Thales furnishes vehicle solutions, whatever the platform or type of mission to be fulfilled, from stand-platform to multiplatform. Our products range from Recce, infantry carrier, and command post vehicles to combat support and recovery transport.
Because military operations are now network-centric, land forces need superior information and communications capabilities to respond to new threats and to work efficiently and seamlessly with joint and allied forces. Thales delivers interoperable systems that are purpose-designed to give land forces operational superiority. We offer vehicle system integrator solutions for all types of platform and mission, from stand-alone platform to multiplatform. We provide a common vehicle electronic architecture adapted to all variants that gives operational supremacy to end-users as well as industrial and programmatic benefits.
Thales’ vehicle solutions are polyvalent, and we manufacture different families of transport equipment to support a broad variety of operations. Thales has delivered over 25,000 platform systems of 150 different types through partnerships as well as our own industrial vehicle integration facilities around the world.
As a platform vehicle supplier, we manufacture the Bushmaster, a highly protected and mobile family of patrol vehicles. We also work in close cooperation with customers, helping them with through-life support, fleet expansion, aiding with local added value and making optimum use of all their legacy and/or 3rd party equipment
In addition to offering vehicle solutions, we offer accessory products and services for vehicles already in service. These include:
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On-board products including optronics, C2, identification, Electronic Warfare, mortars, radars and other sensors.
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Mission packages, such as observation, protection, weapons and C4I.
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Core vehicle electronic architecture to offer voice, data, video distribution and energy both within vehicles and externally.
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Designing vehicle systems architectures and integrating them.
• to exploit all-source intelligence rapidly
• to inform commanders on time with relevant content
• to share a common tactical picture
• to support decision making
• to disseminate commander’s intent
• to synchronise operations, day and night, in all-weather conditions
• to master its own operational tempo, & keep initiative
• to deny deception, camouflage, or friendly fire
Commander is the Thales Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) capability and based on a standardised and open architecture hosting tactical communications and operational information systems. In doing so, Thales leverages on its ability to deliver integrated and interoperable solutions.
In August 2004, a new vehicle entered the combat zone and would quickly establish itself as King - a safe-haven for its passengers. It was called the Bushmaster.
Designed and built in one of the Thales sites called Bendigo in Australia, the 14 tonne Medium Protected Mobility Vehicle has a range of over 800km and can carry 10 battle ready troops in and out of the action. Its unique V-shaped hull was specifically designed to disperse the blast from the new adversary- the IEDs, creating a safe space for its passengers in the event of an explosion.
Australian troops began using it on operations and immediately it earned their trust. It was hit time and time again by IEDs, but not one soldier died. Day after day it carried its troops outside the wire, never faltering, never failing, and never quitting.
The Bushmaster proved to be so popular amongst the Australian troops and so successful at keeping its occupants alive, orders came into Thales from Europe: the Dutch and the UK MoD. Over 1100 have been built since then and have conquered the hard realities of the modern battlefield on different continents.
This extra protection and increased mobility opened up allied operations, allowing them to transit to and from target points with a higher degree of safety.
Capitalising on the mobile safe-haven the troop carrier offered the allies, Thales began working on different variants to suit current and future operations. Troop, command, mortar, assault pioneer, direct fire weapon, ambulance and air defence configurations, all of which served in operations with distinction.
Since its entry into service in Iraq in August 2004 and Afghanistan in April 2005, orders for Bushmaster have continued to come in with eight defence forces across the world now using Bushmaster, including Australia, the Netherlands, UK, Japan, Jamaica, Indonesia, Fiji and New Zealand. Modern variants, including the new MR6 and Electronic Warfare based models are still being sought after by foreign defence departments.
hawkei
Next Generation Protected Vehicle
Thales is delivering a new generation of protected vehicles. Hawkei meets the requirements of global defence forces for a highly protected, mobile and integrated vehicle able to operate in an environment under threat from Improvised Explosive Devices, mines and ambushes.
- Hawkei is a 7-tonne, 4x4, new generation protected vehicle with a 3-tonne payload, designed to meet the demanding requirements of land forces world-wide.
- Hawkei delivers class-leading protection, mobility and payload with unparalleled levels of blast and ballistic protection for a helicopter transportable vehicle.
- Highly effective across a diverse range of mission profiles. Roles include troop movement, command and control, electronic warfare, liaison, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Our solutions are based on military radios and networking equipment designed to sustain the harsh environmental conditions of armoured vehicles.
