Thales : new Bushmaster MR6 to protect soldiers’ lives
January 26, 2018 at 10:34 am
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To meet the challenge of evolving battlefield threats Thales has launched its new protected vehicle, the Bushmaster Multi Role 6 (MR6) at the International Armoured Vehicles Conference in London. This new platform builds on the proven pedigree and Bushmaster's success with even greater levels of survivability to protect soldiers' lives. Thales continually invests and innovates in future technologies to meet customer needs.
The Bushmaster MR6 showcased in its ambulance version at IAV conference in London on 22nd January 2018
Designed and manufactured by Thales Australia, the new Bushmaster MR6 builds on Bushmaster's battle-proven capability and continues its record of safety and reliability. Bushmaster's true 'deep V-Hull' deflects blast energy away from the crew providing tremendous protection against land mines and IEDs. This protection has proven itself in numerous operations such as Iraq, Afghanistan or Mali. Now in service in 8 countries, the Bushmaster is used in more than a dozen variant configurations in multiple roles.We are extremely proud to be launching this new Bushmaster MR6. It demonstrates our absolute commitment to saving soldiers' lives through continual improvement, taking into account the experiences on the ground and the concrete needs of our customers.
Pierre Bénard, Vice-President in charge of Vehicles and Tactical Systems at Thales Thales invests significantly in new products and applies a continuous improvement strategy in leveraging customer feedback from combat operations. This new tactical platform is designed to meet the needs of the digitised battlespace and is currently being competed in the UK's Multi-Role Vehicle Protected (MRVP) program, and if successful will create jobs in both Australia and the UK.
Greater protection, mobility and capacity - with the power and management systems to lead in the digitised battlespace
The Bushmaster MR6 sets the new benchmark for protected vehicles in its class. Providing more protection, mobility, capacity and a range of valuable features and options, the vehicle is well positioned to meet customers' future needs.
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).