Thursday, February 08, 2007
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A consortium of French defence and aerospace companies led by Thales has put in a formal bid for upgrading the Mirage 2000 fighters of the Indian Air Force (IAF).A team from Thales met with defence ministry officials last week to discuss the finer points of the proposed upgrade and also submitted a formal proposal to increase the life of the aircraft, inducted by the IAF in the 1980s, by around 20-25 years, officials said.'If we are given the go ahead today, we should be able to retrofit the first set of two aircraft in two years,' a senior Thales official, here for the Aero India show, told IANS. 'Then one can look at two-three aircraft a month.The IAF has 52 Mirage 2000s in three squadrons.The French consortium for Mirage upgrade includes Dassault, which shut down the production line for Mirage 2000s some five years ago. The French company is also in the race for selling 126 multi-role combat aircraft, Renault, to the IAF for replacing the ageing MiG-21 fleet.
08/02/07 India eNews.com
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Thales will be showcasing its expertise in the aerospace sector at the Aero India air show. As an international electronics and systems group serving defence, aerospace and security markets, Thales is a worldwide leader in prime contracting, systems integration and equipment manufacturing. The Group is a world leader in both civil and military applications of aerospace technologies and services including avionics, satellite, radio and data communications, radars, mission planning, air command and control, air traffic management, training and simulation, in-flight entertainment systems (IFE) and electro optic sensors.
The Thales stand features sections on civil aviation, military aviation, aviation services and security as well as a section that tells the story of Thales' involvement in major cooperation projects such as Galileo and Sesar.
Within the military aviation section, along with illustrations of Thales' offer for the Mirage 2000-5 upgrade in India, exhibits on stand include an interactive fully functional TopOwl headset for the MiG 29, which provides all relevant information right in front of the pilot's eyes (symbols, warnings, images) without having to look down at the instrument panel - a key element to ensuring flight safety during tactical missions.
0702/07 The Hindu
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The Thales stand features sections on civil aviation, military aviation, aviation services and security as well as a section that tells the story of Thales' involvement in major cooperation projects such as Galileo and Sesar.
Within the military aviation section, along with illustrations of Thales' offer for the Mirage 2000-5 upgrade in India, exhibits on stand include an interactive fully functional TopOwl headset for the MiG 29, which provides all relevant information right in front of the pilot's eyes (symbols, warnings, images) without having to look down at the instrument panel - a key element to ensuring flight safety during tactical missions.
0702/07 The Hindu
Labels: Defense, France, Thales
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