Thales has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait Ministry of Defense for the supply of navigation aids at its two major air bases, Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base and Ali Al Salem Air Base.

The contract is part of the country’s continuing modernization of Navigation Surveillance capabilities, and is aimed at ensuring airbases can continue to offer all - weather tactical, en-route navigation and approach services conformant to the highest Safety ICAO standards and provide safety and efficiency in the Kuwaiti Airspace.

Thales has been a partner to Kuwait Ministry of Defense for over 25 years.

With a base of over 7,000 units deployed worldwide, Thales is the world leader in the supply of Navaids, as well as a leader in the deployment of navigation aids for military air bases around the Middle East.

“This contract is testament to the Kuwaiti’s Ministry of Defense’s renewed confidence in Thales as their system provider of choice for the provision of comprehensive and technically advanced ground based air navigation systems,” said Vaclav Sourek, Thales Director Sales & Marketing, Air Traffic Management Business.

Thales is a global technology leader for the Aerospace, Transport, Defense and Security markets. With 61,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €13 billion in 2014. With over 20,000 engineers and researchers, Thales has a unique capability to design and deploy equipment, systems and services to meet the most complex security requirements. Its unique international footprint allows it to work closely with its customers all over the world.