Thales announces that it has won a contract from Naval Group to test an autonomous passive hull sonar, as part of the project launched by the DGA to test an unmanned combat submarine demonstrator.
The omnidirectional passive hull sonar supplied by Thales will contribute to securing the autonomous navigation of an XL-UUV drone, in particular during 'sight recovery', enabling better knowledge of the surface environment.
"These technological and tactical capabilities should provide an operational response in the medium term for underwater warfare and new forms of naval combat", explains the defense electronics group.
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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%).
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