Thales systems onboard Airbus A400M with French and German signing training agreement..

Thales, as a long-standing Airbus partner, is supplying most of the A400M’s cockpit systems: the Head-Down and Head- Up Displays, Control Display System and Flight Management System. Thales technology can also be found throughout the aircraft’s avionics system: IMA suite, multimode navigation, electrical systems and utilities such door management systems.

Thales is also providing the TopOwl Helmet-Mounted Sight and Display (HMSD) which was selected by the Organisation for Joint Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) for flight testing on the A400M. These tests subsequently confirmed its excellent compatibility with the military airlifter for night missions. TopOwl is the only HMSD system in service to incorporate a night vision function. It offers the same performance as the latest generation of night vision goggles but provides a significantly higher level of comfort: the centre of gravity of the helmet is very close to that of the pilot’s head, overcoming the pendulum effect and enabling pilots to fly long missions in complete safety

Thales is a leading training service provider for the A400M, with a contract to provide several Full Flight Simulators and Flat Panel Trainers.
Thales has so far been contracted to supply four A400M Full Flight Simulators and two Flat Panel Flight Training devices for Spain, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The first full flight simulator was delivered to Airbus Military’s training school in Seville, Spain at the end of 2012.