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ITEC 2018: Thales secures EDITH contract in Hungary

17th May 2018 - 13:03 GMT | by Trevor Nash in Stuttgart

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During a briefing at ITEC 2018 by Thales VP training & simulation, Benoit Plantier, it emerged that Thales is under contract from Hungary to supply its rotary-wing tactics trainer to the Hungarian Air Force.

Based on the French Army Aviation (ALAT) EDITH system, the contract in Hungary follows hot on the heels of a sale to Senegal and another to Kuwait. The latter system, featuring two aircraft stations for the H225M Caracal combat SAR and utility helicopter, will be delivered later this year.

Thales received the order for the Hungarian Air Force device early in 2018 and is set to

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