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Thales IFF equipment selected for French Charles de Gaulle aircraft
carrier and Horizon frigates |
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As part
of contracts awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA),
DCNS has selected Thales to equip the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle
aircraft carrier and the two French Horizon-class frigates with latest-generation
IFF[1] identification systems. The installation of these new systems,
part of Thales's BlueGate product family, will overcome the limitations
of the systems currently in service and provide the vessels with an
effective Mode 5 / Mode S capability.
The upgrade to the latest NATO IFF standard will enable the warships
to perform military missions with the highest levels of security, dependability
and integrity (Mode 5), and better identify civil aircraft (Mode S).
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![As part of contracts awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), DCNS has selected Thales to equip the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the two French Horizon-class frigates with latest-generation IFF[1] identification systems. The installation of these new systems, part of Thales's BlueGate product family, will overcome the limitations of the systems currently in service and provide the vessels with an effective Mode 5 / Mode S capability.](/images/stories/news/2013/december/CVN_charlesdegaulle_French_Navy.jpg)
The French Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) Charles
de Gaulle (R91)
Picture: French Navy
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The BlueGate IFF system was tested and validated
during the international Bold Quest exercise in June 2013 in the United
States. The exercise was a key milestone for Thales, providing an opportunity
to demonstrate BlueGate's interoperability with allied systems, the
guaranteed levels of IFF security it offers, and the fully certifiable
compliance of the BlueGate family of IFF products.
BlueGate IFF systems from Thales are already installed on the French
Navy's Jean-Bart anti-aircraft frigate and successfully passed Sea Acceptance
Tests (SATs) in October 2013. The Jean-Bart was the first French Navy
vessel with an operational Mode 5 capability, soon to be followed by
the Cassard anti-aircraft frigate.
As one of the global market leaders in IFF identification, Thales provides
a complete range of IFF solutions to meet the current and future needs
Of the armed forces. More than 17,000 Thales IFF products have been
installed to date on 100 types of aircraft, land-based platforms and
naval vessels around the world.
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![As part of contracts awarded by the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA), DCNS has selected Thales to equip the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and the two French Horizon-class frigates with latest-generation IFF[1] identification systems. The installation of these new systems, part of Thales's BlueGate product family, will overcome the limitations of the systems currently in service and provide the vessels with an effective Mode 5 / Mode S capability.](/images/stories/news/2013/december/French_Navy_destroyer_FS_Forbin_D620.jpg)