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EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services

EUSPA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a framework contract to develop a central ground support platform and an EGNSS Service Demonstrator to integrate EU navigation and space services — EGNOS, Galileo, Copernicus and GOVSATCOM/IRIS². The work is intended to streamline deployment and enable cross-service interoperability.

2026-02-18T13:11:26.068133-08:00

Space Intel Report

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

2026-01-30T10:25:14.384532-08:00

APAC Defence Reporter

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB

2026-02-03T19:07:56.115490-08:00

AINonline

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs

2026-02-02T22:24:28.102700-08:00

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EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services EUSPA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a framework contract to develop a central ground support platform and an EGNSS Service Demonstrator to integrate EU navigation and space services — EGNOS, Galileo, Copernicus and GOVSATCOM/IRIS². The work is intended to streamline deployment and enable cross-service interoperability.

2026-02-18T13:11:26.068133-08:00

EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services

APAC Defence Reporter

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB Thales signed three MoUs with Singapore's EDB at the Singapore Airshow 2026 to expand FlytEDGE in‑flight entertainment R&D, AI, cloud/edge computing, data engineering and smart manufacturing in Singapore. It will invest in local IFE operations and grow its IFE specialist headcount to nearly 40 within three years.

2026-02-03T19:07:56.115490-08:00

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB

AINonline

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs Thales and Aileron are offering a free optimization tool to air navigation service providers across the Asia‑Pacific to improve air‑traffic flows and operational predictability. The package is designed to let ANSPs test flow‑management algorithms and sequencing changes without upfront procurement, accelerating uptake of traffic‑flow improvements.

2026-02-02T22:24:28.102700-08:00

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs

AINonline

Thales/StandardAero StableLight Autopilot brings big-helo capability to the AStar Thales and StandardAero have fitted their StableLight autopilot to the AStar, bringing 'big‑helo' autopilot capabilities to the light single and improving safety across all helicopter flight regimes. The system automates stabilization, hover‑hold and recovery modes, reducing pilot workload in low‑speed, hover and degraded‑visibility operations.

2026-02-02T05:23:42.165071-08:00

Thales/StandardAero StableLight Autopilot brings big-helo capability to the AStar

Space Intel Report

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SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites Breaking a long silence among European satellite operators and government customers, SES publicly warned about the proposed Airbus–Thales–Leonardo space merger and said it will develop and build its own satellites, signalling a direct commercial and strategic challenge to the combined supplier group.

2026-01-30T10:25:14.384532-08:00

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

Aviation Source

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Air India to debut custom Boeing 787‑9 on Feb. 1 with blocked economy seats and Thales AVANT Up Air India will place its first custom Boeing 787‑9 (VT‑AWA) into service Feb. 1 on the Mumbai–Frankfurt route with a three‑class cabin and wellness lighting. Six incoming 787‑9s are line‑fit with Thales AVANT Up IFE; the airline will block 18 economy seats and limit some business‑class functions.

2026-01-27T15:50:21.972900-08:00

Air India to debut custom Boeing 787‑9 on Feb. 1 with blocked economy seats and Thales AVANT Up

Aviation Today

Next‑Gen Pilot Headsets Go Digital as Thales Fields TopOwl for NH90 Crews Innovations showcased at CES and in research labs signal a step‑change for pilot headsets — devices are becoming smaller, more connected and sensor‑rich — while Thales is fielding its TopOwl digital display helmet for NH90 crews to boost situational awareness, safety and mission efficiency.

2026-01-22T14:51:07.881577-08:00

Next‑Gen Pilot Headsets Go Digital as Thales Fields TopOwl for NH90 Crews

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France selects Loft Orbital and Thales Alenia Space for DESIR 'sovereign' SAR demonstrator France has selected U.S. operator Loft Orbital to build its first 'sovereign' synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite and awarded Thales Alenia Space a CNES/DGA contract for the radar payload and user ground segment. The DESIR demonstrator is aimed at delivering independent radar imaging capability by 2029.

2026-01-21T06:12:33.312882-08:00

France selects Loft Orbital and Thales Alenia Space for DESIR 'sovereign' SAR demonstrator

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EUSPA awards Thales Alenia Space framework to build central ground platform for European GNSS services

SES raises alarm over Airbus–Thales–Leonardo merger, vows to build its own satellites

Thales to expand FlytEDGE IFE R&D and manufacturing in Singapore after three MoUs with EDB

Thales and Aileron offer free traffic‑flow optimisation tool to Asia‑Pacific ANSPs

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