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France's Thales launches European anti-missile defence dome
SkyDefender integrates short- to long-range sensors and effectors to counter drones, ballistic, and hypersonic threats with early warning and NATO interoperability.
- Thales announced SkyDefender, a multi-layer air and missile defence dome, in a press release published Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and says it is available today.
- Facing threats from slow-moving drones to hypersonic missiles, Thales says SkyDefender addresses increasingly complex, saturating attacks to restore national sovereignty and enable permanent surveillance.
- All components operate under Thales' SkyView C2, integrating SMART-L MM and UHF radars with ground-based radars, SAMP/T NG, and SkyView Alliance for interoperability.
- Available today, SkyDefender is combat-proven, easy-to-integrate and open to industrial partners, reinforcing Thales as a trusted partner for armed forces and legacy defence systems.
- With geostationary infrared early warning satellites, Thales Alenia Space offers missile detection before ground-radar coverage, while Eurosam serves as lead contractor and OCCAR oversees.
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The French defence and aerospace group announces the launch of its anti-aircraft defence dome. With artificial intelligence, SkyDefender offers comprehensive protection against all types of threats, from short to long range.
Thales Group has announced the launch of an anti-aircraft and anti-missile defence dome bringing together the most advanced technologies of the French defence system.
·France
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Thales announced on Wednesday the launch of a new integrated multi-layered air defence and missile defence system. This dome is now available worldwide.
·Paris, France
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The SkyDefender system brings together all the capabilities in radars, satellites and the weapons systems of the French defence group.
·Paris, France
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