Thales awarded Instrument Landing Systems Contract for Canadian Air Force Bases
03 November 2010
(Ottawa – 3 November, 2010) – Thales has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Department of National Defence to supply and install four Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at Canadian Air Force bases in Trenton, Bagotville and Comox. The contract also has options to replace legacy Instrument Landing Systems at other Canadian Air Force bases across the country.
“We are delighted that the Canadian defence department has selected the Thales ILS 420 system and appreciate the confidence that the government continues to demonstrate in Thales’s ability to deliver and support high-technology solutions to their exacting needs,“ said Paul Kahn, Thales Canada President and CEO. “With these new mission-critical systems, the Canadian air force will be able to improve the operational flexibility, safety and reliability of flight operations.
The ILS 420 Instrument Landing System is an indispensible aid to approach and landing. The system provides pilots with reliable and accurate landing information particularly in reduced visibility conditions. Thales’s ILS is highly adaptable, offering many configuration options that can be combined to suit requirements from Category I to Category III applications. Electronic equipment options range from single equipment single frequency to dual equipment dual frequency operation. There are more than 800 of Thales’s 420 ILS systems installed worldwide. The ILS 420 is the latest generation of Thales’s technology based on 70 years of experience.
To implement this contract, Thales Canada will be supported by Thales’s Air Traffic Management business unit in Shawnee, Kansas. This business designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of air traffic management equipment including air traffic control centres, radars, VOR/DME and ADS-B, multilateration and airport surface movements detection systems. Thales is the world market leader in Instrument Landing Systems.
About Thales and Thales Canada
Thales is a global technology leader for the Defence & Security and the Aerospace & Transport markets. In 2009 the company generated revenues of $20 billion (€12.9 billion), with 68,000 employees in 50 countries. With its 22,500 engineers and researchers Thales has a unique capability to design, develop and deploy equipment, systems and services that meet the most complex security requirements. Thales has an exceptional international footprint, with operations around the world working with customers as local partners.
Thales Canada has 1500 employees in Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver working in Defence and security, Aerospace and Transportation. Sales across Thales operations in Canada exceeded $540 million (CAD) for 2009, to a range of customers including urban rail service providers, civil aviation companies, and military and security agencies.
For further information contact:
Conrad Bellehumeur - Thales Canada
Tel: 613.723.7000 (ext 3006)
Conrad.bellehumeur@ca.thalesgroup.com
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