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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Thales Sells Sonar as Demonstrator for LCS

Captas 4249Thales has sold one of its Captas 4 antisubmarine sonars as a demonstrator on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program for the U.S. Navy, an executive of the French defense systems company said.

Thales Underwater Systems signed the contract in August with DRS Sonar Systems, which will deliver the towed array in the United States, the executive told journalists here ahead of the Euronaval trade show, which opens Oct. 25.

Delivery of the Captas unit is due at the end of September 2011. There is potential for sales of 25 of the combined active and passive sonars to the U.S. Navy program. The sonar could be used with either LCS candidate.

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