New country director and chief executive takes charge of more than 2,000 employees across four sites, effective 1 October 2026 IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs Thales has appointed Derek Cheng as Country Director for Singapore and Chief Executive Officer of Thales Solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Management, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged advanced air mobility, Aerospace leadership, Airbus, Asia-Pacific, avionics, Ayer Rajah Crescent, Changi North Rise, Cybersecurity, Derek Cheng, Derek Cheng takes helm of Thales Singapore following leadership roles at Airbus and Vertical Aerospace, Digital Identity & Security, Emily Tan, executive appointment, Guy Bonassi, Maintenance Repair & Overhaul, Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board, Thales, Thales appoints Derek Cheng to oversee more than 2,000 employees in Singapore, Thales selects aerospace executive Derek Cheng to guide Singapore technology operations, Thales Singapore, Thales Solutions Asia Pte Ltd, Thales strengthens Singapore leadership with new country director and CEO, Vertical Aerospace
The service support agreement brings GE Aerospace technical expertise into FL Technics Indonesia’s Jakarta and Bali maintenance facilities following a signing at MRO Asia Pacific 2026 in Singapore. IN BRIEFKEY TAKEAWAYSFAQs FL Technics Indonesia has signed a service support agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Electronics & Machinery
Tagged Airbus A320, aircraft maintenance, airline operators, avionics, Bali, Boeing 737, FL Technics, FL Technics Indonesia, FL Technics Indonesia becomes GE Aerospace avionics support partner for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 fleets, FL Technics Indonesia expands avionics capabilities through GE Aerospace service support agreement, GE Aerospace, GE Aerospace appoints FL Technics Indonesia for avionics support at Jakarta and Bali facilities, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Indonesia, Jakarta, Martynas Grigas, Matt Burns, MRO, MRO Asia Pacific 2026, New GE Aerospace agreement strengthens FL Technics Indonesia support for Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 operators, service support agreement, Singapore, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, technical support
(IN BRIEF) Thales has opened a new Flight Safety Center at its Bordeaux campus to provide immersive training, demonstrations and industry collaboration focused on civil and military aviation safety. The facility is open to employees, customers, partners, suppliers, authorities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Education, France, Government, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 21000 employees, aeronautics, aircraft development, aircraft maintenance, aircraft safety, aircraft systems lifecycle, automation, aviation authorities, aviation ecosystem, aviation operations, Aviation Safety, aviation systems, aviation technology, aviation training, avionics, Bordeaux, Bordeaux campus, Centre of Excellence, certification, civil and military aviation workforce, civil aviation, connected aircraft, customers, Cybersecurity, digital aviation, flight safety, Flight Safety Center, industry training, interactive learning, military aviation, operational feedback, partners, safety culture, safety demonstrations, skills development, suppliers, Thales, Thales Avionics, Thales Expands Aviation Safety Capabilities with New Immersive Center of Excellence in Bordeaux, Thales Launches Bordeaux Flight Safety Center to Train Global Civil and Military Aviation Workforce, Thales Strengthens Civil and Defence Aviation Safety Culture with New Bordeaux Training Facility, Yannick Assouad
(IN BRIEF) Vietjet and Thales have expanded their partnership through a Repair-By-The-Hour agreement covering Thales components on Vietjet’s Airbus A320 and A330 fleets and a new Memorandum of Understanding focused on digital aviation, avionics, AI and cybersecurity. Signed on 10 … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Government, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, aircraft connectivity, aircraft maintenance, aircraft repairs, airline operations, artificial intelligence, aviation cybersecurity, aviation services, aviation training, avionics, Cloud technology, component maintenance, Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, connected aircraft, connected aviation, Cybersecurity, data-driven maintenance, decision-support tools, digital aviation, digital transformation, Élysée Palace, Emmanuel Macron, engineering skills, fleet availability, fleet modernisation, France-Vietnam relations, global MRO network, knowledge transfer, lifecycle costs, maintenance repair and overhaul, MRO, Nguyen Thanh Son, Paris, Pascale SOURISSE, predictive analytics, predictive maintenance, RBTH, Repair By The Hour, secure cloud solutions, September 10 2026, September 15 2026, technical certification, Thales, To Lam, Vietjet, Vietjet and Thales Expand Aviation Partnership With A320/A330 MRO Services and Digital Technology Cooperation, Vietjet Selects Thales for A320 and A330 Component Support While Advancing Digital Aviation Partnership, Vietjet Strengthens Fleet Support and Digital Transformation Through Expanded Partnership With Thales, Vietnam aviation market, Vietnamese aviation
