Thales Launches SkyDefender: Integral Air and Missile Defense Dome With Artificial Intelligence

• SkyDefender is a multi-layered, multi-domain Integrated Air and Missile Defense system that provides comprehensive protection against all types of air, land, sea and space threats.
• The SkyDefender combines a network of advanced sensors and effectors with a dynamic command and control system (C2). With its open and modular design, it is fully compatible with existing ventilation systems.
• Combining Thales’ expertise in cybersecurity and advanced artificial intelligence with cortAIx, the Thales AI accelerator, SkyDefender enables high performance and robust defense against cyber attacks and evolving threats.
• Thales is able to deliver this critical protection globally from today.

MEUDON, France – As air and missile threats evolve faster than ever, from slow-moving drones to hypersonic missiles, attacks are becoming increasingly complex, pervasive and unpredictable.

SkyDefender, a global air and missile defense dome, is based on the latest Thales technology, from counter-drone protection to early warning capabilities.

Thales SkyDefender provides full protection against all types of air threats, from a few kilometers to several thousand kilometers:

• Short distance: to protect energy, critical assets and critical sites: ForceShield creates a real protection bubble against ground layer and surface threats at very short and short range, such as drones.
• Medium range: for theater level protection level: SAMP-T NG by eurosam¹ with an engagement range of up to 150 km, including Thales’ powerful Ground Fire radar 350 km range and 360/90° coverage against mid-range protection.
• Long range: to protect against long-range threats with early warning capabilities: a unique capability that empowers armed forces with superior tracking, identification of hard-to-find targets including fighter jets and missiles that enhance Space Domain Awareness. Thales SMART-L MM and UHF radars, can detect potential threats at long range. 5,000 kmthey are great dividers. Thales Alenia Space offers the first warning solution from geostationary orbit thanks to satellites equipped with infrared sensors that can detect the threat of a missile, and provide an accurate launch location, even before it enters areas covered by ground-based radars. Combined with ground-based long-range UHF radars, it provides unique capabilities for permanent surveillance, early detection and tracking of long-range threats.

All aspects are managed by Thales’ SkyView command and control (C2) system, with the SkyView Alliance ensuring seamless interoperability with NATO and multi-domain joint platforms.

Built on an open, modular architecture, SkyDefender integrates easily with existing defenses and can be continuously upgraded as threats evolve. The development and deployment of this program is open to partnerships with other industry players.

SkyDefender is fully compatible with various sensors and weapon systems, including those from different manufacturers and existing legacy platforms.

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technology for the Defense, Aerospace, and Cyber ​​& Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services helps address several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion.

The group allocates 4.5 billion euros per year to Research and Development in key areas, especially in critical areas, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum and cloud technologies.

Thales has more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries. By 2025, the Group has generated sales of €22.1 billion.

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