Thales’s radio management system selected by Pilatus for a PC-7 military aircraft fleet operated in Europe

• Thales’s radio management system ensures enhanced mission performance and reliability.
  
  
• This new system enhances trainer aircraft with robust, resilient and flexible communication capabilities, tailored to evolving operational requirements of training missions.
  
  
• This new contract strengthens the partnership between Pilatus and Thales, underscoring their mutual commitment to innovation and excellence in military aviation.
  
  

This choice by Pilatus marks a new step for Thales, which, since April 2024, has strengthened its portfolio in the cockpit connectivity and secure communications sector with the acquisition of Cobham Aerospace Communications.

Thales’s radio management system was chosen for its ability to meet the end-users’ military requirements, as well as for its flexibility (to adapt to several scenarios) and superior reliability compared to traditional technologies.

Thales’s radio management system is distinguished by a range of advanced capabilities, including:

• Full compliance with military standards: ensuring seamless integration into the most complex operational environments and the most diverse mission systems.
  
  
• Proven reliability: designed for mission-critical applications, the system ensures robust, uninterrupted communications, even under the most complex conditions.
  
  
• Superior flexibility: the system easily adapts to operators’ evolving needs, from training missions or tactical operations.
  
  

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd’s choice of the Thales system reflects the Swiss aircraft manufacturer’s confidence in Thales’ expertise in avionics and advanced communication technologies.

“Pilatus Aircraft Ltd’s and Thales’s engineering teams worked very closely together to develop the radio management system most suited to this programme. Together, we have come up with a system offering a high-level of efficiency, which will enable these aircraft to carry out extremely demanding missions.” said Nicolas Bonleux, Vice-President, Aerospace Communications, Thales.

About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies for the Defence, Aerospace, and Cyber & Digital sectors. Its portfolio of innovative products and services helps address several major challenges: sovereignty, security, sustainability and inclusion.

The Group allocates €4.5 billion per year in Research & Development in key areas, particularly for critical environments, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Quantum and Cloud technologies.

Thales has more than 85,000 employees in 65 countries. In 2025, the Group generated sales of €22.1 billion.