(IN BRIEF) Sener has secured a contract from Spain’s National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA) to provide SCRAB III, SCRAB II and MOAI aerial target systems for the ATLANTE 26 exercises at the El Arenosillo Test Centre in Huelva. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Government, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 1, 19 countries, 3, 390 knots, 500 aerial target platforms, 500 field services, aerial targets, air defence evaluation, air-to-air gunnery, air-to-air training, ALBA target system, AMRAAM, ATLANTE 26, autonomous flight, Autonomous systems, autopilot, avionics, banner towing, C-UAS, CEDEA, Communications, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems, El Arenosillo Test Centre, European defence systems, FMV, guidance systems, Huelva, INTA, INTA Selects Sener Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Training Campaigns, José Antonio Ceballos, July 2026, live-fire exercises, military training, missile actuation and control, mission simulation, MOAI, NASAMS, National Institute for Aerospace Technology, NATO interoperability, navigation and control, operational readiness, PATRIOT, SCRAB II, SCRAB III, SENER, Sener Strengthens Spanish Defence Partnership With ATLANTE 26 Contract, Sener Wins INTA Contract for Aerial Targets for ATLANTE 26 Exercises, September 2 2026, Spain, Spanish armed forces, Sweden, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, unmanned systems, Vidsel test range
(IN BRIEF) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Engines have signed a final contract with their joint venture SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt. Ltd. for the design, development, manufacture, supply and lifecycle support of the Aravalli engine, a new-generation high-power … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, France, Government, Industrial, International Trade, Investment, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged 000 shp, 000 shp Helicopter Engine, 3, 500 to 4, Advanced Light Helicopter, Aero Engines, aero-engine technologies, aerospace ecosystem, aerospace propulsion, airborne systems, Ajay Kumar Shrivastava, ALH, Aravalli engine, Artouste engines, aviation propulsion, avionics, Bangalore, CAC 40, Cédric Goubet, Cheetah helicopter, Chetak helicopter, DBMRH, Deck-Based Multi-Role Helicopter, defence ecosystem, defence technologies, design and development, engineering, Euro STOXX 50, Euronext Paris, France, François Julian, HAL-Safran Joint Venture to Develop 3, HAL®, helicopter engine, high-power helicopter engine, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, IMRH, INDIA, Indian Multi-Role Helicopter, indigenous capabilities, industrial gas turbines, international aerospace standards, K Ravi, LCH, lifecycle support, Light Combat Helicopter, Light Utility Helicopter, LUH, maintenance repair and overhaul, manufacture and supply, Manufacturing, marine gas turbines, medium-lift rotorcraft, Ministry of Defence Government of India, MRO, New Aravalli Turboshaft Engine to Power Future Indian Multi-Role Helicopters, offshore transportation, Olivier Savin, product support, R&D, rotorcraft programmes, SAFHAL, SAFHAL Helicopter Engines Pvt Ltd, Safran, Safran and HAL Deepen Partnership Through Aravalli Engine Development Programme, Safran Helicopter Engines, satellite launch vehicles, self-reliance, Seth Walchand Hirachand, Shakti engine family, space markets, testing, turboshaft engine, utility missions, VVIP transport
(IN BRIEF) Siemens is supporting Sarla Aviation in the development of its next-generation eVTOL aircraft for urban air mobility through the Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio. Sarla Aviation, based in Bengaluru, plans to launch electric air taxi operations in the city … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Environment, Germany, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced air mobility, aerial commuting, avionics, battery management, Bengaluru, capital, certification readiness, Designcenter, Digital Thread, Digital Twin, DO-178C compliance, electric air taxi, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, electrical system design, engineering efficiency, eVTOL, INDIA, integrated digital thread, lifecycle management, manufacturing traceability, Mathew Thomas, next generation aircraft, Plano, Polarion, power distribution, product data management, product design, product engineering, Rakesh Gaonkar, Realize LIVE India, ride-hailing services, Sarla Aviation, Sarla Aviation Uses Siemens Xcelerator to Accelerate Next-Generation eVTOL Aircraft, scalable mobility, Siemens, Siemens and Sarla Aviation Strengthen Digital Engineering for Urban Air Mobility, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens Xcelerator, Siemens Xcelerator Helps Sarla Aviation Advance Electric Air Taxi Development, Simcenter, simulation, software development, sustainable urban air transport, Teamcenter, Texas, traceability, urban air mobility, Validation, verification
