Thales inaugurates new test center in the Netherlands
April 23, 2024 at 10:14 am EDT
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Thales announced today that it has inaugurated a new test center dedicated to the F126 program (named after the German F126 frigates), alongside the German Navy and the Bundeswehr Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw).
Located in Hengelo, the Netherlands, the new test center will serve as a hub for collaboration between the various program partners, providing them with a physical environment in which to innovate and co-create solutions to meet customer needs.
In particular, it will enable the prototyping, validation, integration and testing of systems prior to shipment to the frigate construction site in Germany.
The opening of this test center is an important milestone in the program to deliver the first frigate, scheduled for 2028.
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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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