIx AI accelerator, showing Thales‑linked AI capability moving into combat‑aircraft flight‑test environments.
France's DGA qualified the integration of Thales' TALIOS optronic pod on the Mirage 2000D RMV, showing continued combat‑optronics integration work beyond Rafale.
Thales is hiring an optronics simulation engineer in Élancourt, with work covering military optronics simulation tools, image‑processing test environments and augmented or virtual interfaces.
Thales appears to be moving its HexaForce AI‑powered command‑and‑control system from launch toward sales and validation activities with individual NATO and allied nations.
Public indications include the system’s availability for NATO countries, successful testing at a NATO exercise, advanced discussions with several NATO members, and reports that live trial phases are expected before broader rollout.
Thales said it is in advanced discussions with several NATO countries about using HexaForce after testing the system during NATO’s CWIX exercise in Poland.
Thales appears to be building a focused government‑sales capability in Oman, targeting ministries and national programmes across defence, civil aviation, cyber and digital domains, with an eye toward broader GCC and Iraq opportunities.
Public signals include a Muscat sales role covering capture planning for Omani government contracts and GCC and Iraq government accounts, and the award of a civil‑aviation radar contract delivered with a local partner that emphasizes in‑country support and knowledge transfer.
A job mirror for the Muscat sales role says the hire will define and execute capture plans for priority government opportunities in Oman, develop relationships across ministries and national programmes, and build a qualified pipeline.
Thales’ Oman country page describes existing local work with the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Oman Air, the Ministry of Defence and the Royal Oman Police, spanning defence, civil aviation and cyber/digital domains.
BroadcastPro ME reported that the Oman CAA radar project includes radar‑site design and construction and is expected to provide long‑term local support throughout the radar systems’ lifecycle.
Thales’ official release details the Oman Civil Aviation Authority radar award with Ankaa, including turnkey design, supply, installation and commissioning of TRACSIGMA and RSM NG surveillance radars.
Thales announced, with Omani prime contractor Ankaa Space and Technologies, a contract to deliver air traffic surveillance radars for Oman, supporting a regional reference point for civil‑military airspace solutions.
Thales is hiring a Muscat‑based Sales Manager for GCC and Iraq government accounts, responsible for strategic sales, stakeholder engagement, early opportunity positioning, bid execution, and complex tender management.
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