(IN BRIEF) Safran Electronics & Defense has been selected to supply its SkyNaute inertial navigation system for Eve Air Mobility’s eVTOL aircraft. Each aircraft will be equipped with two SkyNaute systems. SkyNaute is a hybrid inertial navigation system based on … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged advanced navigation, aviation reliability, avionics, Benjamin Declety, civil aviation, defence aviation, dual-use technology, electric aviation, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, Embraer, Eve Air Mobility, Eve Air Mobility Advances eVTOL Architecture With Safran’s SkyNaute Inertial Navigation System, eVTOL, Farnborough, flight safety, flight test campaign, full-scale eVTOL prototype, Gavião Peixoto, Global Navigation Satellite System, GNSS, hemispherical resonant gyroscope, hover flight, HRG Crystal, hybrid inertial navigation, inertial navigation system, Johann Bordais, low-speed flight, Navigation Accuracy, navigation continuity, Safran, Safran Electronics & Defense, Safran Electronics & Defense Equips Eve eVTOL With Advanced Inertial Navigation Technology, Safran Strengthens Urban Air Mobility Role Through Eve Air Mobility eVTOL Programme, São Paulo, SkyNaute, sustainable aviation, urban air mobility
(IN BRIEF) Thales has unveiled the TopStar Smart Receiver, a compact and integrated solution designed to enhance positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities for military applications. Combining multiple functions into a single unit, the system offers improved resilience against jamming and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged anti-jamming, avionics, CRPA antenna, defense technology, Drones, electronic warfare, European industrial base, Florent Chauvancy, Galileo PRS, GNSS, GPS, land vehicles, military communications, munitions, PNT technology, positioning navigation timing, Thales, Thales Introduces Ultra Compact TopStar Smart Receiver to Strengthen Military Positioning Navigation and Timing Capabilities, Thales Launches Integrated PNT Solution Designed for Resilient Operations in Contested Electronic Warfare Environments, TopStar Smart Receiver, Valence France
(IN BRIEF) Thales has been selected by Cathay Pacific Airways and HK Express to equip a total of 48 new Airbus aircraft with its latest avionics technologies, including Airbus’ next-generation Flight Management System based on Thales’ PureFlyt FMS, 5G-immune Low-Range … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, France, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged 5G immunity, ACSS, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo, Airbus A330neo, AVIATOR S, avionics, Cathay Group, Cathay Pacific, Cathay Pacific and HK Express Choose Thales’ Advanced Avionics and SATCOM Solutions for Their New Airbus Aircraft, flight safety, head-up display, HK Express, Low-Range Radio Altimeter, Operational Efficiency, PureFlyt FMS, SATCOM, Singapore Airshow, T3CAS®, Thales, Thomas Mouveaux
(IN BRIEF) FL Technics, part of Avia Solutions Group, has been appointed an official Honeywell channel partner for business and general aviation. The collaboration empowers FL Technics’ MRO centers to supply, install, and support Honeywell engines and APUs under a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Industrial, Lithuania, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged APUs, Arūnas Ganiprauskas, Avia Solutions Group, Aviation Safety, avionics, Business Aviation, certified installation, channel partner, connectivity, engines, FL Technics, Flavio Michio Osanai, fuel efficiency, general aviation, Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, mechanical systems, MRO Solutions, OEM-backed framework, on-time performance, Operational Efficiency
(IN BRIEF) Thales’s latest report, released just before the Paris Air Show, documents a 600% rise in ransomware attacks on the aviation industry between January 2024 and April 2025. Analysts recorded 27 major incidents by 22 ransomware groups, with 71% … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $5.32 billion, 22 groups, 27 incidents, 600% increase, 8.7% CAGR, AI defenses, aviation sector, avionics, communication systems, credential theft, Cyber Detection and Response, cyberespionage, denial-of-service, global aviation cybersecurity market, Ivan Fontarensky, January 2024–April 2025, Paris Air Show, public-private collaboration, ransomware attacks, supply chains, Thales, unauthorized access
(IN BRIEF) Thales has become the first company to receive a Design Verification Report (DVR) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for Light UAS SAIL III, using its ScaleFlyt avionics in the Aeromapper AVEM 300 CERBERE UAV. This … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Aeromapper AVEM 300 CERBERE UAV, avionics, Centaurium UAS, civil drone market, Design Verification Report, Detection, DGAC, DVR, EASA, European Union Aviation Safety Agency, INNOVATION, Light UAS, Marc Duval-Destin, medium-risk conditions, ONERA, PHYDIAS R&T project, SAIL III, SAIL IV, ScaleFlyt avionics, SORA, Specific Assurance Integrity Level, Specific Operations Risk Assessment, surveillance, Thales, UAS100
(IN BRIEF) In the last quarter (1 Dec 2023 – 1 Mar 2024), Europe’s cybersecurity scene was marked by significant strides, with Thales and Ericsson leading initiatives to enhance digital security. Thales’ TrustNest R-Cloud received European Restricted certification, bolstering secure … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Banks, Business, Defence, European Union, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Internet & Online, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology, Telecom, Türkiye, United Kingdom
