Thales

Oct- 2026 -

12 October

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airman assigned to the Western Air Civil Engineering Group sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2023. U.S. and Japanese partners worked together, repairing the craters and exchanging knowledge while observers from both countries watched. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Anwtain Hanks)

Thales Plans Defense Equipment Support Base in Japan

French defense company Thales plans to establish a base in Japan to maintain and support equipment used by the country’s Self-Defense Forces.

12 October

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Thales LMM Missile to Equip Spain’s New Shipborne Defense System

Indra has partnered with Thales to integrate the latter’s Lightweight Multirole Missile into the Spanish Navy’s Shipborne Launcher System.

7 October

Land

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Australia’s ‘Most Powerful’ UGV Emerges as a Bushmaster-Inspired 10-Ton Hauler

Thales Australia and 3ME Technology have teamed up to develop what they call Australia’s “most powerful” uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV).

7 October

Technology

Royal Canadian Navy ship HMCS Glace Bay sails during operations. Image courtesy of the Department of National Defence

Samantha Alexa

Royal Canadian Navy Turns to Agentic AI for Fleet Support

The Royal Canadian Navy is adopting agentic AI to streamline maintenance, logistics, and other in-service support operations under a new initiative involving Thales and Cohere.

5 October

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Ireland Acquires Five Thales Ground Master Radars for Airspace Sovereignty

Ireland has signed a contract with the French defense procurement agency to acquire five radars from Thales, strengthening its airspace capabilities.

Sep- 2026 -

24 September

Europe

Dassault Aviation’s Rafale fighter during flight testing as the company evaluates new artificial intelligence algorithms for future cockpit and combat-system upgrades. Image: Dassault

Samantha Alexa

New AI Algorithms Take Flight on Dassault’s Rafale Fighter Jet

Dassault Aviation has flight-tested two new AI algorithms aboard a Rafale fighter jet, bringing the technology closer to potential use in future cockpit and combat-system upgrades.

23 September

Europe

The Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission All-in-One (GM200MM/A) radar. Photo: Thales

Inder Singh Bisht

Ireland Orders Five Thales Radars to Enhance Airspace Monitoring

The Irish government has signed an agreement with France to acquire five Thales radars to strengthen Ireland’s airspace surveillance.

23 September

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Six Domains, One AI Command System: Thales Launches ‘HexaForce’

A new command and control system from Thales aims to help commanders track and respond to developments across any military domain.

23 September

Technology

Solider equipped with tactical radio. Photo: Thales

Rojoef Manuel

Thales Opens Tactical Comms Testing Lab in Denmark

French defense contractor Thales has launched a military laboratory in Ballerup, Hovedstaden, to conceptualize, trial, and field modern communication solutions for the Danish Armed Forces.

23 September

Europe