Thales carries out first successful vertical firing of VL-VT1 Naval Crotale
27 October 2008
Paris, 27 October 2008- Thales successfully completed the firing of a VT1 missile from a DNCS SYLVER A35 vertical launcher. This first vertical firing of Naval Crotale system, led by a joint Thales-DCNS team, took place at the French Procurement Agency’s Firing Range at Biscarrosse.
The new technical features of the VT1-VL naval Crotale were clearly demonstrated with this firing: ejection of the VT1 missile from SYLVER launcher, vertical take-off as well as the tip-off according to the controlled trajectory.
Following the successful completion of these steps and more than 300 successful VT1 flights in different locations around the world, the potential of VT1-VL Naval Crotale has now been confirmed. This firing, which was achieved at the first attempt, clearly shows that Thales has reached an important milestone in the development of the VT1-VL Naval Crotale. The successful firing is also a demonstration of the excellent cooperation that exists between the joint Thales-DCNS team.
Note to the editors
* The Crotale system family is a short range air defence weapon system which is available in land and naval versions. It is in service in France, Finland, Oman, South Korea and other countries. The latest versions are equipped with the hypervelocity VT1 missile that ensures air target kill against any type of threat.
* The SYLVER launcher family is a DCNS naval vertical launcher that equips six navies around the world, including France, the United Kingdom and Italy.
About Thales
Thales is a leading international group, addressing Defence, Aerospace and Security markets worldwide. Thales’s expertise in its core markets spans the entire value chain, providing all the capabilities its customers require, from equipment and systems to comprehensive support services, and including prime contracting on large-scale programmes. Thales’s leading-edge technology is supported by 22 000 R&D engineers who offer a capability unmatched in Europe to develop and deploy field-proven mission-critical information systems. To this end, the group’s civil and military businesses develop in parallel and share a common base of technologies to serve a single objective: the security of people, property and nations.
The group builds its growth on its unique multi-domestic strategy based on trusted partnerships with national customers and market players, while leveraging its global expertise to support local technology and industrial development. Thales employs 68 000 people in 50 countries with revenues in 2007 of € 12.3 billion.
Press contacts:
Thales Air Systems
Laurence Luyckx
Tel. +33 1 79 61 46 56
laurence.luyckx@thalesgroup.com
Thales Corporate
Caroline Philips
Tel. +33 1 57 77 86 26
caroline.philips@thalesgroup.com
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