New Hengelo Partnership Supports Advanced Radar Capacity for Dutch and International Defence Customers
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Defence and Thales Netherlands are jointly investing in new radar capacity. This will take place at the Thales location in Hengelo. Both parties have entered into a strategic partnership for this purpose. Amounts have not been disclosed.
The call to invest in defense has been loud for years. But now it is time for the ministry to take action as well. On Monday, State Secretary Derk Boswijk opened the construction of a new production and testing site for radar systems in Hengelo, on Thales grounds.
After acquiring the defense electronics company Hollandse Signaalapparaten B.B. [or Signaal] in the 1990s, Thales has a strong presence in the Netherlands, where it produces, among other things, the TACTICOS combat management system and the GM200 MM/C and SMART-L radars. Regarding surveillance and detection capabilities, the French group and... This article, "Thales forges a 'strategic partnership' with the Netherlands to increase its radar ante…
Thales and Dutch Ministry of Defence sign strategic partnership to expand radar production and test capacity in the Netherlands
The partnership includes the development and construction of a state-of-the-art near-field test site with an anechoic chamber. It also covers training facilities, expanded production of complex printed circuit boards and the construction of an additional radar test tower. Thales said the agreement would enable its Dutch operations to increase antenna production by an additional 60% between 2025 and 2028. The expansion is intended to meet growing…
New Hengelo Partnership Supports Advanced Radar Capacity for Dutch and International Defence Customers
© Thales, Adrian Daste (IN BRIEF) Thales and the Dutch Ministry of Defence have signed a strategic partnership to expand advanced radar production and testing capacity in Hengelo, Netherlands. The agreement includes the development of a near-field test site with an anechoic chamber, additional training facilities, expanded production of complex printed circuit boards and a new radar test tower. Thales expects the investment to increase antenna p…
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