The armed forces that we rely on to protect our lives, borders and values – they rely on Thales.
In Airborne Optronics, we design, develop, produce and support the airborne sensors and systems for manned and unmanned aircraft –
the ‘eyes in the sky’ that are critical for tactical and strategic advantage.
Even as aircraft get faster, operating terrain gets more complex, missions become more diverse, and the quantity of information gathered increases, our sensors enable pilots and command to have ever greater situational awareness on the connected battlefield.
So they can see more clearly, understand more deeply and act more precisely in their decisive moments.
Whether the targeting pods enabling a pinpoint accuracy strike on the enemy; the missile-detection systems keeping aircraft and pilots safe; the reconnaissance systems relaying highest quality images back to command; or the big data processing that helps operators use and interpret their information as smartly as possible.
For over 50 years we have led optronics innovation, by combining world-leading expertise from across the Thales group. Today Thales is the only provider in Europe for steer and scan sensors for fighter-type platforms.
Taking advantage on enemies, while keeping soldiers and civilians safer.
Whatever it takes.
Équipements de navigation et d’attaque aéroportés
TALIOS
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The role of air power has expanded in recent times. As well as delivering weapons at long range, today's combat aircraft also need to provide timely intelligence and close air support to ground forces.
Building on 50 years of experience in airborne targeting and reconnaissance systems, Thales has developed the TALIOS two-in-one pod to meet these requirements.
TALIOS combines targeting and tactical recce capabilities in a single pod. It delivers unmatched image quality, including colour imagery, and disruptive capabilities such as Permanent Vision™ and embedded artificial intelligence to provide combat aircraft pilots and ground forces with reliable situational awareness in real time.
With its open architecture, the TALIOS pod is designed as a “plug & fight” system for all existing and future fighters. Additional functions can be incorporated as and when they are needed to meet the evolving requirements of the armed forces.
Flight-tested for the first time in 2016, TALIOS was successfully qualified by the French defence procurement agency in 2018 for deployment by Dassault's Rafale omni-role aircraft. The new-generation pod has been delivered to French forces and is now fully combat ready.
DAMOCLES
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FSO-IRST
OSF – Optronique secteur frontal
The proliferation of threats such as infrared-guided missiles is a major challenge to the safety and survivability of aircraft of all types. For several decades, Thales has been providing the armed forces with missile warning systems and other countermeasures to protect aircraft from this type of threat.
ELIX-IR
MIRAS
MIRAS (Multi-colour InfraRed Alerting Sensor) is an innovative missile warning system using passive long-range bicolour IR sensor technology.
The system has been evaluated against short-range and long range surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles and is a key component of the A400M's self-protection system.
DAL
VICON-XF
