• Thales supplied and integrated defence systems on board the Mexican Ocean Patrol Vessel (POLA).
• The contract includes Transfer of Technology to Mexico for Combat Management System development.
• The Navy of Mexico is a new customer for Thales relying on the mastering of the four key digital technologies : big data analysis, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and connectivity

At the end of 2018, the first ship of the new POLA (Patrullera Oceanica de Largo Alcance) class, ARM Reformador, of the Mexican Navy was launched at the ASTIMAR-20 shipyard in Salina Cruz, Mexico. Thales joins with the Mexican Navy in celebrating this key milestone and is proud to support the Mexican Navy in its ambition to safeguard  Mexican territorial waters.

ARM Reformador, displacing 2,600 tons, is equipped with a full Thales mission suite that enables the crew to perform their surveillance and security missions. Under a Transfer of Technology agreement, Mexican Navy engineers participated in the engineering, integration and test activities of the mission suite. The ship’s Sea Acceptance Test is scheduled for the beginning of 2020. Follow-on contracts are expected.
 
Thales’s mission suite consists of the Tacticos Combat Management System, including 10 operator consoles and a large collaboration wall, the SMART-S Mk2 Air and Surface Surveillance Radar, the STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 Radar and EO Tracking system, the Gatekeeper Electro-optical Ship Security system, and the CAPTAS 2 Variable Depth Sonar.

The C-Guard Decoy launcher and RIGEL Radar-Electronic Support Measures and Radar-Electronic Counter Measures systems have been integrated into Tacticos. Thales also delivers and integrates a full armament suite including RAM Surface to Air Missile launcher, Harpoon Surface to Surface missile launcher, 57 mm gun, Mk38 25 mm Machine Gun with dedicated console and delivers 12,7 mm machine guns.

About Thales 

The people we all rely on to make the world go round – they rely on Thales.
 
Our customers come to us with big ambitions: to make life better, to keep us safer. Combining a unique diversity of expertise, talents and cultures, our architects design and deliver extraordinary high technology solutions. Solutions that make tomorrow possible, today.  From the bottom of the oceans to the depth of space and cyberspace, we help our customers think smarter and act faster - mastering ever greater complexity and every decisive moment along the way. With 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales reported sales of €15.8 billion in 2017.

About Thales in Mexico

Thales has been present for over 50 years in Mexico and currently employs 330 persons. The company has successfully deployed urban security solutions, radio communication systems, toll collection solutions and air traffic control systems. The unique urban video surveillance project, improved the security of Mexico City, Ciudad Segura; and forms a hub for security markets in Latin America. Thales owns 30% market share of toll collection system, including ticketing solutions for the Metrobus and Light Train and supplied the TopSky-ATC solution in all Operation Control Centres and 80% of Mexico’s civil radars.