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Thales Awarded New Modernization Contract by the Brazilian Air Force

Thales | Feb 15, 2007


RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil: The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira) and Thales signed two contracts for the modernization of 26 air traffic control radars.

Under the terms of this new contract, Thales will provide the Brazilian Air Force with 17 solid-state S Band transceivers and 9 solid-state L Band transceivers. These turnkey contracts for a total amount of EUR 60.253 million and an overall 5-year elongation correspond to the third phase of the modernization programme undertaken by the Brazilian Air Force in 2001.

The Brazilian Air Force says: “This new and last modernization phase of 26 of our air traffic control radars will enable our services to benefit from leading-edge technology while preserving service continuity.”

Rémi Gille, Managing Director – Customer Service Thales Air Systems comments: “We are delighted to be able to pursue our long-term relationship with the Brazilian Air Force through an ambitious programme that will see the addition of a new product to Thales’s offering.”

Thanks to Thales’ participation in Omnisys, a Brazil-based company, the new L band transmitter will be manufactured in Brazil. Fully integrated Thales’ and Omnisys’ teams will jointly lead the development. This programme demonstrates Thales’ ability to sustain longterm relationships with its customers and to tie close links with the economies of the countries in which it operates.

Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, serving defence, aerospace and security markets worldwide, supported by a comprehensive services offering. The group’s civil and military businesses develop in parallel to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations. Thales employs 60,000 people in 50 countries and generated revenues of EUR 10.3 billion in 2005, with a record order book of over EUR 20 billion.

Omnisys develops high technology solutions, projecting, developing and supplying equipments and services for civil, military and space applications. In the air traffic control area, Omnisys accomplishes the installation activities of the new equipments supplied by Thales to the modernization program of Brazilian radars. Its revenue increased from R$ 4.5 million in 2001 to R$ 28 million at the end of 2006. In that same period, the number of employees increased from 30 to 200.


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