ForceShield, Ground Based Air Defence

Protecting & defending the skies and airspaces, citizens and key assets with advanced ground based air defence solutions

Defence
Land
Air

Thales's advanced air defence systems protect forces, assets and infrastructures against diverse threats. Tailored solutions integrate sensors, command and control system and effectors for comprehensive defence in all operational areas.

40+ year

of experience
In-service

in various countries

Advanced Ground based air defence

Thales is a leader in system of systems integration in air surveillance and air defence mastering the full decision chain. Our systems are designed for the protection of forces, vital assets and sensitive sites against lower layer and surface threats

Thales air defence systems protect & defend airspaces, forces, vital assets and infrastructures against all types of threats by detecting, identifying, and neutralising them. Tailored to customer CONOPS, these solutions integrate sensors, command and control systems and effectors in a combined network. They protect troops and offer end-to-end defence during out-of-area operations.

Ground Based Air Defence systems

ForceShield supports armed forces in protecting populations, forces, and vital assets against diverse low-layer threats. This scalable and flexible system, adapted to customer needs, detects and neutralises all air threats, including drones, with a full suite of sensors, ControlView GBAD C2, and combat-proven effectors. ForceShield integrates legacy and future systems, leveraging over 40 years of experience and long-term support.

Ultra Light: compact all-in-one for light one the-move operations
Ultra Tactical: compact all-in-one for low profile on-the-move operations
Ultra Mobile: fast deployment, on-the-move operations (e.g convoy protection)
Compact: a large surveillance area with limited manning required
Multi-Range: for VSHORAD/SHORAD/MRAD coordination

ControlView is the core of Thales's ForceShield Air Defence solution, offering air situation management by controlling and coordinating inputs from various sensors and managing effectors. It protects population centers, forces, and vital assets against diverse air threats. Scalable and evolving, ControlView is a versatile GBAD C2 system supporting a wide range of deployment configurations.