Innovation Feb 13. 2017

HTAWS: the smart collision avoidance system for helicopters

Building on its knowledge of specific helicopter operations (medical evacuation, police…), Thales has developed the most advanced Helicopter Terrain Awareness...

Innovation Jan 30. 2017

Smart mobility: avionics for trains

Building on its experience in air navigation, Thales is helping to solve a puzzle that has intrigued the rail industry for over a decade — how to bring the...

Innovation Jan 04. 2017

Counter jamming and spoofing threats in military operations

As the threat of GPS/GNSS electronic warfare is evermore real and important, military platforms need to be protected to avoid mission failure. With the...

Innovation Dec 23. 2016

Live weather updates in the cockpit

Thales and Brussels Airlines have demonstrated a new live weather service that sends weather updates to the pilot's Electronic Flight Bag system throughout the...

Innovation Dec 16. 2016

UX Center of Excellence driving digital transformation

To deliver an exceptional customer satisfaction, Thales InFlyt Experience has created a User Experience (UX) Center of Excellence (CoE). This organization is...

Innovation Dec 08. 2016

The neuroscience of pilot training

Everyone knows the importance of human factors in instruction and training, yet until recently, they weren’t measured in any objective or quantifiable way....

Innovation Jun 10. 2016

How avionics could look in 2050

Will air transport be fully automated by 2050? That was the theme of the recent symposium organised by the French Air and Space Academy in Toulouse. Bruno...

Innovation Jun 07. 2016

Achieving high-accuracy geo-localization inside a 57-kilometre tunnel without GPS

In outdoor conditions, geo-localization is usually carried out with GPS data and there is no challenge to succeed in such a mission. But inside a tunnel, where...

Innovation Apr 27. 2016

MEECO, the open mission platform

To make it simple, if GPS + connectivity = Waze, so FMS + connectivity = MEECO for Mission End-to-End Connected & Optimised. Patrick Gouhier, in charge of...