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Thales
Hawkei at Eurosatory 2010 |
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09 June 2010, 17:30 PM |
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Thales
Hawkei Light Protected Vehicle takes centre stage at Eurosatory
2010 |
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Thales
Australia’s next generation Hawkei Australian Light
Protected Vehicle is taking centre stage at next week’s
Eurosatory exhibition in Paris.
The Hawkei is a key feature on Thales’s stand, part
of a display highlighting the company’s ability
to provide mission critical systems and equipment to support
troops on operations, and to deliver Urgent Operational
Requirements.
Equipped with SOTASIP and other innovative technologies,
the Hawkei will demonstrate its next generation open architecture
and systems integration capabilities, as well as its ability
to accommodate the future system demands of adaptive campaigning.
Chris Jenkins, Thales Australia’s CEO, said putting
the Hawkei on the global stage was a response to the interest
the vehicle had received since its Australian launch late
last year.
“The Hawkei is a very capable vehicle with substantial
growth potential that has attracted the attention of potential
customers from around the world. While designed first
and foremost for an Australian program, the Hawkei’s
weight, flexibility and ability to be integrated with
a wide range of systems make it a viable candidate for
many armed forces’ future light protected vehicle
requirements.
“It also offers impressive survivability, with the
highest levels of protection of any vehicle in its weight
class.”
With the combat-proven Bushmaster also on display, Thales
Australia’s protected mobility vehicles encompass
a significant array of capabilities that provide troops
with high levels of protection and mobility – a
vital advantage in today’s increasingly hostile
operational environments.
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Hawkei
Thales Light Protected Wheeled Vehicle Data Sheet Pictures
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Eurosatory
2010, taking place June 14-18, is one of the world’s
largest defence industry events, connecting exhibitors with
visitors from around the world. The previous event in 2008
attracted 1,210 exhibitors from 52 countries, and was visited
by more than 52,000 people from 131 countries, including
117 official delegations and 4,500 armed forces representatives
from 86 countries.
The Hawkei is Thales Australia’s proposed solution
to the Australian Department of Defence’s LAND 121
Phase 4 program to acquire 1,300 new light protected vehicles
to replace the current Land Rover fleet. |
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| About
Thales |
Thales
is a global technology leader for the Aerospace and Space,
Defence, Security and Transportation markets. In 2009, the
company generated revenues of 12.9 billion euros (equivalent
of AUD 22.7 billion) with 68,000 employees in 50 countries.
With its 25,000 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. |
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Thales
Australia is a trusted partner of the Australian Defence
Force and is also present in commercial sectors ranging
from air traffic management to security systems and services.
Employing around 3,500 people in over 35 sites across the
country, Thales Australia recorded revenues of more than
AUD1 billion in 2009. |
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