Tag: DGA
SYRACUSE 4B secure military communications satellite successfully launched
The SYRACUSE 4B communications satellite, built by Airbus and Thales Alenia Space, has been successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in...
French Army Pursues Loitering Munitions
After observing the use of loitering munitions in combat the French military have determined that given systems with the necessary performance these have a...
Wifi Below the Waves
The Proteus project is developing innovative approaches for underwater networking and the sharing of data with users on the surface.
Naval operations are increasingly networked....
Unmanned Surface/Subsurface Team a Force Multiplier for Seabed Warfare
On Thursday 15 September, the DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) from iXblue and the ECA Group’s A18D Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) were demonstrated to...
Wheeled artillery – the way ahead?
An increasing number of countries are now replacing their conventional tracked self-propelled artillery with wheeled SP, although each have their own advantages.
Wheeled SP artillery...
UGVs – Gaining Traction at Last?
Unmanned ground vehicles have not yet seen the success experienced by unmanned airborne systems, but is this about to change?
While unmanned air vehicles (UAVs)...
FDI Keel Laying
On 16 December, Naval Group laid the keel of the first defence and intervention frigate (Frégates de Défense et d’Intervention - FDI) ordered by...
Naval Design Swap
Naval ship design has significantly changed to reflect influencing factors such as lifecycle costs, modularity and energy efficiency.
Over the past couple of decades, technological...
French armed forces to rely on Thales expertise to expand their secure satellite communication...
The French Ministry for the Armed Forces renewed its confidence in Thales by selecting the Group as prime contractor for the development and...
Arquus delivers the 2,000th VT4 to the French Army
On December 16, 2020, Arquus delivered the 2000th VT4 to the French defense procurement agency, the DGA. This major milestone in the program validates...