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TDA Armements

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TDA Armements SAS was a French defence company, that made widely deployed air-to-ground rockets (sub-metric precision rocket), and now a division of Thales Group.

Harrier GR3 XZ133 (built in 1976) carrying the under-wing SNEB rocket pod

History

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Its rockets are, and have been, mostly carried by attack helicopters and ground attack aircraft. The modern company was set up in December 1994 as a joint venture of EADS Deutschland and Thales.

In October 2005, Thales Land & Joint Systems bought 100% of the company by buying the 50% share of EADS.[1]

Structure

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It is headquartered in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

It exports around a half of its products.

Products

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SNEB 68mm rocket system

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Defense News October 2005". defense-aerospace.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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