Thales welcomes contract award for French defence ministry´s intermediate-size frigate programme
(WorldNews Africa)

The new frigate, to be named BELH@RRA, will be equipped with a number of high-tech systems developed by Thales: The contract will have a positive impact on hundreds of jobs at Thales facilities. The SEA FIRE radar is developed and integrated in Rouen and Limours, while the CAPTAS-4 compact sonar is manufactured in Brest and Sophia-Antipolis. Systems engineering for the Aquilon system is carried out in Gennevilliers, and the SENTINEL electronic warfare system is produced at...