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December
2008
Thales wins UK airport award
Thales UK`s Air Traffic Management business, based in Chessington, has been selected by the Airport Operators Association (AOA) for the `Best Manufacturer of 2008` award in a ceremony on 18 November.
28
November
2008
Thales UK`s naval business has been awarded the prime contractorship in a new warship reactivation programme following an agreement between the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Lithuanian Government.
26
November
2008
Employees from Thales UK`s Weybridge site have raised more than £410 for Marie Curie Cancer Care in their latest charity initiative.
24
November
2008
Thales UK today announces the successful first system flight trials of the WATCHKEEPER unmanned air vehicle (UAV), with the autonomous flight taking place under the system guidance of the WATCHKEEPER ground control software and fully integrated within the ground control station (GCS).
18
November
2008
A Thales UK employee from Templecombe has successfully completed his first world Ironman championships to raise money for charity.
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The Lightweight Multi-role Missile (LMM) has been designed by Thales UKs Belfast site, with low cost being one of the key drivers.
Thales UK's Energy Management Programme achieved its target by reducing its overall carbon footprint by 12% in 2007.
The Minister of State (Armed Forces), Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP recently visited Thaless GR4 training services at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland - the busiest fast-jet base in the Royal Air Force.
On 5th October, 2007, Thales CEO Alex Dorrian accepted a challenge to go Back to the Shop Floor in a fundraising event for Marie Curie Cancer Care, co-sponsored by Persimmon Homes.
British Army intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities in Southern Iraq have been significantly boosted with the introduction of a number of Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
