Dreadnought contract secures skills at Thales

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Highly-skilled positions in manufacturing, engineering and design are being created at Thales following the award of a contract to provide sonars and sensors to the Royal Navy’s Dreadnought submarines.

BAE Systems Submarines, which is building four nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy, awarded the contract which is worth around £330m.

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In a statement, Thales chief executive Victor Chavez said: “Thales is immensely proud of our contribution to the Continuous at-Sea Deterrent over the last 50 years. This announcement represents a £330m investment in world-class sonar and optronics systems; providing the battle-winning edge for the Royal Navy.”

The Dreadnought sonar system will be developed at Thales sites in Templecombe, Somerset, and Stockport. The periscope - known as the ‘Combat System Mast’ - will be developed and manufactured in Govan with technical input from the workforce in Crawley.

The fleet will also be equipped with Thales Sonar 2076, which is already in service with the Navy’s Trafalgar and Astute Class submarines. The visual and situational awareness sensor will combine electronic warfare technology with cameras to provide the Dreadnought crew with a visual link to the sea surface.

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