Thales, a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transportation and Defence & Security markets, will be participating in the 14th Defense Services Asia (DSA) exhibition and conference, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 14 to 17 April.
A privileged partner for the Malaysian Ministry of Defence, Thales offers the full scope of its defence expertise and experience through programmes for the Naval, Air and Land forces. Thales has been operating in Malaysia since 1980 and will be exhibiting a wide range of equipment in the fields of Communication, Optronics and Air operations at DSA Malaysia 2014.

Advanced air defence

Thales is leading the way for air defence solutions and is able to deliver a fully integrated air defence capability, from radars and C2 centres through to effectors and their respective fire control systems. Thales’s Advanced Air Defence offering is an integrated set of solutions designed to ensure timely decision-making and effective responses for the protection of military forces, key assets, nations and citizens around the globe. Thales and ThalesRaytheonSystems have developed, manufactured and supported best-in-class air defence systems for customers worldwide for more than 40 years. Over 300 air defence radars have been sold to 26 countries. Thales is also the world's leading supplier of integrated weapon systems, with more than 450 mobile, integrated systems in service with customers throughout the world. Its solutions include the STARStreak system, integrated on a wide range of armoured vehicle
platforms. Thales’s innovations in open systems architecture are behind the development of the RAPID range of mobile integrated weapon systems, which combine sophisticated sensors, fire control software, latest-generation human-machine interfaces and a wide range of weapons, including missiles and guns. The RAPID range of weapon systems will be presented at DSA, as well as the 3D Ground Master radar family.

Optronics

Thales is a pioneer in optronic equipment and systems, with thousands of products in service in more than 60 countries. Working closely with its partners and end users, Thales draws on a range of advanced optronics technologies to develop imaging and image processing solutions, tailored to the precise requirements of each customer. At DSA, Thales will showcase its optronic equipment aimed at evaluating critical situations at both tactical and strategic levels.

Communication, Navigation and Identification systems

Thales proposes a broad array of communication products and solutions to provide the armed forces with the information superiority and network-centric capabilities they need. Thales offers interoperable systems and a complete range of tactical radios for all levels of command, from C2 centres to infantry in the field and for land, air and naval platforms, to meet the requirement for air-to-air, ground-to-air and surface-to-air communications. Thales is also a world leader in proven identification systems with the capability to provide real-time identification of friendly forces in the most demanding environments. A wide range of communication and identification systems will be exhibited on the Thales stand.

C4I solutions

 Thales, as a lead system integrator, provides interoperable, secure and critical C4ISR (Computerised, Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems for information superiority on the digitised battlespace, in order to support the decision-making process for
Commander and Crew and at the tactical operational level for Defence and Army forces. C4ISR solutions for information superiority on the digitised battlespace will be on display on Thales’s stand.

Thales's technologies in naval solutions will also be presented on the stand. They include state-of-the-art naval sensor systems and a new development in integrated sensor, effector and combat management technology especially for smaller vessels.