Thales Receives RAFALE Support Contract

摘要

Thales has signed a contract with Dassault Aviation to provide maintenance support for avionics equipment on RAFALE combat aircraft in service with the French Armed Forces. This ten-year fixed-price contract includes a range of extended services.rnThe avionics support agreement with Thales flows from the comprehensive RAFALE through-life support contract awarded to Dassault Aviation by SIMMAD in late 2008 under a similar arrangement, with an initial five-year tranche followed by five further optional tranches of one year each. SIMMAD is the rnmaintenance arm of the French Air Force with responsibility for joint forces operations, and receives its directives from the Chief of the Defence Staff.