Image: Thales and DroneShield team members at the DroneShield office.
DroneShield has strengthened its relationship with Thales as drone threats continue to rise globally.
Thales and DroneShield commenced their working relationship approximately 3 years ago through the Global Supply Chain (GSC) Program, with Thales having integrated DroneShield sensors into its military and aerospace broader systems over that time. More recently, DroneShield’s RfOne long range AI-enabled drone detection sensor has been subjected to extensive testing over a 6-month period by the Thales Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) teams in Northern France, with the measured detection ranges exceeding nominal specifications by 25%, demonstrating world leading capability.
Thales now has active tenders including DroneShield sensors, which are a key part of the overall solution, on multiple global opportunities. Accordingly, Thales has placed a further order for DroneShield equipment this week for an undisclosed value, for its own and customer deployments.
Younes Fada, Thales Surveillance System Architect Manager, commented, “As drone threats escalate, Thales has been searching for a global “best of breed” combination for all counterdrone capabilities, extensively testing and assessing each candidate system. We are pleased with the performance of the DroneShield solutions and look forward to deploying them with our global customer base.”
Oleg Vornik, DroneShield CEO, added, “Thales has been a great defence and technology prime partner for us, having fielded our sensors as part of their combined solutions, and taking our offering to their global customer set. In the current uncertain geopolitical environment globally, and an increasing use of drones in warfare, as well as nefarious use such as terrorism and nuisance, we have a strong pipeline of projects that we are working through.”
