Thales to Open UK Facility to Develop TACTICOS Naval CMS
March 26, 2019 at 05:13 pm EDT
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Thales is set to open a new facility in the UK to develop its TACTICOS naval combat management system (CMS), designed to meet current and future military needs. The CMS is part of a proposed solution for the British Royal Navy's £1.25 billion Type 31e general purpose light frigate programme. The company is part of the Babcock-led Team 31, which proposed to offer the Arrowhead ship solution to meet the requirements of the future Type 31 frigate programme. Team 31, which includes Thales, OMT, BMT, Harland and Wolff and Ferguson Marine, is bidding for the frigate competition. As part of the joint project, Thales will deliver the next-generation mission system components, including sensors, countermeasures and communications. The new UK centre of excellence will enable the company to extend its combat system design and delivery capabilities within the country. The facility will allow Thales to expand technical capabilities at its sites in Bristol and Crawley, England. Furthermore, the centre seeks to create a capability within the TACTICOS product line to provide support to the Navy and the export initiatives for the Type 31 platform. The TACTICOS CMS is in service with 26 navies globally.
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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