Thales has one objective: to design effective solutions to counter the threats
Protecting forces in the theatre of operations calls on a wide range of technologies — some of them simple, others much more complex. Thales has many years of experience in this field and has developed some particularly innovative solutions to protect soldiers against a broad array of threats.
These threats include improvised explosive devices, or IEDs. IEDs are low-cost weapons, but they are particularly devastating. Every year, many soldiers are wounded or killed by IEDs. With its ECLIPSE product for vehicles and STORM-H for dismounted soldiers, Thales offers effective solutions to counter the threat from remote-controlled IEDs.
Thales also offers effective area protection and vehicle protection solutions. Area protection systems from Thales are designed to detect any unwanted incursions into a given area, such as a forward operating base, for example. Thales’s active protection system for military vehicles is designed to counter incoming threats, even when fired at close range.
Protecting forces also means being able to distinguish between friendlies and hostiles. In the confusion of the battlespace, this can be a real challenge. A global leader in the field of identification friend or foe, Thales offers a complete range of identification solutions to meet the current and future needs of armed forces around the world. To date, over 17,000 IFF devices from Thales have been installed on more than 200 types of land, air and naval platforms in 63 countries.
With a wide range of dedicated force protection solutions, Thales is helping to keep our troops safe.