THALES : French defence ministry awards innovative availability contract
January 11, 2012 at 03:55 pm IST
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10 January 2012 - The French defence ministry's
integrated structure for through-life support of aeronautical
equipment (SIMMAD) has awarded Thales the contract to support
its equipment on board the Rafale aircraft in service with
the French Air Force and French Navy. The ten-year contract,
known as MAESTRO, is a renewal of the current through-life
support contract and broadens the scope of responsibility to
ensure that Thales works more closely with operational
personnel to guarantee fleet availability.
Under the terms of the contract, Thales is responsible for
supporting the Rafale's phased array radar, electronic
warfare system, avionics (displays, onboard computers, etc.),
optronics (OSF front-sector optronics, cameras, etc.) and
communication systems.
To guarantee fleet availability, Thales will optimise
replacement parts management, logistics management and
information flows between government agencies and Thales
services, streamline equipment repair processes and deploy
technical and logistics advisers to work directly with users
on French military bases.
The fixed-price availability contract represents a major
innovation in through-life support delivery and coincides
with an increase in Rafale flight hours and the need to
comply with tougher military airworthiness standards.
Merry Michaux, Vice-President, Military Aerospace Customer
Support and Services Managing Director at Thales said:
"Thales is particularly proud to have been awarded
this new contract, which we see as a sign of renewed
confidence in a trusted partner and an endorsement of our
continuing commitment to drive efficiency gains in
aeronautical equipment support. The innovative concepts and
collaborative working methods that we are putting in place on
military bases and shared platforms will make a significant
contribution to optimising availability of the Rafale fleet
and bringing down the aircraft's cost per flying
hour."
The Smart Care concept implemented in the MAESTRO programme
is the basis of a modular approach to availability
contracting that Thales also proposes for other equipment
types and other aircraft.
* MAESTRO : MAintien en condition opérationnelle des
Equipements B et des moyens de Soutien Thales du Rafale
Optimisé (Optimised through-life support for Thales Class B
equipment and support systems for Rafale)
About Thales
Thales is a global technology leader for the Defence,
Security, Aerospace and Transportation markets. In 2010, the
company generated revenues of €13.1 billion with 68,000
employees in 50 countries. With its 22,500 engineers and
researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design,
develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet
the most complex security requirements. Thales has an
exceptional international footprint, with operations around
the world working with customers as local partners. www.thalesgroup.com
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Thales is one of the European leaders in manufacturing and marketing of electronic equipment and systems for the defense and security, aerospace, and transportation sectors. Net sales break down by product group as follows:
- defense and security systems (53.4%): C4I defense and security systems (control and monitoring systems, communication, protection, cyber-security, and other systems), defense mission systems, naval systems, electronic war systems, drones, air operation systems (air defense, air surveillance), ground defense systems and missiles;
- aerospace systems (28.4%): avionics equipment (cockpit, cabin multimedia, and simulation equipment), space systems (satellites, payloads, etc.);
- digital identification and security solutions (18.2%).
Besides, the group owns a 35% stake in Naval Group (manufacture of naval equipment for defense and nuclear energy sectors).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: France (29.5%), the United Kingdom (6.6%), Europe (24.8%), the United States and Canada (14%), Asia (9.4%), Near and Middle East (6%), Australia and New Zealand (4.4%) and other (5.3%).