Thales

Thales has received a 10-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Army to deliver AN/PRC-148C IMBITR two-channel handheld radios under the Leader Radio program. An initial order for 1,540 radios has been placed.

French aerospace and defense group Thales has reached an agreement to buy Dutch digital security company Gemalto in a deal worth €4.8 billion ($5.6 billion). The offer is €51 per share.

Thales and Gemalto reached an agreement for Thales to acquire all outstanding shares of Gemalto for €51 per share in cash, representing a 57% premium. The deal creates a global leader in digital security.

Thales opened a new additive manufacturing facility in Casablanca, Morocco, specializing in metal 3D printing for aerospace parts. The 1000 m² facility currently houses two SLM systems and is expected to employ around 20 engineers and technicians.

Bangkok Expressway Metro and C H Karnchang awarded Thales a contract to provide an automatic fare collection system for two extensions to the Blue Line with 19 stations.

BAE Systems has awarded 14 companies contracts to deliver manufacturing materials for the first three Type 26 warships, supporting approximately 550 UK jobs.

Denmark signed a seven-year framework agreement with Thales for the SOTAS vehicle communications system for military vehicles, with first deliveries expected in 2018.

Alstom and Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority selected Thales to provide signalling, supervision, security, and fare collection technologies for the 15km Route 2020 extension of the Dubai metro Red Line. The extension is scheduled to enter service by May 2020.

Trixell, a joint venture between Thales, Philips Medical Systems and Siemens Medical Solutions, invested over €15 million in a new automated production line at its Moirans site. The expansion increases annual detector production capacity from 4,000 to 7,000 units by end of 2007, targeting 10,000 by 2010.

Alstom, as leader of a consortium with Colas Rail and Thales, signed a contract with Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board to supply an integrated metro system for Hanoi metro line 3. Alstom's share is worth approximately EUR 190 million, with commercial operation expected by end of 2021.

Thales and Lockheed Martin were awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver the Royal Navy's new airborne surveillance and control system under the CROWSNEST programme, fitting new generation Searchwater radar and Cerberus mission system to Merlin Mk2 helicopters.

China Eastern Airlines has selected Thales Group's avionics systems for its Airbus A320NEO, Boeing 737 NG and MAX aircraft, including flight management system, low-range radio altimeter and traffic collision avoidance system.