CommercialThales Explains Connected Cockpit Approach Behind 2020s FMS, PureFlyt TOULOUSE, France – Thales provided details about its next generation flight management system (FMS), PureFlyt, which executives and avionics engineers here at its avionics headquarters explained will be the world’s first FMS…
Business & GAAre Business Jet Pilots Ready for This Wearable Head up Display? Thales plans on bringing its experience in providing helmet mounted display technology for military pilots to the business jet market with the newly upgraded version of TopMax, which is on track to…
Business & GA10 Innovative Avionics, Engines and Future Technologies From NBAA 2019 LAS VEGAS – At the 2019 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), airframe manufacturers, avionics vendors and jet engine-makers pushed this segment of the air transportation industry forward by embracing future-facing technologies that made…
MilitaryFrance's Do-It-All H160 Cheetah to Get Matching Thales Avionics The French military will equip its Airbus H160 variant — the "Guépard," or cheetah — with Thales' FlytX avionics suite. FlytX is a touchscreen-centric system that the company customizes for customer need.…
ConnectivitySATTELITE 2019: Meeting Passengers’ IFC Expectations How many of you used Wi-Fi on a recent flight? If you’re like the audience at SATELLITE 2019’s on in-flight connectivity (IFC), a lot of you. How many of you were satisfied…
CommercialThales Acquires Software Security Company Gemalto for $5.4 B Thales has completed the acquisition of software security company Gemalto for $5.4 billion. The acquisition took 15 months and will furnish Thales with a new division, to be named digital identity and…
ATM ModernizationThales is Using AI to Augment Air Traffic Management EUROCONTROL projects a 53 percent increase in European flights by 2040 and an 84 percent in global flights. To help deal with the increased air traffic — despite an ongoing staffing shortage and…
MilitaryFrench DGA Tests Thales Satcom Antenna Prototype The French defense procurement agency (DGA) has flight tested Thales' new low profile Antares active array satcom antenna prototype and placed an order for the system, Thales said Monday. The Antares-LP is…
MilitaryThales' Rafale-Bound Optronic Pod Qualified by French Military Thales' new Talios optronic pod, destined for the Dassault Rafale, has completed qualification testing by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The Talios features high-resolution electro-optical and infrared sensors as well as…
CommercialBell Taps Thales to Provide On-Demand VTOL Flight Controls Thales will develop flight control systems for Bell's vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft, the two companies said Tuesday. Bell has said the aircraft, which is to be used for on-demand urban mobility in partnership…