French optronic targeting pod makes its operational debut in strikes against ISIS. The Talios laser designator targeting pod from Thales was used in an operational strike mission for the first time by ...

Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace Rafales will begin to be equipped with AI-enhanced TALIOS targeting pods starting in 2026. Thales is working to integrate AI (Artificial Intelligence) into the TALIOS ...

Thales’ new Talios optronic pod has successfully completed qualification testing by the French defence procurement agency (DGA), the company announced on 19 November. Talios combines high-resolution ...

Thales’ new Talios optronic pod, destined for the Dassault Rafale, has completed qualification testing by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The Talios features high-resolution ...

LE BOURGET, France — Sofradir will supply key components for infrared detectors on the Talios targeting pod, one of the upgrades for the Rafale F3-R fighter jet due for delivery next year, said ...

PARIS, Oct. 17 (UPI) --Thales' new-generation TALIOS laser targeting pod has successfully completed a more than two-hour first flight on a Rafale fighter. The prototype targeting long-range ...

A file image of the TALIOS pod fitted to a Rafale fighter. Thales is developing AI for the pod to reduce the pilot workload, though the company stresses that a human will always be responsible for ...

France has ordered a further 21 TALIOS targeting pods from Thales, with the sensors to be carried by the nation’s F3- and F4-standard Dassault Rafales. “With this new order, a total of 67 TALIOS pods ...

Thales has received a firm order from the French defence procurement agency (DGA) for an additional 21 TALIOS optronic pods to equip French forces. With this new order, a total of 67 TALIOS pods will ...

The French Air Force has declared the new Talios targeting pod operational on its Dassault Rafales equipped with the F3R upgrade. The Thales-developed Talios—short for Targeting Long-Range ...

The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement: DGA) has ordered an additional 21 TALIOS (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) pods from Thales to integrate on ...