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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 unveiled SkyDefender from Meudon, France, on March 11, 2026, describing it as a global air and missile defence dome with integrated sensors and C2 capabilities.
- Faced with drones through hypersonic missiles, air and missile threats are evolving, prompting Thales to frame SkyDefender as a response to those risks and sovereignty needs.
- Thales notes its SMART-L MM and UHF radars can detect threats up to 5,000 km, integrating with SAMP-T NG, SkyView C2, and space-based infrared sensors, Thales says.
- Thales says the SkyDefender system is combat‑proven and available today, with Eurosam as the lead contractor and OCCAR overseeing SAMP/T NG, open to industrial partnerships.
- The announcement also highlights Thales's industrial heft, with �4.5 billion annual R&D, �22.1 billion in 2025 sales, and over 85,000 employees worldwide.
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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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