Tagged 5G Security, 6G, 6G Networks, 6point6, Accenture, acquisition, AI, ANSSI, Applied Risk, Aristeo, avionics, Christoph Ruffner, Cisco Cyber Security Defender Award 2024, cloud security, CrowdStrike, CVE Numbering Authority, cyber intelligence, cyber security, cyber threats, Cybersecurity, Deutsche Telekom, digital threats, distributed intelligence, DNV, Enea, Ericsson, Ericsson Research Türkiye, eSIM management, European Commission, HORSE, iboss, identity protection, Imperva, IoT deployments, Magenta Security on Net, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, military intelligence, ML, Mobile World Congress, NatWest, Nixu, Nostradamus, Open Banking, Payit™ by NatWest, Post-quantum cryptography, PQC, privacy protection, Quantinuum, quantum key distribution, SCC, SK Telecom, Stuart Perkins, Telefónica Tech, Thales, TrustNest R-Cloud, vodafone, Zero Trust
(IN BRIEF) Thales has signed a significant contract with Airbus Helicopters to supply 8 Full Flight Simulators (FFS) Reality H® for training pilots of the H145M helicopters used by the German Armed Forces. These high-tech simulators offer advanced realism and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Germany, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, Airbus Helicopters, Airbus Helicopters Simpacks, armament, auto-protection equipment, avionics, Bückeburg International Helicopter Training Center, Bundeswehr, CGF, EC135 FFS simulators, FFS, Full Flight Simulators Reality H®, German Armed Forces, German Bundeswehr, H145M helicopter pilots, H145M helicopters, helicopter FFS solution, helicopter training, Helisim, HMDs, IHTC, Leichter Kampfhubschrauber programme, LKH programme, NATO pilots, NH90 MR1 FFS, radars, Reality H® simulator, SETHI, simulation, Thales, Thales’ H145 Reality H Full-Flight Simulator, training, Yannick Assouad
(IN BRIEF) Thales is expanding its presence in Singapore by establishing a Centre of Excellence for avionics and Digital Identity & Security engineering footprint. These initiatives, in collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board, aim to strengthen Thales’ position as … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AAIC, advanced AI, AI-assisted Technologies, avionics, biometrics, Cindy KOH, cloud-based connectivity, CoE for Hardware, Cyber Security Hub, Cybersecurity, digital identity, DIS ECC, Embedded Software, Emily Tan, Lim Tse Yong, Pascale SOURISSE, Patrice Caine, PNG Cheong Boon, Security Engineering, Singapore, Singapore Airshow 2024, smart factory, smart manufacturing, Thales, LIM Tse Yong
(IN BRIEF) Thales has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire Cobham Aerospace Communications (AeroComms), a leading provider of safety cockpit communication systems, for $1.1 billion. AeroComms operates across multiple countries and is expected to generate approximately $200 million in revenues … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) FARNBOROUGH, 3-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — BAE Systems (LON: BA), a British multinational defence, security, and aerospace company, has announced the landing of a £80 million (EUR 92 million) contract for the ongoing service and repairs for key avionics … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Germany, Government, Industrial, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged aircraft operations, avionics, BAE Systems, Eurofighter aircraft, Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Helmet Mounted Displays, Jim Whittington, RAF Coningsby, Typhoon
After France and Canada, Singapore becomes the third country to welcome the Thales Digital Factory. The Digital Factory will deliver innovative digital solutions to Thales customers in the region in a collaborative way. Whenever appropriate, those products will then be … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged aerospace, AI, avionics, Big Data, Defence, digital transformation, DRONE, INNOVATION, maritime, Mr. Tan Kong Hwee, Olivier Flous, SECURITY, Singapore, space, Thales Digital Factory, transportation
Redditch, United Kingdom, 13-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — GKN Fokker has signed an agreement with Honeywell to provide customers with component maintenance, repair and overhaul services for avionics and mechanical components. Customers will have access to Honeywell’s world-class avionics and mechanical solutions … Read the full press release
Airbus Helicopters’ digital avionics suite now operational on H135, H145 and H175, coming up on H160. Las Vegas, NV, USA, 05-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — , Airbus’ fleet of helicopters equipped with the Helionix avionics system have surpassed the symbolic milestone … Read the full press release
Registration for the 2015 academic year starts on February 16th Toulouse, 17-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Lycée Airbus is currently one of the few company secondary schools that still exist in France. Each year it trains nearly 350 young students … Read the full press release
Singapore, 31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fokker Services has received approval from EASA and FAA for its new component repair shop in Singapore. The component repair shop focuses on Regional Aircraft and serves its customers with Avionics, Hydraulics and limited structure component maintenance. … Read the full press release
Turin, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alenia Aermacchi, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Cassidian, its Panavia consortium partners, has delivered the first upgraded Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/ Reconnaissance) to the Italian Air Force. Alenia Aermacchi, as technical and program leader, is in … Read the full press release
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