Thales to Provide Self-Defence Capabilities to the Royal Navy of Oman

(Neuilly-sur-Seine, June 28, 2010) -- Thales announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) to equip patrol boats and corvettes with Vigile ESM (Electronic Support Measures) systems that include Vigile 200 and Vigile 400 systems.

The Vigile family of ESM solutions has been developed to monitor, measure and analyse electromagnetic signals, providing the crew with early warning, situation awareness and electromagnetic signals intelligence functions in both open ocean and dense littoral environments.

With Thales systems, the Royal Navy of Oman will benefit from the most advanced ESM solutions available today, fully tailored to its specific operational requirements.

The Vigile 200 system offers excellent surveillance coverage. The Vigile 400 is the highest performance system.

The Vigile range from Thales equips surface combatants and submarines in service with more than 25 countries to date. The range also includes land and airborne versions. All Vigile products are based on a modular architecture comprising an antenna system, signal reception and processing units and an operator display console.

This latest international success is a further endorsement of Thales's ability to design, develop, manufacture and integrate naval electronic warfare solutions.

Source : Thales Group (Paris: HO.PA) - click here for more information