WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Army has expanded its order with Thales for over 7,000 Combat Net Radios (CNR), marking a follow-up order in an ongoing dual-vendor, multi-year contract, according to a company statement.

BREST, France. Thales recently concluded sea trials demonstrating the capabilities of its drone-based Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) system, which showcased the system's effectiveness in locating, identifying, and neutralizing underwater mines, according to the company's statement.

LONDON. Thales announced that its lightweight multirole missile (LMM) will be on display at the upcoming Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London, which will run from September 12-15. 

PARIS, France. The eurosam joint venture -- which is backed by the shareholders MBDA France, MBDA Italia and Thales -- is in the process of developing a new generation of long-range surface-to-air systems based on ASTER missiles, namely the SAMP/T NG ground system and the ASTER B1NT missile, with a new management team in place, the company announced in a statement.

PARIS, France. Thales is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Cobham Aerospace Communications (AeroComms), a provider of safety cockpit communication systems, according to a statement from Thales.

PARIS, France. Thales has won a contract to engineer a new-generation sonar suite for the French third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SNLE 3G), and for the modernization program of the second-generation submarines (SNLE 2G), the company announced in a statement.

KOUROU, French Guiana. The SYRACUSE 4B military communications satellite, the latest addition to the SYRACUSE IV defense communications system, was successfully launched from the Guiana Space Center by an Ariane 5, according to a statement from manufacturer Thales.