French multinational Thales announced the launch of its global Engineering Competence Center (ECC) in Bangalore. The Center will focus on software and hardware capabilities in the areas of civil as well as defense businesses. Initially, the ECC will be dedicated to Air Traffic Management, avionics, cockpit, flight management, in-flight entertainment...
Thales and India's Bharat Dynamics to Make STARStreak Missiles
French Aerospace company Thales has signed an MOU with state-owned Bharat Dynamics Ltd.,to assess the opportunity for the transfer of technology of the STARStreak missile capability to India with the support of the U.K. Government. This missile operates at a speed in excess of Mach 3 to defeat fast-moving threats...
India Invites Global Bids for Air Force Radar
New Delhi seeks to procure Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars and electronic warfare self-protection jammer pods for its home grown fighter, the Light Combat Aircraft Mark-1A. "We cannot wait for Indian companies to develop and build these proven systems, and they will be bought off-the-shelf from overseas," stated an...
Thales to Provide Thermal Imaging Cameras to Indian Army
Thales, the French technology company for aerospace, transport, defense and security, has secured a contract from Beltech to deliver Catherine thermal imaging cameras for the Indian Army's T90 battle tanks. Thales will integrate 260 compact long wave infrared (LWIR) thermal imaging (TI) Catherine into Beltech's TI Sights, reports Army-Technology. Used for...
Bharat Electronics India and Thales JV to Manufacture Radars
The joint venture formed by Bharat Electronics Ltd. (a defense public sector undertaking, part of the Indian Ministry of Defense) and Thales, the French defense major, for the manufacture of Air Traffic Management Radars for both civilian and defense markets, has started production for the Indian Air Force. Bharat Electronics...
France is the big winner in India today, Dassault Aviation wins $10.4 billion MMRCA defense order
The Rafale fighter jet, manufactured by the French company Dassault Aviation, has won India's contract worth $10.4 billion, The Indian Air Force will buy 126 aircraft over the next ten years. In 2007, India invited proposals from six contenders, Russia’s MiG- 35,Lockheed Martin's F-16 Falcon, Boeing's F-18/A Hornet, the Swedish...