By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has granted approval for the Ministry of Defense to contract with the French company Thales to acquire radar systems. The objective of this agreement is to enhance defense systems, secure Iraq's airspace, assert national sovereignty across the nation, and provide support to our armed forces in their designated responsibilities. […]
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Iraqi PM meets French Aircraft and Defense Companies
By John Lee. On Friday, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani met with representatives of the French companies Thales, Dassault and Airbus. During the meetings, they discussed providing Iraq with specialized radars, Rafale combat aircraft, Falcon civil aircraft, and combat and specialized helicopters for the benefit of the Iraqi Air Force and Civil Aviation. These measures are […]
Thales Awarded Contract at Najaf Airport
During the ATC Global exhibition in Dubai, France's Thales announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply one Instrument landing system with distance measuring equipment (ILS/DME) and all related services for Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in Najaf. The city of Najaf, situated in southern Iraq is the site of the Imam Ali Shrine […]
Thales to Provide Security System at West Qurna
Thales has been awarded a contract to provide an Integrated Security System (ISS) for the West Qurna-2 oil field development located 65 km northwest of Basra in Southern Iraq. This contract has been signed with LUKOIL Mid-East Ltd, a subsidiary of the Russian oil company LUKOIL. Thales will design and deploy the Integrated Security System […]
Thales Modernises Iraq’s Air Traffic Mgt
By John Lee. Thales has signed a contract with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) for the modernisation of Iraqi airspace. The company will deliver a TopSky-ATC centre in Baghdad, this in addition to the ATC centre equipped in Basrah in 2007; it will also supply 3 latest generation RSM970S secondary radars to the ICAA, […]