November 27, 1999

Thales Systems Canada Inc. (Thales Systems) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Supply and Services Canada on behalf of the Department of National Defence to develop and simulate shipborne hard weapon (missiles, guns, etc.) and soft weapon (chaff, electronic countermeasures, etc.) coordination techniques. This work, to be done for the Defence Research Establishment at Ottawa (DREO), is a follow-on research project to optimize the deployment of assets on board a frigate to provide defence against air attack. The purpose of the project is to increase the defensive capability by automating the coordination of all weapon resources. During the project a weapons management system model, based on a model developed under an earlier contract, will be developed. This model couples Thales Systems’ TACSIT (Tactical Simulation of Site Defence) and DREO's ASMD (Anti-Ship Missile Defence) models. This is a "hybrid" hard weapon and soft weapon Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) model which simulates the entire air defence process as well as the interaction between the threat and the defended ship.

Thales Systems, a Systems Engineering Management Company which designs, develops, delivers, and supports defence and aerospace systems, is based in Ottawa, Ontario. The Company’s main products include Mission Systems, Training Systems, and Mine Clearing Systems.