The solution range provides IP military services including secure voice, e-mail, data distribution, video and blue force tracking. Our solutions are supported by a large range of secure radios covering the full spectrum from HF to VHF and UHF transforming vehicles into powerful mobile network nodes.
Adapted to the constraints of mobile dissemination of orders or alerts, Commander Battlegroup delivers shared situational awareness, automated status reports and fast dissemination of orders or alerts. Management of tactical networks and connexion to combat net radios provide secure, reliable voice and data exchanges.
They also provide warning of a change in enemy posture or the presence of enemy activity, characterised by its broadcast pattern or message content. Interception and monitoring generate enemy electronic orders of battle. Electronic attack assets also contribute to force protection by waging command and control warfare against enemy communication nodes and deny manoeuvre coordination attacks by radio-guided weapons, or remotely triggered explosive devices.
Land CIEW is a range of tactical electronic support and attack solutions which can be delivered as equipment, systems and services. As a dedicated COMINT/ESM/ECM mission package it is designed to target the current and near-term radio signals environment of air land operations in peace, crisis or war: HF, VHF and UHF emissions, in fixed frequency or frequency-agile modes. As such, Land CIEW can include sensor payloads, sensor exploitation hardware and software, sensor integration on army platforms (shelters, land vehicles, UAV and light aircraft) and sensor-C2 integration on secure voice and data networks between combat net radios.
Thermal Imagers
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Catherine Family Cooled Thermal Imagers for Armored Fighting Vehicle
Detect, Recognise, Identify, Aim, Assess. Here are the key actions that could be led by Thales CATHERINE Thermal Imagers Family. Based on battlefield proven technology, CATHERINE Family allows Gunner's, Commander's and Land Recce to see at long range by night, also by day, in adverse conditions and through barriers vegetation, camouflage nettings.
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Tim Family : Tactical Range Thermal Imagers for Armored Fighting Vehicle
Thales TIM products revolutionize RWS thermal imaging by providing the most versatile and powerful Single or Multi Field of View imager on today’s market, in a compact and lightweight package. TIM-TR and TIM-LR are passive Thermal Imagers (TI), operating in the 8-12 μm wavelength region of the IR spectrum, utilizing a state-of-the-art Uncooled Focal Plane detectors.
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Kate Family Sensor Pack
Kate is a Family of « all in one » fully integrated Sensor Pack for easy integration and maintenance. They included a Thermal Imager, a TV sensor, an eye-safe Laser range finder, and options such as Laser pointers. Designed for military wheeled or tracked vehicles, they allow full day/night target detection, identification and improved firing capabilities.
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Suzie Family Thermal Imagers for Homeland Security
The Suzie Family has been designed to offer long range capability associated with optical zoom for 24/7 homeland security applications.
Sighting Systems
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Day/Night Gunnery Sights
With latest high performance features, Thales DNGS Family is dedicated to long range surveillance, recognition and identification with advanced capabilities such as fire on the move.
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Panoramic Sights
Stabilized Independent Panoramic Sighting System.
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DVE/SAS Family Uncooled Thermal Imagers for Armored Fighting Vehicle
Thales’ DVE Systems are internationally recognized for providing drivers of tactical and combat vehicles with unparalleled sensitivity and image quality to continue operations at night and during severely degraded battlefield conditions. The present DVE and SAS product line configuration is designed to harness optimum sensitivities from each detector over a wide temperature usage range, while providing users with image quality that is unsurpassed by industry.
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Local Situation Awareness
Tactical Range Thermal Imagers such as ANTARES and MINERVA enhance the vehicle crew’s ability to better negotiate any possible threats.
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Land Recce : Remotely Operated Thermal Observation System
Thales has associated its Long Range Thermal Imager know-how to sophisticated software to provide reliable system. High performance sensors, stabilised Pan Tilt, compactness system and possible interface with C2/C4 system are the key elements of Thales equipment.
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Laser Warning Devices
Rugged Laser Rangefinders for use on Air, Land and Sea platforms.
Defence Lasers
Laser Range Finder
Embracing the latest in innovative technologies, Thales laser rangefinder products include the ultra-compact, microMELT laser rangefinder transceiver, which is suitable for applications where size, weight and power are critical, such as in airborne applications, through to the VELT family of lasers for use in new-build or retrofit Armoured Vehicle Sighting systems.
Laser Target Designator
Vehicle Integrated Systems
Integrated survivability Systems, mission Systems Integration, mobile Base Protection