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Thales to deploy its TransCity™ fare collection solution on Lines 1 and 2 of the Cairo Metro

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, December 2015

Key points New contracts for Thales Fare Collection and Integrated Communications Systems in Egypt in 2015, after the signature of Cairo line 3 phase 4A in February. Second success with TransCity this year, after Gautrain project in South Africa. PARIS, … Read the full press release

Arianespace successfully launched two satellites: Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) for Arabsat and GSAT-15 for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

PRESS RELEASE -- 12, November 2015

Kourou, French Guiana, 12-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arianespace successfully launched two satellites this evening: Arabsat-6B (BADR-7) for the operator Arabsat, and GSAT-15 for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). The company’s tenth launch of the year from the Guiana Space Center (CSG), and sixth … Read the full press release

Thales to acquire data protection company Vormetric for US$400m

PRESS RELEASE -- 22, October 2015

Thales to acquire Vormetric, a leader in data protection. Acquisition price: US$400m. Closing expected by Q1 2016. PARIS, 22-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vormetric, a leading … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool partners with computing innovation centre Hartree

PRESS RELEASE -- 21, September 2015

LIVERPOOL, 21-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Liverpool has launched a partnership with computing innovation centre, Hartree, to continue to build on research with Liverpool’s Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC). The Virtual Engineering Centre (VEC), which is based in Daresbury, was established … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space signed new phase of the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) satellite program with Italian space agency ASI

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, September 2015

Cannes, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As mandataire of the Temporary Grouping of Companies already set up with Telespazio (Finmeccanica), Thales Alenia Thales Alenia Space announced today that it has signed a new phase of the contract for the COSMO-SkyMed Second … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio sign with Teledife (Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply COSMO-SkyMed ground segment to the Polish Ministry of Defense

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, September 2015

Kielce, Poland, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have reached an agreement with Teledife (General Directorate of IT and Advanced Technologies, Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply the ground segment to the Polish Ministry of Defense for the … Read the full press release

Thales selected by Oman’s Ministry of Transport & Communications for full deployment of an integrated security solution for Muscat International Airport and Salalah’s new airport

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, September 2015

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales, a major provider of security solutions for critical infrastructure, has been selected by the Ministry of Transport & Communications of Oman for the full deployment of an integrated security solution for Muscat International Airport and Salalah’s new airport. … Read the full press release

MSPO exhibition in Poland: exclusive tactical unmanned aircraft system for the Polish Gryf requirement unveiled by WB Electronics and Thales

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, September 2015

Polish industrial content will be led through WB Electronics The WB Electronics/Thales Unmanned Aircraft System for the Polish Gryf programme brings together surveillance and strike capability on a single platform FreeFall Lightweight Multirole Missile (FFLMM) delivers targeted, precision strike MSPO, … Read the full press release

UK Chancellor Osborne announced £500m of funding for the Royal Navy’s flagship submarine base HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, August 2015

LONDON, 31-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Chancellor George Osborne today (Monday 31 August) announced over £500 million of funding for the Royal Navy’s flagship submarine base, HM Naval Base Clyde at Faslane, securing 6700 jobs and creating thousands more. The work, … Read the full press release

BAE Systems to upgrade four Watchman radars for UK Ministry of Defence following the award of £7 million contract

PRESS RELEASE -- 25, May 2015

Following the award of a £7 million contract, BAE Systems are on task to upgrade four Watchman radars, continuing the critical support provided to the UK Ministry of Defence for surveillance and Air Traffic Control (ATC). LONDON, 25-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct definition study of European MALE drone

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, May 2015

Munich/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system. Under the … Read the full press release

Thales launched new secure mobile voice and text offering for inter-governmental administrations at the ROOMn mobile and digital technologies event in Deauville

PRESS RELEASE -- 6, April 2015

This new solution meets the need for secure communications between government administrations. Users can keep a private connection to their email systems. Available in France via the UGAP centralised public purchasing organisation. Deauville, France, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the ROOMn mobile … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica group plays a fundamental role in the development of the Galileo programme with its companies Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Selex ES

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, March 2015

ROME, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The seventh and eighth satellite of the European satellite navigation and localisation system Galileo were successfully launched at 22:46 (CET) on March 27, with a Soyuz launcher, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The … Read the full press release

Orange acquires all remaining shares of Cloudwatt held by Thales and Caisse des Dépôts

PRESS RELEASE -- 24, March 2015

PARIS, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Through this agreement, Orange is acquiring the shares held by Thales (22.2%) and Caisse des Dépôts (33.3%), which acts on its own behalf and on that of the State in the “Investment for the Future” … Read the full press release

Thales, École Polytechnique sign renewable four-year scientific partnership agreement to develop new generation of lasers

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, March 2015

PARIS, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The joint technology development project is part of a renewable, four-year scientific partnership agreement signed by Thales and École Polytechnique on the 11th of March 2014. For this new project, the partners will build on their complementary … Read the full press release

Saphir robotics project to be deployed in Thales Alenia Space’s clean rooms starting in the second half of 2015

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, March 2015

Thales Alenia Space presents “Tomorrow’s Factory” The transformation of industry is driven by robotics and cobotics CANNES, 3-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The space market is undergoing deep changes, including the arrival of both new players and new initiatives likely to significantly … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space renews its CMMI® Level 3 accreditation

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, February 2015

Ten years of continuous performance improvement to benefit all customers CANNES, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten years ago, Thales Alenia Space began to apply CMMI® (Capability Maturity Model Integration), the international standard that recognizes the performance and maturity of industrial organizations, … Read the full press release

Thales and ASELSAN signed new cooperation agreement during IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi to continue joint development of Missile Launcher System

PRESS RELEASE -- 26, February 2015

PARIS, 26-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales and ASELSAN of Turkey have signed a new cooperation agreement during IDEX 2015 in Abu Dhabi to continue joint development of a Missile Launcher System that incorporates Thales’s Lightweight Multi-role Missiles (LMM) and the … Read the full press release

Airbus Group: The first EC135 T2+ helicopter of the Australian Defence Force for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System successfully completed its first flight in Europe

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, January 2015

Donauwörth, Germany, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The first EC135 T2+ helicopter in a planned fleet of modern, twin-engine, rotary-wing aircraft being acquired by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for its new Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS), has successfully completed its … Read the full press release