Under contract to Australian Aerospace, Thales Australia will provide technical, logistics and supply support services for the range of Thales equipment installed on ARH Tiger helicopters.
They include avionics, communications, electrical components and rocket subsystem, as well as the integrated TopOwl helmet-mounted sight and display system.
The first three (out of 22) ARH Tigers to enter service recently deployed to Darwin as the nucleus of two new squadrons – 161st and 162nd – of the Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Regiment.
Thales Australia will also act as a local single point of contact for all global Thales OEMs, including the company’s avionics, communications, electrical systems and military customer services businesses.